Official Blog of Candace Simar

It’s scary to be in front of a TV camera! Last summer I spent time with the good people from Common Ground.  If you’ve watched their program, you know they highlight different artists in Northern Minnesota.  The good news is

I started out the month by doing a presentation at the Runestone Museum in Alexandria, Minnesota.  The turnout was double what they expected and filled with enthusiastic readers and history buffs.  What fun!  We sold out our entire supply of

My childhood was spent on the family dairy farm in rural Otter Tail County.  Being the middle child, I often felt too young to tag along with the older kids and too old to play with the younger ones.  As

I’ve received a couple of packets of letters from Forestview seventh graders who attended my presentations and read ABERCROMBIE TRAIL as an English project. What fun to hear their responses. My very favorite is from a student who compliments me

I just got back from doing a reading with the Lake Region Review participants in Fergus Falls.  There’s something about hearing a writer read her work.  I especially enjoyed hearing Mark Vinz read his poetry published in this year’s Lake

It is always more stressful for me to speak to kids than adults.  I felt anxiety about speaking to the 5th and 6th graders at St. Francis School yesterday.  It all turned out well.  The students were respectful and interested