Over the last week and a half, I’ve tried something new. I put writing first. It was a busy few weeks. I’d been planning the workshop, and judging stories for a contest, on top of my usual writing-related (but never
FollowPoem for Writers
Lots happening lately in my little writing life. The Mabel’s Fables workshop (aka. George Brown College’s Writing Fiction for Children, level two) started up again last night. It looks like we’re a smaller group than usual, probably because of the
Eight Favourite Books on Writing
Happy New Year! In honour of resolutions and all that, I decided to start out the new year by sorting through my collection of books about writing. (Okay, the truth is that I need to move the bookshelf so I
Online Interview, Arthur Slade and PYI Conference
It’s been a busy few days in writing land. Yesterday was the annual CANSCAIP Packaging Your Imagination Conference. The day before that, I had the opportunity to drive one of the PYI speakers (Arthur Slade) to a couple of library
All on the Same Fuse
The power just went out. No surprise. We’re getting into that chilly time of year, and my husband and I both work from home. Unfortunately, both of our offices, and the space heaters that we’ve squeezed into them to make
Getting into Character
This is a writing book recommendation. Sometime last year, around the time my husband and I visited Stratford, I started thinking about acting. Not about me acting! No, no, never. I took Drama in grade ten because someone told me
Holly Lisle and First Drafts
I just stumbled across Holly Lisle’s novel-in-progress, Talysmana. Holly is an established fantasy writer who is sharing the first draft of her latest novel scene by scene, as she writes it. Incidentally, she is currently running a contest, if anyone
Sold a Story!
I’m very excited that my short story, “Julia”, sold to On Spec magazine. I’m not sure when it will be out; I received the acceptance last week, so I’m guessing it will be in the next issue. I’ve written a