Resisting in troubled times I was having the most amazing week, Just Monday night, I was jumping up and down in my heels and whooping til my voice was sore to celebrate Madeleine Thien winning the Giller Prize for her book, Do Not Say We Have Nothing. I rode that high all through Tuesday until… Read Post
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Jan 22: #DiverseCanLit Writing Communities + Writing ‘the Other’
Date: Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014 Time: 8pm ET Topic: Writing Communities + Writing ‘the Other’ Use the #DiverseCanLit chat to follow along on Twitter (or TweetChat). Last week Gabrielle Prendergast mentioned the importance of getting feedback from other writers. This Wednesday we’ll talk about how we can use our writing communities to improve the diversity… Read Post
Announcing #DiverseCanLit Chat!
I blog and tweet about diversity fairly often but I’ve found it difficult to build momentum. This is probably because my tweets and posts are reactionary: something at work or in my own reading triggers a thought and I give a “stream of consciousness” response. But DiverseCanLit needs and deserve a more consistent and organized… Read Post
Vase. Protecting. Red
Another response to a prompt! I love that I was able to write scene from my actual NaNoWriMo stories using these prompts. This one is from Victoria Byron. “You’re not my husband!” Kayla pushed away from the strange man and dropped to the floor. The rug that covered the creaking floorboards was worn and threadbare…. Read Post