All Posts by Loni Cameron
Gearing Up for the York Writers Conference – with Terry Fallis!
We’re excited to announce that award-winning Canadian author Terry Fallis will be the keynote speaker at the first York Writers Conference. Terry is a two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour and has … Read more
Short Game #2: Contracts, Editing & Reality
Questions and Answers With the York Regional Police
Member Spotlight: Anita Allen
This month’s member spotlight introduces us to Anita Allen. A love of reading since her childhood led her to a love of writing. Anita plans, but is also flexible when it comes to her schedule. … Read more
Speak Up! Page to Stage with Charlene Jones
Don’t Be Afraid! The end of January had Charlene Jones leading a group of unsuspecting WCYR members in one of the most interactive workshops I have ever attended. We began by warming up our voices, because … Read more
NaNoWriMo 2018 – Our Last Shout Out!
Our Final Fruits for NaNoWriMo 2018 By: Loni Cameron Every November thousands of writers around the world take on the challenge to write an entire novel in one month. This challenge asks that the author … Read more
Writing Resolutions for 2019
Let’s Plan for Success in 2019! By: Loni Cameron 2019 is upon us! The New Year gives us an opportunity for new goals. I’m not always one for resolutions – it’s hard to keep those. … Read more
Holiday Writing Tips for 2018
The Gift We Can Give Ourselves – Focus on our Writing By Loni Cameron It’s mid-December, and the holiday revels have started. More and more events are demanding your time. Then there is the planning, … Read more
NaNoWriMo 2018 is Giving Us … More!
More Fruit From the NaNoWriMo Tree! By: Loni Cameron Every November thousands of writers around the world take on the challenge to write an entire novel in one month. This challenge asks that the author … Read more
2018’s Awesome Ugly Holiday Sweater/Open Mic Event
Wearing Our Creativity … Literally on Our Sleeves! By: Loni Cameron An afternoon of laughs and creativity filled this year’s WCYR Holiday Party. Dressed in ugly Christmas sweaters and smiles, writers mixed and mingled, broke … Read more
NaNoWriMo 2018 Is Done!
And This is What We Did! By: Loni Cameron Every November thousands of writers around the world take on the challenge to write an entire novel in one month. This challenge asks that the author … Read more
Member Spotlight: Val Tobin
By: Loni Cameron Today’s Member Spotlight features Val Tobin. Val knew she wanted to be an author for almost her whole life. For her latest project, the research was fun. Val spent time in Niagara-on-the-Lake, … Read more
The Pliant Writer with Craig Hodgins
Be Flexible, Find Balance By: Loni Cameron This month’s member-run workshop had Craig Hodgins speaking to us about how to make the best use of our time. The problem of many people is that we … Read more
Volunteer with Us: Library Liaison
Do you like books? Of course you do, you’re a writer. Do you love libraries? Yes! Then you are who we are looking for a volunteer to be our Library Liaison. Work with the libraries … Read more