by Jocelyn | Sep 22, 2020 | News & Events, Reading & Writing, Things I Like...
I’m happy to share an excerpt from my new book, Stranded, published by Orca in their Soundings series, and in their new ultra-readable format for striving teen readers. CM magazine gave Stranded a 4**** Highly Recommended review and called it a fast-paced...
by Jocelyn | Aug 28, 2018 | News & Events, Reading & Writing, Things I Like...
I’m very happy to share an excerpt of my new book, Raw Talent, about a girl who wants to be a pop star but suffers from stage fright, published by Orca in their Limelights performing arts series. CM magazine gave Raw Talent a 4**** Highly Recommended review and...
by Jocelyn | Feb 9, 2018 | News & Events, Reading & Writing, Things I Like...
I’m very happy to share an excerpt from Chapter Two of my new book, Impossible, published by Orca in their Soundings series for ages 12 and up. Resource Links (December 2017) called Impossible “… perfect for reluctant readers in either a literature...
by Jocelyn | Oct 17, 2016 | News & Events, Reading & Writing, Things I Like...
I’m so happy to share an excerpt from Chapter 3 of my new book Shatterproof, published by Orca Book Publishers in their Currents Series for reluctant readers aged 10 – 14. Hope you like it! Copyright © 2016 Jocelyn Shipley. All rights reserved. “She...
by Jocelyn | Sep 15, 2014 | Reading & Writing, Things I Like...
Joanne Levy nominated me to do the Writing Process Blog Tour, and I said yes right away. Joanne is someone I’m always happy to see, and her blog posts always make me laugh. Oh, and if I could afford to hire a virtual assistant, it would be her. I met Joanne back in...
by Jocelyn | Sep 12, 2013 | News & Events, Reading & Writing, Things I Like...
Looking for a fun family event in the GTA this Sunday, September 15? Come to Telling Tales, a FREE festival of stories and music at Westfield Historic Village in Rockton. Organizers have been working on this Fifth Anniversary of the Telling Tales Festival for months...
by Jocelyn | Nov 6, 2012 | News & Events, Reading & Writing, Things I Like...
Not everything I write is as dark as my YA novel, How to Tend a Grave. Sometimes I produce amusing poetry for kids. And that can lead to other exciting things, like inventing a new sport. Here’s how it happened. I got my start in poetry at an early age, when I...
by Jocelyn | Oct 31, 2012 | Reading & Writing, Things I Like...
It’s the time of year to visit a cemetery if you want a good scare. Cemeteries are haunted with all kinds of spooky stuff like ghosts, zombies, demons and vampires. But otherwise, stay away from the land of the dead, right? Wrong. Cemeteries are actually full of...
by Jocelyn | Aug 8, 2012 | Reading & Writing
I recently read a list of things not to have in your YA novel, because they’re so common they’re considered clichés. A car crash and a dead mom were right up there at the top. Cringe. Got both in my new book, How to Tend a Grave. As a reader, I say death to clichés....
by Jocelyn | Jul 1, 2012 | Things I Like...
O, Canada! I am so grateful for this country and feel incredibly lucky to live here. And in celebration of Canada Day, I’d like to show you some of my favourite places on Vancouver Island, BC, where I spend half the year. Little Qualicum River Falls is always scenic,...
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