We have lived here for 3 years (or is it 4?), and I have only been in the library once, and that was when we were getting a tour before buying our condo. All the books are donated by residents, but I decided to go in there today and there were actually quite a few…
10 days until the Star's short story contest entries are due and I haven't started mine yet. I think I've been procrastinating for a few reasons: 1 – I'm not sure that my style of writing is something they would publish in the Sunday paper, let alone award the prize to 2- I'm chicken. The…
So, I have been procrastinating on this since late October. I want to enter the Toronto Star Short Story Contest. I DESPERATELY want the grand prize, tuition to the Humber School For Writers. I know it is a long shot to actually win it – but I will kick myself (like I do every year)…
So, I've been reading this book called Writing From The Inside Out. One of the passages stuck with me: The true love of something comes from the doing of it, not from its more obvious fruits. I am the first one to admit that I have suffered from "divine inspiration syndrome". Often wishing for, dreaming…
I have been thinking about doing The Artist's Way again. Depending on how you feel about these sorts of things, you might think it sort of corny, or new-age/hippie, or just not your thing. But when I did it the last time, I discovered some things about myself, both directly and indirectly related to my…