I am bursting to tell you my publishing news, times two: My short story “Wild Caving,” is going to be published in the Amprosia anthology, which launches in two weeks. My poem “Fallow God,” is going to be published in the Urban Green Man Anthology, with an introduction by Charles De Lint. The Green Man […]
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Witchlanders I attended the WCDR breakfast meeting this morning. Speaker Lena Coakley was excellent, laying out the seven things she wished she had known about story, before she published her first novel. Lena is the author of Witchlanders, a high fantasy YA novel. Some of her tips were: Learn about plot from screenwriters Know what
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My latest poem, “Fallow God,” is being published by Edge in their Urban Green Man Anthology. The book will be launched at When Words Collide in Calgary this August. I feel very lucky to be included. Happy Reading!
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I never have writer’s block in the pure sense. Ideas are easy to come by and if I sit down to write, I can always write story, character, scenario, scenes. What slows progress, is feeling my story is going down the wrong path. It means reevaluating, making changes, rewriting. Until all the problems are resolved,
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Progress Update 7/27/2012 34180 / 80000 (42.73%) I reached page 90 today. It’s take stock time and, although I can see myself making progress, I am simultaneously discouraged. My writing will never be brilliantly scientific and philosophical in the way that Douglas Adams’ novels are. Instead of getting blocked, I spent a few hours on
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I wrote a new poem this morning in homage to W.B. Yeat’s Second Coming. It’s my very first post on Scribd and I look forward to you comments and critiques. The title is “Coming Second.” MIROSLAV VAJDIĆ for openphoto.net
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I took away some great tidbits from Wayson Choy’s talk at the WCDR breakfast this morning. It was the first time I have attended one of their monthly breakfast meetings although I’ve been to the related Ontario Writers Conference. When I first stepped into the dining room at the Ajax Convention Centre, it reminded me
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This year I participated in National Novel Writing Month. It was great fun. I wrote a complete, short novel draft, mostly in the mornings between 5:00 am and 6:15, that is to say, before work. The information about my novel is on their site http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/participants/cerealboxreader but it will expire eventually. For archival purposes, here’s what I wrote…
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I won’t be blogging much in the month of November. I have a new novel in the works and I’m trying to get the rough draft done as part of National Novel Writing Month. If you haven’t heard of NaNoWriMo, the link to my NaNo profile is here and the link to my novel synopsis is
Since I discovered CZP through local readings and SF/Fantasy events, I’ve been curious as to how this publishing company got started. Sandra reveals ChiZine’s audacious successes and economic setbacks. It’s a cautionary tale for those who might think starting up an ezine is an easy road to financial success. I found her talk honest and inspiring.
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