We are so lucky to have a post from Caroline Pignat the author of the novel "Unspeakable" discussing her creative and writing process, enjoy! Discovering Story Caroline Pignat People often ask me where I come up with my ideas, but writing historical fiction feels more like a an archaeological dig than an invention. The stories […]
Outbreaks. They are both fascinating and alarming, the perfect combination to make them the stuff of novels and movies and breathless news stories. Like lately? The Ebola virus outbreak? I'm riveted. My fascination with all things viral and epidemic-related began a long time back, but exploded when I read Richard Preston's books The Hot Zone […]
So I’d head the song Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler a bunch of times – it’s the kind of tune that shows up on classic radio stations or at karaoke nights. I like the song, and its a lot of fun to sing along to, to be honest, its not a piece […]
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Angel food for thought: This stunning debut by Janet E. Cameron is a beautiful coming of age story told from the perspective of a young man who is coming out in the 1987 in very rural Nova Scotia. Stephen has fallen in love with his best friend and it is the end of the world. Not […]
Turntable image from openclipart.org What's an AudioSplice? The Basics: I've taken little snippets of a handful of songs and smashed them together into a sort of sonic puzzle for you to figure out. There is also a theme that links the songs somehow for you to work out, to help you along and make it […]
Jennifer Gold, author of Soldier Doll, took some time this summer to answer a few questions with me about her book, her writing process, and the works that have inspired her. Here is what she shared: 1. What inspired you to write Soldier Doll? I was at the Jewish Museum in Prague with my husband about a year or so […]
Today I have a very exciting blog post for you all. I recently had the opportunity to interview the wonderfully talented Mr. Eliot Schrefer, author of The Deadly Sister. The Deadly Sister is a tale of two sisters, one murder, and the lengths one will go to, to protect their loved ones. This page turning […]
Hey everyone! Welcome back for Mini-Writing Contest Number 7. 🙂 Let’s try another kind of poetry this week – a lantern or lanturne. This is another short form of poetry written with only 5 lines. The first line is a one-syllable noun, which will be the subject of the entire poem. The next four lines […]
You can check out Nicole Dextras' Mobile Garden Dress as a part of the No.9 Eco Art Fest in the Don Valley This summer. You’ve probably heard of fast food, and maybe event about Slow Food. But do you know about the Slow Fashion movement? Lots of clothes (just like lots of fast food) are […]