Writers and Voice
I’ve posted the first in my series about “Writers and Voice” over in the MiG Writers blog, for those interested.
Welcome to my new blog, which now includes content from many of the blogs I’ve created over the years. You can now also access content via category from this one page instead of having to search for my individual blogs, which were scattered over various platforms and websites.
I’ve posted the first in my series about “Writers and Voice” over in the MiG Writers blog, for those interested.
I’m participating in Writers For The Red Cross, and am donating a selection of my writer greeting cards as well as a hand-drawn doodle and handwritten instapoem to the winner of the bid. Read more here. Bidding doesn’t start until the event officially kicks off on March 1st. About the event, from . . .
I love my work. The one downside: I tend to work WAY too long without taking breaks. Although it sounds counter-intuitive, I find that taking regular breaks from the computer makes me MORE productive, not less. Taking a few minutes to stretch helps prevent repetitive stress injuries. Forcing yourself away . . .
Posted a new comic on Writer Unboxed today, inspired by my recent investigation into voice. I’ll be starting a series of post on voice on the MiG Writers blog soon, every Thursday, so stay tuned!
I decided to revamp the old version of the cartoon in honor of today. 🙂
I was reading this post in Writer Unboxed and thought I’d remind you all about National Novel Editing Month. Looking for motivation to edit your manuscript? Check out NaNoEdiMo, which is a challenge to writers to spend 50 hours in March editing your novel. An excerpt from the site: You have entered the . . .
One of my favourite sites for writers: ROUTINES FOR WRITERS. Their posts are almost always inspirational and/or informative. Not surprising, considering their tagline: “Helping Writers Write More” Today’s post on their blog is no exception, an interview with Erin Bow. I’ve always enjoyed learning how about how writers organize a space, and . . .
When I first saw the word “takeaways” in people’s conference reports, I was confused. What were takeaways? Were they giving out free food?!? I was even MORE disappointed that I had missed the event! But no, takeaways are key messages you’ve learned at a conference. They can vary from person . . .
Not sure how many of you used Inkspot or subscribed to Inklings back in the early days of the Web (whoa, that sounds so ANCIENT now, doesn’t it?) but one of my columnists was Mark Fowler. Mark did the ASK THE LAWYER column. SOOOO great to finally meet Mark in person. Mark . . .