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  • Five Tips for Writing About Tough Topics for Children and Teens
    Five Tips for Writing About Tough Topics for Children and Teens
    June 23, 2020

    Five Tips for Writing About Tough Topics for Children and Teens

    The best comedy often comes from life’s darker moments. Read up on any comedian and you’ll likely learn about their tumultuous beginnings, middles and ends. (Especially, on Twitter. Literally. At ...

  • On Road Maps
    On Road Maps
    March 23, 2020

    On Road Maps

    Before beginning a project, is it worthwhile to do a detailed outline? Or is it preferable just to dive in? I’ve tried both approaches. In writing my first novel, After the Bloom, I outlined extensively. ...

  • Heads or Tails: On Writing Myself Into the Narrative
    Heads or Tails: On Writing Myself Into the Narrative
    August 27, 2019

    Heads or Tails: On Writing Myself Into the Narrative

    Last spring I competed for—and won—an executive position in the arts. When I found out, I was thrilled because, let’s be honest, the industry is predominantly cis, white, and male, and I was all ...

  • The Ultimate Writing Tips Post: We Asked Talented Canadian Writers for Their Best Piece of Literary Advice
    The Ultimate Writing Tips Post: We Asked Talented Canadian Writers for Their Best Piece of Literary Advice
    July 31, 2019

    The Ultimate Writing Tips Post: We Asked Talented Canadian Writers for Their Best Piece of Literary Advice

    There is no shortage of advice for writers out there. You can find endless lists about the importance (or irrelevance) of outlines, writing everyday, having a writing group, and myriad other strategies ...

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