Writing with Not For the Faint Hearted

I attended a writing session Monday evening with local group Not for the Faint Hearted.  Organized by James Burt and Ellen DeVries this session was facilitated by James. James presented the group - we were about 15 - with a series of images as prompts.  Writing times were limited to 5 minutes, 3 minutes, 2... Continue Reading →

NANOWRIMO = Novel in a Month? Right. Yes, Write!

50,000 words, divided by 30 =1,666.6667 words per day - in November, which has 30 days. Just like the A-Z Challenge in April, and my own A-Z Food Challenge in June-July, I've decided to take on the NANOWRIMO - Novel in a Month.  So I guess I won't have much time for this blog seeing... Continue Reading →

Style, Grammar and Punctuation: The Writer’s Voice

Two books that blasted my writing style when I was a beginner, which anybody can now refer to online, are William Strunk and Fowler's The King's English When I studied the Style of Writing at the University of Ottawa, an elective I took towards my theatre degree, the prof preached Fowler and I obediently followed.... Continue Reading →

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