Oh the books you’ll rewrite!
When I was an editor in training, two things were drilled into my head: Don't mess with the author's voice. Don't introduce mistakes. The first…
Protected: Hell is other writers
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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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Speechless
Or silenced: the BC government cuts off funding to the Association of BC Book Publishers, the BC Association of Magazine Publishers, and the long-running publication…
When work is slow
I probably do as much work as someone with a full-time job, but I only get paid when I actually produce something. When paid gigs…
Vancouver writers taking over the world
Could Vancouver's next claim to fame be our literary prowess? (Quit looking at those mountains, we've got books to read.) Not only is there a…
Christine Rowlands Writing & Editing 