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# Jenny Watson

Children's writer

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](http://www.jennywatson.ca/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Blog](http://www.jennywatson.ca/blog/)
- [A floatplane adventure](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2018/08/20/a-floatplane-adventure/) - How I ended up up-front with the pilot wearing headphones and a grin the width of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
- [What the kids think of Prove It, Josh](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2017/06/10/what-the-kids-think-of-prove-it-josh/) - One thing that gets me in the mood for a new project is looking at the things kids said about Prove It, Josh. Some good, some bad, but all honest!
- [Things I learned in November](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2015/12/01/things-i-learned-in-november/) - I really wanted to learn to write faster—and Nanowrimo seemed like the perfect mechanism for doing that. Find out what I learned.
- [Dealing with public speaking terror](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2015/05/27/dealing-with-public-speaking-terror/) - Children's author Jenny Watson talks about her fear of public speaking and what she did to overcome it.
- [Smile - it's your first speech!](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/06/15/smile-its-your-first-speech/) - A smile story - my first speech at Toastmasters.
- [The best laid holiday plans... (part 2)](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2015/02/03/the-best-laid-holiday-plans-part-2/) - When holiday plans go awry - part 2 of our recent adventure in Ginger, our 1984 Wesfalia vanagon.
- [Letter from a reader](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2015/01/22/letter-from-a-reader/) - Today I received my first ever letter from a student.
- [The best laid holiday plans...](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2015/01/20/the-best-laid-holiday-plans/) - When holiday plans go awry, it's important to have a backup plan, or two.
- [Silver Birch Express nominee](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2014/11/01/silver-birch-express-nominee/) - Prove It, Josh has been nominated for the Silver Birch Express award for 2015, part of the Forest of Reading program.
- [Conference season](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2014/10/09/conference-season/) - I look forward to attending SIWC every year - but the line up of presenters this year looks even better than usual, if that's possible.
- [Our first adventure in Ginger](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2014/08/17/our-first-adventure-in-ginger/) - Camping on the Sunshine Coast
- [Everyday magic](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2014/06/28/everyday-magic/) - I'm at the end of my first week of an online photography class taught by Tammy Strobel, and thought I'd share a few of my favorite pictures from this week.
- [Writing Process blog tour](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2014/06/09/writing-process-blog-tour/) - Part of the Writing Process blog tour, I describe my current projects, things that make my writing different, and my writing process.
- [Talking about Prove It, Josh](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2014/04/15/talking-about-prove-it-josh/) - Sono Nis Press filmed this short video of me talking about the process of writing Prove It, Josh.
- [Meet Ginger!](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2014/05/26/meet-ginger/) - Ginger is our 1984 Westfalia Vanagon camper.
- [Gluing up the centerboard casing](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2014/04/19/gluing-up-the-centerboard-casing/) - Back to work on the boat, with photographic evidence. And a new outline for my book - hopefully this one will do the trick!
- [Making an ebook the quick and dirty way](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2014/03/19/making-an-ebook-the-quick-and-dirty-way/) - Making an ebook by converting a Word document using Calibre.
- [Procrastination - tip #2](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2014/03/13/procrastination-tip-2/) - Weirdly, and despite the fact that I am mysterious and unpredictable, the list of things on my plate this week looks much like it did last week.
- [Create a video book trailer - Contest!](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2014/03/10/create-a-video-book-trailer-contest/) - Create a book trailer about any Sono Nis Press book for a chance to win great prizes!
- [Procrastination - tip #1](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2014/03/06/procrastination-tip-1/) - Here I am writing a blog post when I should be...
- [Cheeky squirrel](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2014/02/26/cheeky-squirrel/) - It's nest building time, and Mr. or Mrs. Squirrel has decided that the newspaper under our can of epoxy will make the perfect nest lining.
- [Road trip to Saskatoon](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/12/27/road-trip-to-saskatoon/) - Photo essay
- [Sono Nis celebration and book launch](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/12/04/sono-nis-celebration-and-book-launch/) - Celebration and book launch for children's authors Karen Autio, Monique Gray Smith, Kristie Hammond, Sylvia Olsen, and Jenny Watson.
- [Giveaway closed - thanks to everyone who entered!](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/11/25/giveaway-closed-thanks-to-everyone-who-entered/)
- [Goodreads Giveaway](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/11/07/goodreads-giveaway/) - Two free copies of Prove It, Josh - enter the Goodreads Giveaway to win! Closes November 25.
- [An ISBN number and a catalog page!](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/04/18/an-isbn-number-and-a-catalog-page/) - Today my publisher sent me a copy of my catalog page. It's pretty exciting to see that PROVE IT, JOSH now has an ISBN number!
- [Free Comic Book Day - 1st Saturday in May](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/04/30/free-comic-book-day-1st-saturday-in-may/) - Find your local participating comic book store for free comics on the 1st Saturday in May
- [Hammer and nails](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/05/20/hammer-and-nails/) - Boatbuilding for kids
- [A quick peek into the world of wooden boatbuilding](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2012/12/03/a-quick-peek-into-the-world-of-wooden-boatbuilding/)
- [The bucket list for kids](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2012/05/02/bucket-list/)
- [Making a grass trumpet](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2012/05/23/make-a-grass-trumpet/) - 25 on the bucket list for kids - make a grass trumpet.
- [First drafts](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2012/06/04/first-drafts/) - How to face the blank page and write a first draft
- [Surrey International Writers' Conference](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2012/06/07/surrey-international-writers-conference/)
- [Classic Boat Festival](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2012/09/05/classic-boat-festival/) - A break from writing, but sometimes that's what you need.
- [Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2012/09/11/port-townsend-wooden-boat-festival/)
- [The call](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2012/10/01/the-call/) - It starts with an email: "I've tried calling ..." Instantly I recall all the times the phone rang, when I didn't pick up...
- [Recharging](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2012/10/10/recharging/) - A weekend away in a Westfalia camper van
- [MICE and outlining](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2012/10/22/mice-and-outlining/) - Brief notes on Mary Robinette Kowal's session on outlining at the Surrey International Writers' Conference, 2012.
- [Borrowing ideas and setting constraints](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2012/11/04/borrowing-ideas-and-setting-constraints/) - Kleon talks about the idea that nothing is original, that all creative work is simply the sum of ideas from elsewhere that we've combined into a new form.
- [Long weekend](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2012/11/14/long-weekend/)
- [Breaking the ice](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2012/12/06/breaking-the-ice/) - Pre-writing rituals. How do you start your writing sessions?
- [Catching up](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/03/19/catching-up/)
- [On my walk...](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/03/21/on-my-walk/)
- [Scouting for locations](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/03/30/scouting-for-locations/)
- [Follow the adventures of Tom in his rowing boat Kingfisher](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/05/29/follow-the-adventures-of-tom-in-his-rowing-boat-kingfisher/) - Tom, with support from his dad, wants to raise money for the Cody Dock bridge project in London, UK, and awareness of the River Lea.
- [Kindle eBook launch](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/09/21/kindle-ebook-launch/) - The Kindle ebook version of PROVE IT, JOSH is now available on Amazon.
- [Invitation to the book launch!](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/09/28/invitation-to-the-book-launch/) - The launch for Prove It, Josh is this coming week - Thursday October 3, 6:30, Victoria, BC.
- [Prove It, Josh book launch](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/10/12/prove-it-josh-book-launch/) - The book launch for Prove It, Josh took place on October 3, 2013
- [Behind the scenes](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/08/28/behind-the-scenes/) - A few people have been asking what's been going on in the world of Josh, so I thought I'd give you a quick overview.
- [Finding a new RSS reader](http://www.jennywatson.ca/2013/04/07/finding-a-new-rss-reader/) - Google recently announced that they are retiring Google Reader. So what's a girl to do instead?

## Pages

- [Home](http://www.jennywatson.ca/)
- [PROVE IT, JOSH](http://www.jennywatson.ca/prove-it-josh/) - Josh is 11, dyslexic, and suffering at his new school on Vancouver Island. Sailing is his escape, until he’s goaded into a bet: lose a sailing race and he...
- [About Jenny](http://www.jennywatson.ca/about-jenny/)
- [Contact Jenny](http://www.jennywatson.ca/contact-jenny/)
- [For Writers](http://www.jennywatson.ca/for-writers/)

## Categories

- [bucket list](http://www.jennywatson.ca/category/bucket-list/)
- [writing](http://www.jennywatson.ca/category/writing/)
- [weekends](http://www.jennywatson.ca/category/weekends/)
- [uncategorized](http://www.jennywatson.ca/category/uncategorized/)
- [productivity](http://www.jennywatson.ca/category/productivity/)
- [literacy](http://www.jennywatson.ca/category/literacy/)
- [for kids](http://www.jennywatson.ca/category/for-kids/)
- [prove-it-josh](http://www.jennywatson.ca/category/prove-it-josh/)
- [toastmasters](http://www.jennywatson.ca/category/toastmasters/)
- [travel](http://www.jennywatson.ca/category/travel/)
- [boatbuilding](http://www.jennywatson.ca/category/boatbuilding/)
- [contests](http://www.jennywatson.ca/category/contests/)
- [photography](http://www.jennywatson.ca/category/photography/)
- [vanlife](http://www.jennywatson.ca/category/vanlife/)

## Tags

- [blank page](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/blank-page/)
- [first drafts](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/first-drafts/)
- [kaizen](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/kaizen/)
- [streaks](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/streaks/)
- [conferences](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/conferences/)
- [boats](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/boats/)
- [writing contract](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/writing-contract/)
- [Westfalia](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/westfalia/)
- [camping](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/camping/)
- [outlining](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/outlining/)
- [giveaway](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/giveaway/)
- [Navigator](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/navigator/)
- [adventures](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/adventures/)
- [holidays](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/holidays/)
- [silver birch express](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/silver-birch-express/)
- [public speaking](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/public-speaking/)
- [toastmasters](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/toastmasters/)
- [fear](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/fear/)
- [bucket list](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/bucket-list/)
- [writing](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/writing/)
- [nanowrimo](http://www.jennywatson.ca/tag/nanowrimo/)