http://www.wildliferescueseries.com The official site of Jane Ray's Wildlife Rescue Series by Diane Haynes Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:58:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en IMG_9299 Originally uploaded by Jane Ray's Wildlife Rescue Series Sarah McLachlan loves animals and she's not afraid to show it. In fact, she has lent her support to both the BC SPCA and the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC in the past, and is about to do so again. Next week, Sarah will ... http://www.wildliferescueseries.com/2008/08/26/blackbird-singing/ I'm creating my first board game. I'm getting paid to do this. [insert incredulous laughter here] The upcoming fall issue of the BC SPCA's Bark! Magazine, published for the Kids' Club, will focus primarily on two topics: small dogs (big dogs in small bodies! ... and with the same issues and ... http://www.wildliferescueseries.com/2008/08/22/bark-magazine-an-editorial-teaser/ So I was up til 11:30 last night reading through the second page proofs of Gaia Wild. This is the stage where we're not reading for content any more, but for mistakes -- typos, dropped words, extra words, changes from the last round that have been missed, dropped folios, chapter-page ... http://www.wildliferescueseries.com/2008/08/21/gaia-wild-inching-toward-publication/ Bark! Magazine for Kids! Originally uploaded by Jane Ray's Wildlife Rescue Series Can you say "Dream Job" ???! Dear blog readers and Jane Ray's Wildlife Rescue Series fans, I'm pleased as punch to announce that I am the new Humane Education Supervisor with the BC SPCA! This means that I get to work ... http://www.wildliferescueseries.com/2008/08/20/diane-haynes-new-editor-of-bark-magazine/ I won the lottery ... I'm a workshop leader at this year's Canadian Book Camp at the Vancouver Public Library! Running from August 11 through August 15, all day every day, young aspiring writers and avid readers will gather 'below the books' to hear authors speak, to participate in interactive ... http://www.wildliferescueseries.com/2008/08/05/canadian-book-camp-six-more-sleeps/ When I got back from presenting at the Williams Lake Young Writers' Conference in May, I promised to post writing produced by the students in my workshops. I received three submissions. Here is the third, a story by Keaton, written in my "Animal Writes!" workshop (scroll down for more student ... http://www.wildliferescueseries.com/2008/06/30/if-i-was-a-professional-skateboarder-by-keaton/ When I got back from presenting at the Williams Lake Young Writers' Conference, I promised to post writing produced by the students in my workshops. So far I have received three submissions. Here is the second, a story by Mason, written in my "Animal Writes!" workshop (stay tuned here for ... http://www.wildliferescueseries.com/2008/05/31/apple-pie-by-mason/ Nestling Robins Originally uploaded by Jane Ray's Wildlife Rescue Series Spring is sprung, the grass is riz. Do you know where your kitty cat iz? Hopefully nowhere near all the baby birds that are hatching right now! This is busy season at the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC, when over two thirds of their ... http://www.wildliferescueseries.com/2008/05/26/when-to-save-a-baby-bird-not-always/ When I got back from presenting at the Williams Lake Young Writers' Conference, I promised to post writing produced by the students in my workshops. So far I have received three submissions. Here is the first, a "news column" by Austin, written in my "Animal Writes!" workshop (stay tuned here ... http://www.wildliferescueseries.com/2008/05/18/the-dream-machine-by-austin/ Author James McCann (who just redesigned his website to look like a comic book!) found this article and forwarded it along to members of the Children's Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia (CWILL BC). If you're interested in becoming an author, and in the statistics surrounding making a living as ... http://www.wildliferescueseries.com/2008/05/13/making-a-living-as-a-canadian-artist/