The Raven Takes Wing
September is like a second new year. Even to those of us who are no longer in school, the slightly cooler but still-sunny days breathe […]
Creating Writing Time
When we’re designing our ideal writing lives within our everyday lives, it’s well to tailor them to our own rhythms, but it’s also worth challenging […]
Dark of Night Thoughts
From time to time a buzzing mosquito of a thought comes to us, perhaps in the middle of the night: There are so many books […]
8 Reasons to enter the SiWC Writing Contest!
At $15 (Canadian dollars) it’s about the cheapest contest around, yet has a $1000 prize. The winner and runner-up are offered publication in Pulp Literature […]
What if You Caught Some Zzzs, F. Scott Fitzgerald?
The archetypical swan-pale writer taps out chapters through the night, whiskey at hand, refusing food and slumber. It makes you wonder how much more Fitzgerald […]
Designing a Writing Life
“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they’ve got planned for you? Not […]
In the Swim, In Publishing
I hear this a lot: “It’s just not a good time for publishing any more. Should have been there thirty years ago.” Anybody who dealt […]
Celerity on Golden Wings
Our writing careers are grounded in persistence, goal-writing, outlining, and head-down concentration. But now and then a celeritous writing experience flies in on gilded wings and […]
Getting Past Editorial: Narrative Structure
“I don’t want to spoil the party, so I’ll go.” –Lennon & McCartney Of the three top reasons for rejecting short fiction, the too-slow emergence […]
August Submissions Window is around the corner
Attention writers! We will be opening for short fiction submissions for the month of August. For this period we are specifically looking for: Gentle humour […]