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Jan L. Coates

@JanCoates13

Creator of books for young readers of all ages because inside, I'm still 11. Not so much outside. Mother, GRANDMOTHER!, dog-lover, hiker, biker, thrifter.

 Wolfville, Nova Scotia
jancoates.ca
Joined December 2018
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How I wish I'd known this wise woman, Doris McCarthy. But I do get to write a book about her! @FitzWhits
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Hey - if you're working in a school (Nova Scotia), I'd love to come for a visit, chat about books, reading and writing with your students. Link here: writers.ns.ca/programs/write… @AVRCE_NS @SSRCE_NS @CCRCE_NS @WritersFedofNS
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Quilted sky morning.
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shepherd.com/best-books/kids… Thanks to this site, I got to spend time re-reading some of my favorite MG novels - check out my reviews at the link above. @MGminded #lovemiddlegradenovels #canadiankidswriters
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Happy Tuesday! #haliburtonhighlands
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Happy National Canoe Day - hope you're spending it on or near the water! @CndnCanoeMuseum #OnTheWater, #NCD2024, and #NationalCanoeDay
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Hope you'll be living like somebody left the gate open this long weekend! #canadianillustrators #soulsmiles
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I want to thank you all on pub day for your love & support over the decades. You give me such confidence that there is an audience for my quirky voice and the realms of human life I feel called up to write about. So here you go! Start reading Somehow here: bit.ly/3F52p6q
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Our beautiful Charlie with a Blomidon backdrop. Wolfville Dykes on a springy April day. #lovemydog @TownOfWolfville
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Hope you're enjoying the trees getting ready for spring these days:) #robertlouisstevenson #treelove
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Adrian So@Adrian628521882 Apr 2024
It's cover reveal time! Special thanks to the very gifted Korin Linaburg for designing such a cool cover! @jenlowrywrites @PressMonarch #coverreveal #writingcommunity #kidlit #mg
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creative signage @saintsimonsisland Georgia #saintsimonsisland #GoldenIsles #Georgiacoast #speeding
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In case you need a hopeful start to your day:) #saintsimonsisland #Georgia #lovesunrises
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Pretty start to the day on Saint Simons Island, Georgia. Happy Charlie. #lovemydog #beachlover #sunrise
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Advice I just gave a fourteen-year-old who told me he's no good at self-editing, while asking me to help him edit his book:) #writingadvice
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Happy snow day, Nova Scotia! #NorthernLights #auroraborealis #canadianillustrators #WINTER
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Hope your 2024 is starting off with you being your usual sparkly, magical and brilliant self. I did some 2023 rambling over on my blog: jancoates.ca/2024/01/04/2023…
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Hope you're enjoying this drizzly day (and looking for the rainbow...) #canadianillustrators #canadiankidsbooks
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