"It's part of the artist's job: to see and sense things that other people are just too busy to notice."...
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“I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.”
— James A. Michener
Writing “Home First: A Memoir in Voices”
November 4, 2011
Guest Post by Susan Siddeley I love writing: fashioning sentences, crafting a tale, getting feedback. A nightmare for me is...
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“The Boy in the Moon”: Love Letter to a Son, Voice for the Disabled
October 20, 2011
Guest Post by Mary E. McIntyre Twenty-one years ago, my brother and his wife had twin sons with cerebral palsy....
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Claire Dederer: Taking her memoir voice out for a spin
October 13, 2011
Claire Dederer's memoir, Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses, published in January by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, is structured...
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New Writers’ Organization Launches in York Region
September 29, 2011
Whether you’re a writer or aspiring writer, an editor, a publisher, or an avid reader—or several of the above—WCYR, a...
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Memoir of Growing Up Black in 1950s: 1st Runner-up
September 26, 2011
Toronto-based writer Lynette Dathorne’s story “Scenes from My Youth,” an excerpt from her memoir-in-progress, has been named first runner-up in...
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Novelist William Deverell to share tips at Costa Rica writers’ retreat
September 26, 2011
This just in. Award-winning Canadian author William Deverell will be the featured speaker at my upcoming writers' retreat: Namaste Gardens Writing &...
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The World and How We Make Our Way Through It
August 29, 2011
Profile: Travel Writer Erin Van Rheenen Erin Van Rheenen has done an impressive amount of globe-trotting and living abroad, and...
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CBC’s Canada Writes Autobiography Challenge
August 27, 2011
A compelling title and back-cover blurb for a real memoir-in-progress by Mary E. McIntyre is featured as one of Today's Picks...
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“Simply plunge ahead. Writing is an adventure”: Interview with Beth Powning (Part 2)
August 19, 2011
Read Part 1 of this interview. Twice Beth has been guest author for my University of Toronto, School of Continuing...
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Koffler Centre of the Arts Expands Literary Program
August 15, 2011
Three creativity-sparking writing courses are the latest additions to the program at Koffler Centre of the Arts this fall. The...
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“Simply plunge ahead. Writing is an adventure”: Interview with Beth Powning (Part 1)
August 9, 2011
“Don't ever prejudge yourself or the possible outcome of what you are going to do.... You might start writing something,...
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