Christine Rowlands Writing & Editing
Making words count
That doesn't end up in the trash Dear Reader, Have you ever written an email or message to a stranger and never gotten a response?…
4 ways to take the blank out of the page Oh geez, just the introductory sentence and already I'm painting myself into a corner as…
YouTube is great for all kinds of music mixes. I often listen to it for instrumental music that doesn't distract me when I'm trying to…
Sometimes for fun and sometimes for professional interest, I go to literary events. Readings, launches, author talks, even the odd "comedy night" or combination literary/art/music…
In addition to writing, editing and proofreading, I am now also the proud steward of a Little Free Library. Books continue to be as important…
As the old curse goes, we certainly are living in interesting times here in the year 2017. A couple of years ago, (the bending of)…
Continue reading → The simple hack to change someone’s mind!
I was reading one of those articles. You know, the job hunting and/or career advice ones where they tell you to "cultivate your personal brand."…
A temporary job not only provided a little extra money for Christmas, but also gave me a change of scenery and perspective on my professional…
Continue reading → 5 things a holiday job taught me about my career
I feel like a broken record, but it's been another long stretch of non-blogging. Site updates are coming soon, however. In the meantime, enjoy this…
I always seem to forget that after December is about three more months of winter. And the first week of January is the toughest. The…
New Year's Eve is almost here. The ultimate deadline, there's no putting it off. It's also that lull week between Christmas and NYE, and with…
Continue reading → One more sleep to countdown to 2015. How was your year?
The other week, I joined Twitter and was immediately flooded with information, including the news that Douglas Coupland was opening a new solo show at…
Continue reading → Review: Douglas Coupland exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Trying to appeal to cyclists with an ad placed at a bike rack, the image and copy don't add up to the clever pun they…
Internet, I can't take it anymore. Everywhere I look (i.e., comment boards), people are writing about "a hoard of people" or "hoards of people." If…
Today, I finally decided to join Twitter. It's exciting how many friends and conversations I've found already! Feel free to fly by and call out…
Remember road trips? Sometimes the purpose was the Road Trip itself; sometimes it had an actual destination. If you're a child of North America, chances…
I am saddened to hear that poet and activist Bud Osborn has died. I have just been drafting a post on road trip literature, and…
Continue reading → Thank you, Bud
∞Harper Lee will celebrate her 88th birthday this year by allowing her classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, to be published in e-book form. Lee…
Continue reading → To Kill a Mockingbird to be available as an e-book
Ever since I posted it many moons ago, Kerouac's Rules for Spontaneous Prose has been far and away the most visited post on the blog.…
If you've got a great story, poem or piece of creative non-fiction (i.e., essay, memoir or commentary) that needs to be read to be believed…
Continue reading → subTerrain’s Lush Triumphant literary contest: Deadline extended!
