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	<title>Too Fond of Books</title>
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		<title>Free author visit offered to Surrey, Langley, Delta, White Rock schools</title>
		<link>http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/05/04/302/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To celebrate Canadian Children&#8217;s Book Week I am offering one free author visit to one class at an elementary or high school in Surrey, White Rock, Delta or Langley between now and the end of the school year. (No groups &#8230; <a href="http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/05/04/302/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why I write an hour a day… every day</title>
		<link>http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/04/21/why-i-write-an-hour-a-day%e2%80%a6-every-day-or-try-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Time was, I needed four to five hours to achieve much writing-wise. I didn’t need dead quiet or a solitary cabin in the deep woods or a fortifying tea at my elbow or a special support for my chair. (Though all &#8230; <a href="http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/04/21/why-i-write-an-hour-a-day%e2%80%a6-every-day-or-try-to/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Building a better book launch</title>
		<link>http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/04/13/building-a-better-book-launch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Paper House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Red Rose School Kibera]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to everyone who attended last week&#8217;s booklaunch. It was lovely to see you all, a goodly number of books were sold. And as a result of your generosity I was able to make a $100 donation to the Red &#8230; <a href="http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/04/13/building-a-better-book-launch/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Author Interview #4: James McCann</title>
		<link>http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/03/29/author-interview-james-mccann/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BC author and children&#8217;s bookseller James McCann writes on topics that engage youth, as well as teaching them to tell their own stories, their own way. I love to watch writers sharing their craft with young readers. When James McCann &#8230; <a href="http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/03/29/author-interview-james-mccann/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Book Launch &#8211; everyone is invited</title>
		<link>http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/03/18/book-launch-everyone-is-invited/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 01:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  PLEASE NOTE THE CORRECT ADDRESS OF THE LAUNCH: 13530 &#8211; 72 Avenue (NOT King George Highway, as noted below.) (72 Avenue just 1/2 block west of King George Highway, opposite MacDonalds)  PLEASE NOTE THE CORRECT ADDRESS OF THE LAUNCH: &#8230; <a href="http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/03/18/book-launch-everyone-is-invited/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SCBWI Conference Sat. May 5</title>
		<link>http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/03/10/scbwi-conference-sat-may-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>loispeterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WestCwic 2011 Western Canada Children’s Writers &#38; Illustrator Conference May 5 2012, Holiday Inn Express, Metrotown, 4405 Central Boulevard, Burnaby, BC  This full-day event is open to SCBWI members and non members, published, unpublished and interested children&#8217;s authors and illustrators. &#8230; <a href="http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/03/10/scbwi-conference-sat-may-5/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Draw a picture, win a book!</title>
		<link>http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/02/27/draw-a-picture-win-a-book/</link>
		<comments>http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/02/27/draw-a-picture-win-a-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>loispeterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kids&#8217; art contest to launch the new For Kids section of my website. Enter to win a copy of one of my books by sending your artwork.  WHO: Open to kids aged 5 to 15.  WHAT: Draw, colour, paint… it’s up &#8230; <a href="http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/02/27/draw-a-picture-win-a-book/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Two Writing Contests &#8211; calls for entries</title>
		<link>http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/02/13/two-writing-contests-calls-for-entries/</link>
		<comments>http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/02/13/two-writing-contests-calls-for-entries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>loispeterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contests are a great way to practise your craft, provide impetus to develop new ideas, and learn the discipline of writing to deadline. A couple of current local ones include: Friends of the White Rock Library Creative Writing Contest, 2012 &#8230; <a href="http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/02/13/two-writing-contests-calls-for-entries/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Memoir workshop &#8211; Sat. Feb 11</title>
		<link>http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/02/09/memoir-workshop-sat-feb-11/</link>
		<comments>http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/02/09/memoir-workshop-sat-feb-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>loispeterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Register in advance or come early to sign up on the day. Here&#8217;s what we will be covering Biography vs. memoir For personal use vs. publication Story and theme Form and function Six-word memoir Memoir exercise Sources of ideas and &#8230; <a href="http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/02/09/memoir-workshop-sat-feb-11/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kids Write Across Canada</title>
		<link>http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/01/26/kids-write/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents and teachers often ask me for information about classes and workshops for keen writers among their students and children. Here are the few I  know about now. Leave a comment or email me at loispeterson@hotmail.com with more to add to &#8230; <a href="http://loispeterson.blog.com/2012/01/26/kids-write/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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