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?…
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…
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…
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.…
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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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…
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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Protected: Hell is other writers
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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…
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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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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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. …
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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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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…
…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…
