I recently added a new gadget to my blog. If you scroll to the very bottom, you’ll see a map which records the location of blog visitors. Lately I have been getting about 10 readers a day. I assumed, until now, that these readers were mostly friends I knew in the real world. I started […]
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I recently read Exposure by Patricia Murdoch. Orca Soundings is a high-interest teen fiction series. Exposure is a novel with a reading level of 2.8+. I am always interested in Canadian publishers of young adult fiction so when I saw it on the teen shelf in the library, how could I resist? The story suits
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Nothing But Red will be an anthology of literary and visual arts inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon in response to the “honor killing” of 17-year-old Du’a Khalil Aswad. Proceeds from the fan-organized anthology will benefit Equality Now, an international human rights organization. Click on Nothing But Red for further information about
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I’m almost afraid to read it today but this is it. I’ve finished the first draft of my novel. It’s actually my third novel-length manuscript but does my first, desk drawer effort, count? How about the one I wrote in my sleep for the “Three day novel contest?” This, of course, is the big one.
I know, I know, artist types can be so boring when they talk about themselves but… humour me. I’ve been stuck for months now on the ending to my dystopian YA novel. Every time I would try to push the plot forward, the action would deviate from the protagonist’s ideals. It’s fun to create a
Robin Maharaj gave an excellent talk on writing short stories yesterday. For those near Toronto, he is accepting manuscripts for evaluation until the end of November. Writers of adult fiction and novel exerpts can send him 25 pages. Aspiring writers spend half an hour with the acclaimed writer-in-residence to receive feedback. Check with the Toronto
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Bruce Holland Rogers has a unique subscription service. He writes short short stories and sends them to his subscribers worldwide. His stories vary from fables in far off lands to slices of contemporary life. He has won awards and keeps an interesting blog about his travels. He is currently living in England. Because the subscription
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I have been submitting to contests and magazines lately. I’ve typed so much that my wrists have been sore three days running. This is a familiar pain to me. I logged many hours entering data as a teacher-librarian at my first public school. There was little budget for automation so I and a few parent
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This is the annual home of CANSCAIP’s Packaging Your Imagination.
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Sharon Jennings: Reluctant to Start Writing? Have I Got a Reader For You!Sharon’s class was so popular that she had to present in the chapel at Victoria College. She explained that the typical reluctant reader is a grade six boy reading at a grade 2.5 level. To grab this group she emphasized: exciting plot accessible
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