“It’s not the strength in numbers. It’s strength in here [head] and here [heart].” ~ Ch. 17 of ‘Hold on please, Emily’ When things in life get tough, what sets you apart from others is not the number of supporters… Read More »Book Quote: Ch 17 on finding strength
Last month, I shared a behind the scenes story about Max Miller. This month, I’m going to share with you a story about Aunt Brenna. So, who exactly is this Emily’s aunt? Is she an important character in ‘Hold on please,… Read More »Who is Aunt Brenna?
My skills in lyrical wordplay started off in poetry. Throughout high school, I participated in poetry competitions and even started off my two theses presentations with prose poetry. So what is prose poetry? In literature, most creative expressions fall into… Read More »From prose to poetry
“Life is not a simple arithmetic formula. It’s derivatives and integrals. It’s long division and improper fractions.” ~ Ch. 2 of ‘Hold on please, Emily’ Life isn’t predictable and the problems you face aren’t always so easy to resolve. But,… Read More »Book Quote: Ch 2 on life
“Love is a music note full of highs and lows, and together it forms a melody.” ~ Ch. 22 of ‘Hold on please, Emily’ Life is unpredictable and can be full of mountaintop moments one day, but then full of… Read More »Book Quote: Ch 22 on life’s melody
Today, I was invited to my first ‘Author Talk‘ for the York Region District School Board (YRDSB). It was exciting because this was for a younger class (grade 3/4 split class), so I spent the entire weekend reorganizing my material… Read More »Author Talk with Gr 3/4
Today, I was invited to my final ‘Author Talk’ for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) this school year. I had the pleasure to speak to Ms. McLaughlin’s grade 8 class. This session, I focused on change and how success… Read More »Author Talk on the power of change
Today, I received the honour of meeting with two of my fans, Manju and Kishor. This couple gave me my first bulk order of the paperback editions of ‘Hold on please, Emily,’ and was my very first autograph request for… Read More »First Autograph Request
Today, I was invited to give another motivational talk to a grade 8 class in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). This was a shorter session with Ms. Chin and Ms. Lozej’s class with a focus on how we can… Read More »Author Talk on leading in life
Today, I was invited to give a motivational talk to a grade 8 class. I planned a 3-hour session sharing life lessons and the story behind ‘Hold on please, Emily.‘ This session aimed to encourage students to work hard and… Read More »Author Talk