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Posted on May 19, 2019

How to write an email

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?…

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Posted on May 2, 2019

Tools for writing

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…

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Posted on March 20, 2019

Music for writing

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…

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Posted on April 27, 2014

Outgrowing Kerouac

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.…

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Posted on March 12, 2014June 2, 2014

subTerrain’s Lush Triumphant literary contest: Deadline extended!

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…

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Posted on March 7, 2014March 13, 2014

Writing on the railroad

This has to be one of the coolest things I've heard of in a while: Amtrak is starting a writer's residency program. The deal is…

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Posted on January 23, 2014

subTerrain looking for “Coincidence” submissions

“Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.” - Albert Einstein Two rays of light strike a surface at the same point, at the same time.…

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Posted on November 11, 2013November 12, 2013

Protected: Hell is other writers

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Posted on September 6, 2013October 2, 2013

The Joy of Drafting

"Writing is starting." "Writing is finishing." Yay! Now that I have those two quotes down—I heard them somewhere and will check them later*—I have conquered…

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Posted on November 25, 2011

Shopping locally this Christmas is a gift to the Royal City

Check out my new article on Occupying Christmas by shopping and celebrating locally on New West blog Tenth to the Fraser! As the Christmas shopping…

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Posted on March 14, 2011March 14, 2011

3 good reasons to edit your work with human eyes

Computers are dumb. You're smart. And in the frenzy of writing, it's easy to make dumb human errors. So before hitting send, publish, or print,…

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Posted on November 10, 2010November 10, 2010

Cooks Source learns public lesson about Internet, public domain and copyright, sort of

The Cooks Source story that exploded on the web this past week is one of victory for every writer whose work has ever been plagiarized. …

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Posted on November 9, 2010November 9, 2010

If it sounds like writing, rewrite, says Elmore Leonard

Like all advice, these rules for writing should be taken with a grain of salt. And then only from the writers you actually like: Ten…

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Posted on October 15, 2010February 8, 2013

Call a proofreader next time

CBC News - British Columbia - Carr statue unveiling marred by bronzed typo. News of an unveiling of a statue dedicated to Emily Carr, a…

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Posted on June 26, 2009June 26, 2009

Opposing thoughts on a creative career

Admittedly, I've not been feeling rah-rah-rah about the writing/editing game lately. But this post came along just in time to provide some motivation: Five Opposing…

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Posted on June 25, 2009July 9, 2009

Kerouac’s Rules for Spontaneous Prose

Here is one my favourite resources/inspirational thingies. I used to keep this list pinned up over my desk (but then I moved and took it…

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Posted on April 17, 2009

Proactiveness

My two favourite stops to look for freelance writing and editing job leads each morning are Freelance Writing Jobs, a network site out of the…

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Posted on March 26, 2009March 26, 2009

Why you shouldn’t write custom samples to get a writing job

I found a link to this discussion board that illustrates very starkly both why you should be skeptical of very low-paying ads for writers on…

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Posted on March 2, 2009

Why I write

I can answer that question pretty simply: I write because I'm hungry. Not just for food, but for communication. To talk to someone and create…

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Posted on February 23, 2009February 24, 2009

…but you can’t make them think

Am I getting cranky in my old age, or is a university degree officially worth nothing nowadays: http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/wri/1048831736.html. Here's the text of the post, which…

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