I've been writing fiction all my life, though it has only been at the centre of my life for the past few years (nestled between the kids and the dog, just left of my spouse, right of the cats, and smothered on all sides by art and nature.) I have always written well. I had my first short… Continue reading Further Education for Writers
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Imagine a Story Conference – CANCELLED
Unfortunately, the Spring conference in Montreal has been cancelled. CANSCAIP's annual "Packaging Your Imagination" conference will be held in Toronto this fall.
Cordelia’s Valentine, part of “Shakespeare High”
Check out my modern take on the Lear family in "Cordelia's Valentine," part of a new series of original short fiction by Canadian young adult authors published on the CBC Canada Writes website this month, in honour of Shakespeare's 450th birthday. Here's the shortlink direct to "Cordelia's Valentine." But be sure to browse around the full cast… Continue reading Cordelia’s Valentine, part of “Shakespeare High”
Friday Fable: The Ass with the Draft Manuscript
You may know the old story of The Ass in the Lion's Skin: One day, an ass spotted a lion's skin that some hunters had left on the ground. The ass was tired of being treated like an ass, so he draped the lion's skin over his back and pranced through the countryside scaring all… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Ass with the Draft Manuscript
Friday Fable: The Writer and the Cottager
You may know the ancient tale of the Wild Boar and the Fox: A wild boar was about to take a walk in the woods one pleasant day, but he stopped to sharpen his tusks against the trunk of a tree first. A fox, lazing in a nearby glade, laughed at the boar. "Paranoid much?"… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Writer and the Cottager
