These are the Books of My Life
As I was lying in bed the other night, I started thinking about books that lived as “firsts” in my
Category: Writing
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Submission Process
I was in an English class once and someone quoted an author who said something to the effect of: writing
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Tales of the Stop Interview
At the end of September, Silverstring Media released Tales of the Stop, an anthology of short stories set in the world
Can You Read Something For Me?
As a writer you often get asked by people, usually friends (but often acquaintances), if you’ll read their work. Usually
Fantasy Casting Call – Command the Tides!
One of the best parts of writing a book is imagining all of the people who populate it: their piercing
Take a Creative Writing Class?
Have you always wanted to take a creative writing class? Well, I will be teaching a great one on the
Challenging My Defaults
Remember all the controversy that sprung up when Hunger Games movie audiences realised that Rue (who is described in the
Great News! Not Only Artists Work For Free!
I’m sure we’ve all seen the recent spate of articles about how artists are consistently approached to work for free
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Genre Is Not a Four Letter Word!
It’s official – I will teaching a class at Langara this fall! A poster is in the works, but for
Sisyphus and The Writing Career
I’ve read a lot of disparaging articles about the usefulness (and lack thereof) of creative writing degrees, but none of