About Darlene Foster
Dreamer of dreams, teller of tales
I created this blog for writers, readers, travelers, dreamers, friends and friends I haven’t met yet. I believe everyone has a right to dream, and with hard work and imagination, everyone can make their dreams come true. I plan to share some of my dreams and would love to hear about yours. I welcome any comments, suggestions, words of wisdom and interesting stories.
A bit about me. I am a writer of children’s books and short stories, a retired employment counsellor and ESL teacher, a wife, mother and grandmother. I love travelling, reading, shoes, cooking, sewing, music, chocolate, walking on the beach and making new friends. My grandson once called me “super-mega-woman-supreme”. I was brought up on a ranch near Medicine Hat, Alberta, where I dreamt of travelling the world and meeting interesting people. My grade three teacher encouraged me to write my stories down which made me dream of being a writer one day. I now have ten books in the Amanda Travels series and a collection of short stories published. When not travelling and collecting ideas for my books, I enjoy spending time with my family in Canada, and with my husband and two adorable rescue dogs, Dot and Lia, in Orihuela Costa, Spain. Dreams do come true!
I enjoy sharing my books and writing experience with young readers and am available for guest visits to schools, libraries, coffee shops and special events, in person and digitally.
I can be contacted at darlene.foster@telus.net
My ten books in the Amanda Travels series, featuring a spunky young girl who loves to travel.

Amanda in Arabia – The Perfume Flask
Amanda in Spain-The Girl in the Painting
Amanda in England-the Missing Novel
Amanda in Alberta – The Writing on the Stone
Amanda on the Danube-The Sounds of Music,
Amanda in New Mexico – Ghosts in the Wind
Amanda in Holland: Missing in Action
Amanda in Malta: The Sleeping Lady
Amanda in France: Fire in The Cathedral
Amanda in Spain: The Standing Stones
Readers of all ages enjoy following Amanda and her adventures.
My prize-winning short stories appear in several anthologies including:
Country Roads, Memoirs from Rural Canada
Every Child is Entitled to Innocence
Life Lessons: Guidance for All Ages
Visit my website www.darlenefoster.ca
My Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DarleneFosterWriter/
Twitter/X https://twitter.com/supermegawoman
BlueSky darlenefoster.bsky.social
“Never let a day go by without a dream”

I am proof that dreams do come true!!

I’ve also written a book of short stories based on my childhood. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138216877-you-can-take-the-girl-from-the-prairie

Blogs and articles about my books, writing and me you may find interesting
A great interview on The Art of the Narrative Blog
An interview with Don Massenzio https://donmassenzio.wordpress.com/2017/05/22/a-perfect-10-with-darlene-foster/
An interview with Teri Polen on Books and Such https://teripolen.com/2017/04/28/indie-author-friday-darlene-foster-indieauthor-childrensbooks/
An interview and excerpt on Sally Cronin´s blogsite https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2017/04/01/sallys-cafe-and-bookstore-book-reading-and-author-interview-darlene-foster/
An awesome review of Amanda on the Danube-The Sounds of Music by Cheriee Weichel http://dickenslibrary.blogspot.com.es/2017/03/amand-on-danube-sounds-of-music-by.html
Ten Truths About Critique Groups and Why Writers Need Them on Sue Vincent´s blog https://scvincent.com/2017/03/09/guest-author-darlene-foster/
How Writing Keeps Me Sane on Krysten Lindsay Hagar’s blog http://www.krystenlindsay.com/blog/how-writing-this-book-kept-me-sane-by-darlene-foster
On Reading Recommendations promoting Amanda on the Danube https://readingrecommendations.wordpress.com/2017/01/26/darlene-foster-an-update/
Interview on Awesome Gang http://awesomegang.com/darlene-foster/
Tips On Keeping a Series Fresh, Rachael Ritchey´s blog https://rachaelritchey.com/2016/11/03/keep-a-series-fresh-with-guest-author-darlene-foster/
Book of the week on Sally Cronin’s blog https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2016/10/10/sallys-cafe-and-bookstore-book-of-the-week-amanda-on-the-danube-the-sounds-of-music-by-darlene-foster/
Article in The Delta Optimist
http://www.delta-optimist.com/a-new-adventure-for-amanda-1.2360603
About inspiration on Kristina Stanley’s Mystery Mondays
https://kristinastanley.com/2016/10/03/mystery-mondays-darlene-foster-on-writing-inspiration/
Twenty questions on Don Massenzio´s blog https://donmassenzio.wordpress.com/2016/08/31/20-questions-with-darlene-foster/
Book review on Pig on Trial by Lynn Davidson https://lynnadavidson.com/2016/07/22/book-review-cerdito-a-juicio-comments-by-author-darlene-foster-book-giveaway/
Author Spotlight on Aurora Alexander’s blog Writer’s Treasure Chest https://aurorajalexander.wordpress.com/2016/05/12/author-spotlight-darlene-foster/
About location on Kristina Stanley’s Mystery Mondays https://kristinastanley.com/2016/05/09/mystery-mondays-darlene-foster-on-location-of-a-novel/
Interview on Lisette’s Chateau http://lisettebrodey.com/chat-with-darlene-foster/
On why I write for middle-grade readers http://carpinelloswritingpages.blogspot.com.es/2016/03/meet-mg-author-darlene-foster.html
Writing-The Cure For Boredom on Chris The Story Reading Ape’s blog https://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/2016/03/06/read-about-guest-author-darlene-foster/
Spotlight on a Book Series: Darlene Foster and the Amanda Travel Adventure Series… on Sharon Ledwith’s blog
Writing about my travels on Karen Sanderson’s blog https://karenrsanderson.wordpress.com/2014/05/18/do-you-write-about-your-travels/
132 Responses to "About Darlene Foster"
Congratulations! Looks awsome!
Ah yes … dreams. Gotta dream big, then work hard to make ’em come true. I drive my poor wife to distraction, but she’s really a good sport.
And then, there’s my mantra – “Make Every Day An Adventure.” Whoo Boy, do I live for that.
Hi Darlene, I just wanted to stop by and thank you for your kind remarks about my debut novel, Shadowed in Silk, on Carol Carvin’s blog back in May. You had left a comment saying you would like to win a copy, so I talked to my publisher and we’d like to send you your choice of either an Ebook, which I can send to you right away, or if you would like a printed version, I can put you on the list to recieve a free hard copy in September. Let me know by return email which you would prefer.
You may see my email on wordpress, but just in case, here it is spelled out.
christine (do) d (dot) schmidtke (at) gmail (dot) com
no spaces of course.
Of course, Darlene. Now I remember. Enjoy the book (I hope) whenever you get a chance. Have a wonderful summer.
Hi Darlene, I’d love to be able to review your books!
Your books look great! I have also written some young adult fiction and enjoy learning about authors like yourself. Keep up the good work! We writers need to stick together!
Kathryn
And thank you again for tweeting about my book.
Darlene, Are you interested in guest blogging on Storee’s site? I like what I see on yours.
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June 21, 2010 at 12:16 am
Everything looks good. Paul