Learn how to crush the blank page and your writer’s angst. Karin Adams helps you get the words out of your head and onto the page. All the magic and enthusiasm of her in-person workshops—now in book form!

Have a terrific idea for a novel, but don’t know where to begin? Are you in the middle of a manuscript, but hopelessly stuck? Or—maybe you want to pull out that project from years ago, but aren’t sure how to revive it? Author Karin Adams has been in each of these predicaments—and she’s sharing all the steps that got her to the other side!

While other books on writing novels prepare you for writing, The One Week Writing Workshop comes along with you as you write. Karin lays out her complete 7-step writing method, the one she’s taught to thousands in her popular writing workshops. Each step is further broken down into ten or so impactful micro-actions that you take immediately. You actually grow your story as you read the book.

Let The One Week Writing Workshop help get your ideas out of your head and onto the page—where they belong! You’ll find:

• Real-world writing activities you’ll start using within minutes of opening the book
• A tried-and-tested 7-step method for starting your novel and seeing it through to the finish.
• Hands-on strategies for every step of the writing process, from generating ideas to revision
• Activities you can come back to again and again to bust past blocks, develop new story concepts and reconnect with the joy that got you writing in the first place

Can Becky and Friends Save Cow Valley?

Each summer in Ellis, Manitoba, Frank Derksen stages “The Legend of Cow Valley”, a play about an exciting town legend. Traditionally, the town’s grade-seven kids are the stars. This is all about to change when Mr. Derksen sells part of his farm to the government as a historic site…could this be the end of the famed Lights! Curtains! Cows! in Ellis?

There is no greater fan of The Legend of Cow Valley than Becky Kowalski, who has dreamed all her life of playing Catastrophe Cate, the show’s hero. When the play is going to close for good, charistmatic Becky rallies her best friend Greg and the rest of their grade-seven friends to save it. However, Ms. Noring, the stern government official in charge of the new historic site, stands in the way of their plans. Worst of all, Ms. Noring is planning to stage a new play that the kids recognize instantly as an incredible flop.

With determination and plenty of hilarious twists and turns, Becky, Greg and their friends begin to practice The Legend of Cow Valley in secret and plan a surprise performance for the town. But with an adversary like Ms. Noring, can they really pull it off?

Sometimes Real Life Is Just As Exciting As Comic-Book Adventures!

Mermaid Warrior Squad is Karin Adams’ fifth book for young readers. With her usual humour and knack for getting to the heart of real-world, real-kid friendships, this summer arts camp-themed story unfolds in short, snappy chapters along with an exciting ‘comic book’ subplot!

As shy Dylan navigates the choppy waters of intense camp friendships, her vivid imagination creates a parallel story played out in comic book panels (gorgeously illustrated by Canadian artist Janine Carrington). Can Dylan harness the strength of her comic book alter ego – the mermaid warrior ‘Driftwood’ – in order to foil a plot to prank the art showcase, and stick up for her camp bestie?

The two girls plan a comic about lifeguards who are transformed into mermaids and fight for eco-justice in the sea. The mermaid warriors become Dylan and Coral's alter egos. But when Coral's in-your-face behavior draws the attention of the camp mean girls and a boy who is determined to prank the camp's final show, Dylan has a decision to make. Should she stay behind the scenes, or should she channel her inner mermaid warrior to save Coral and the show?

Now Showing: Lizard Beast Versus The Zombie Horde - Blockbuster Action … and Big-Time Betrayal!

Riley and his best friend Finn are after top prize in their school’s online film competition. The only thing missing from their amazing stop motion zombie flick – the fans! But Riley’s plan to promote the big blockbuster at a hockey game quickly gets upstaged by Finn’s jumbo screen antics who seems bent on becoming a viral dancing zombie. Finn ends up famous…and Riley ends up furious. Can the boys’ movie making partnership – and their friendship – survive?

With fun-tastic zombie and movie making graphics – plus hilarious glimpses into Riley’s Movie Notebook – you’ll love joining Riley as he tries to prevent his best friendship, his action flick (and a secret crush!) from going ‘off script’!

Visit author Karin Adams at www.karinadams.com.

Put Your Feet Up – But Leave Your Boots On!

Kirby Katz has big dreams of making his fortune as an entrepreneur, just like his role model, hotel magnate William T. Williamson. But Kirby discovers that operating a ‘snow hotel’ in the schoolyard comes with its own set of challenges: sourcing the best snow blocks, staff ‘team-building,’ marketing, and competition from Brewster’s Best Five-Star Inn run by the Bear and his gang of the meanest kids in Grade 6.

The trouble is, The Bear and his nasty crew of Grade Sixers have built a snow hotel of their own. Not only that, each time Kirby comes up with a fresh idea, The Bear has beat him to it! As the coincidences pile up like snow blocks, Kirby begins to suspect that one of his friends may be betraying Frostbite Hotel’s best business secrets to the competition…

You’ll enjoy meeting Kirby, Marvin, Jeannie and the rest of the gang (even The Bear…if you dare!). Fun doodle-art throughout the book adds to the fun…a great read to warm up your winter (or cool down your summer!)

Shortlisted for the Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award and SYRCA’s Diamond Willow Award. Visit author Karin Adams at www.karinadams.com.

30 days. No TV. No computers. No video games … How will Chloe survive?

The Rule: No TV, no computers, no video games. For one whole month! Chloe Lambert is so angry, she’s seeing red: No TV? No fair!. But soon her fiery red turns to a simmering orange, and finally to a laughing yellow. In fact, Chloe even begins to wonder if life would be better if there were no more machines! But when something happens to her good friend Mr. Z.,

Chloe has to decide: Are machines good for us or bad?

No TV? No Fair! is one young girl’s heartwarming and honest search for balance in today’s world, where everyone is constantly online, in-sync, and available.

Visit author Karin Adams at www.karinadams.com