One full-time teaching job (hybrid online teaching included), three school-aged children (complete with homework, lunches and the occasional emotional meltdown), … Continue reading Keep Calm, Shut Up, and Write—By Lea Beddia
I started reading science fiction young, before realizing it wasn’t suitable material for a girl with aspirations of fitting in … Continue reading Realists of a Larger Reality (Or Why I Read and Write Science Fiction)—By J. DeLeskie
Not long ago, during the Before Times, I received a small award to pursue a non-fiction project. I planned to … Continue reading Writers Need Libraries; So Do Our Children—By Deborah Ostrovsky
I am a big believer in lists. Grocery lists. To-do lists. Lists on phones and bits of envelopes and bills. … Continue reading On Best-of Lists and How We Actually Read—By Genny Zimantas
The Federal government is in the process of revising the Copyright Act. If you don’t think that matters to writers, … Continue reading Copyright: What’s the Big Deal?— By Julie Barlow
A year ago, I’d have never believed I would be asked to advocate Indigenous literatures on CBC for Turtle Island … Continue reading On the Back of Turtle Island Reads—by Shannon Webb-Campbell
The thing about writing fiction is you need to know what kind of writer you are. The kind who needs … Continue reading ‘Just Do It’ for Writers—by Carolyne Van Der Meer
Più libri più liberi: more books, more freedom. Unlike Frankfurt, London, or Torino, Rome’s book fair has been designed for … Continue reading A Book Fair to Emulate by Connie Guzzo McParland
When I want to escape I pick up a good novel. But does this habit provide more than a quick … Continue reading Empathy by the Book: How Fiction Affects Behavior by Susan Pinker
Working as a ghostwriter is not something you plan for; it is something you stumble into. In my case, it … Continue reading Ghostwriter by Peter McFarlane
