There is a new reality show on the horizon. It’s like a bake off, but instead, it’s a write-off. Really? Who wants to watch writers…
Three other aspiring writers and I have been writing a short story a month for Elegant Literature Magazine since April. We’re given a prompt and…
I re-read one of the first short stories I wrote and I could barely get through it. There was so much I wanted to edit…
“Draw what you like and hope others like it too”. Charles Schulz Substitute “create” for “draw” and that advice is suitable for any medium. As…
No one knows a couple like the couple knows the couple. It just isn’t possible for anyone on the outside to fully understand the nuances…
Every week I spend some time stressing over my choice of topics for this blog. I scratch through my running list of possible ideas, pick…
On impulse one evening I googled ‘short story contests Canada’. And guess what? The CBC short story contest is under way! The deadline for submissions…
The writing course I signed up for is expensive, time consuming, and a challenge to my definition of story-telling. I have been second guessing why…
In movies, I could care less about a car chase scene or a lengthy fist fight, just give me a good story. I’m a sucker…