My brain is tired. I’ve spent a week discussing such abstract concepts as narrative mode and shifting perspective with some of the most talented writers I’ve ever had the privilege of meeting. I’m a creature who seeks balance though, so now I’m craving a dose of the concrete routine of my real world. I was, for example, thrilled to make my daughter’s lunch this morning. But I’m less enthused about
On Monday (October 22) I’ll be on my way to Kilmory Resort in Swift Current, Newfoundland to attend the Piper’s Frith Writer’s Workshop. You may have noticed that I haven’t been blogging much lately – well, it’s because I’ve been preparing for this workshop. I’ve never been to anything like this before so I’m equal parts excited and nervous as to what will happen. I must admit, I’ve always wondered what
An author has about 500 words (or roughly two pages) to hook her audience. Think about it: when you’re scanning the shelves looking for a new book, you start with the first page, right? You don’t open the book in the middle. If you download an ebook sample, you’re given the first chapter, not the last. Novel-writing is, in my opinion, a constant struggle to balance character development with plot.
This month Braco, the award-winning debut novel from Lesleyanne Ryan, will be released. Author Lesleyanne Ryan As a former UN peacekeeper, Lesleyanne served in Visoko, Bosnia in 1993/94. There she helped a friend send food to a young boy in Srebrenica. When the Canadian military pulled out of Srebrenica in March 1994, he sent her a green licence plate from the town as a gift. In the years that followed,
In literature, a sockpuppet is when an author creates a false, online personality and uses it to write glowing reviews of his work, or unfavourable reviews of his competitors’ books. As an author, I find this practice loathsome and repulsive. As a reader, I’m (as my kids would say) totally grossed out. Writers have a reputation for being charming eccentrics or fascinating tortured souls. Fair enough – there’s lots of
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