Joining the Mile High Club
A writer’s guide to flying A few days ago I set off for my first visit to the great and beautiful west of Canada from Toronto, Ontario. It was somewhat of a spontaneous flight, having only decided it and booked…
The Publishing Possibilities are Endless
Publishing anything is one of the hardest things a writer can do. The possibilities are endless when it comes to living a life of writing- or publishing. It does come with a price. There is always some sort of work…
Breakout Blogger
A couple years ago blogging was a foreign concept to me. I had read the occasional travel blog by a friend, but the idea of an ongoing blog seemed rather…
Creativity, Writers, and the Stress of Success
Creativity is a lot like money for us writers: It doesn’t grow on trees… but we sure as heck wish it did! Some of this month we wanted to dedicate to the creative process and how to turn your creative…
Writing Memoirs and the Art of Emotion
I think I will continue my pattern for posts this month and discuss another one of my favourite non-fiction authors but in a completely different genre: memoirs. Frank McCourt wrote his book Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir about his experience growing…
Writing That’s Hot Like an “Inferno”
It has been fun to start exploring the writers we admire and whose stories excite us. Aside from just revisiting our favourite books, it has given us a chance to do the thing we hated (or at least I…
Kenneth Miller’s Only a Theory and Writing with Logic
The Power of Logic as a Tool for Writers This month we are discussing authors that have had an influence on us. I think for many of us there is a writer…
Setting SMART Goals for Yourself as a Writer
In school this month we were discussing setting goals for therapy and made me think of how I set goals for my life and work. We have spoken a lot on this blog over the past year about setting goals…
