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Announcing Deep Into the Weeds by Willie Handler

  • July 13, 2022
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About the Book: Preston McPherson thought he could save his troubled Canadian dairy farm by growing marijuana, but his problems were only just beginning. With the help of his brother-in-law and local police sergeant, Ferg, … Read more

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Announcing The Crows of After, A collection of Horrors by Exsanguine Hart

  • June 22, 2022
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About the Book: Don’t leave the dolls alone… Set in a classic style haunted house inhabited by dolls, fear, and other strange things, this poetry collection accompanied by full-colour art explores the self and a … Read more

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The Genesis of Stories with MC Perron

  • June 19, 2022
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Where do you get your ideas?, writers are often asked. The final installment in this season’s members’ workshops, brought to us by our write-ln leader, MC Perron, grew from this question. Why do we tell … Read more

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Announcing No Ordinary Day: A WCYR Anthology of Short Works, edited by Sheila Horne, with a forward by Maria Mutch

  • June 10, 2022
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About the Book: What does a journey into the extraordinary mean to you? A vacation in Hel, to hook-ups over caskets, getting lost in the abyss of memory, waking up to pirates, facing your humanity, … Read more

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Genre Blending with Alyx Harvey

  • June 5, 2022
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You’re not only one thing and your book doesn’t have to be either. This past April, Alyx Harvey took us on a journey into genre blending. Genres are categories of artistic composition, as in music … Read more

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Announcing Kelpies Don’t Fly by Kim McDougall

  • May 1, 2022
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About the Book: Critter wrangler rule #15: Always look a gift horse in the mouth. And if it has sharp teeth, never, never get on its back. For ten years, Kyra Greene thought she was … Read more

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Announcing The Straight of Anian by Rhonda Waterfall

  • April 19, 2022
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About the Book: Adopted by a family in Vancouver as a Vietnam War orphan, Dannie Cooper dreams of finding her biological parents. Days after 9/11, she receives an email from a Vietnam veteran in Port … Read more

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Announcing  A Slippery Shadow by Gary D. McGugan

  • April 10, 2022
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About the Book: Snatched from her private jet, crime-boss Fidelia Morales barely escapes with her life. Now she wants revenge. But her gang of criminals is thrown into chaos as dozens of key operatives suddenly … Read more

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Announcing The Conned Lady by Diane Bator

  • March 18, 2022
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About the Book: The Conned Lady is the fifth and final novel in the Wild Blue Mystery series. Eccentric romance novelist Mimsy Lexington has a secret. When she approaches Katie Mullins to help find details … Read more

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Announcing Lost Words: A Flawed Attraction Romance by MJ Moores

  • March 6, 2022
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About the Book: When the dead refuse to rest… A university student discovers documents hidden behind a dorm wall and is catapulted into a cold case that turns up the heat. Lexie’s just trying to … Read more

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Sprouting Your Own Green World with Paul Coccia

  • February 28, 2022
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by Allyson Tojcic Conjure in your mind an image of a lush, virgin forest rich in biodiversity and you have in your possession a powerful and endlessly adaptable metaphor for where your characters go to … Read more

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The Book Coach: Your BFF with Akosua (Jackie) Brown

  • January 26, 2022
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by Allison Hannah Akosua (Jackie) Brown, founder of What’s Your Story Author Services (formerly Jackie Brown Books) kicked off 2022 by presenting to the WCYR about the role a book coach plays at any stage … Read more

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December’s Virtually Social Event

  • January 3, 2022
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by Allison Hannah WCYR ushered 2021 out in style.  While we could not gather IRL (in real life), virtual party-goers  grabbed our hot beverages of choice and took to the Zoom room on December 5th. … Read more

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Announcing A Web of Deceit by Gary McGugan

  • December 11, 2021
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About the Book: Fate, misfortune and opportunity entangle three rivals in a quick-paced suspense thriller. Without warning, Multima Corporation’s CEO Suzanne Simpson must fend off accusations of corporate money laundering on two continents at the … Read more

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15 Editing Tricks with Greg Ioannou

  • November 23, 2021
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It’s unique for a person to be the first member of the Editors’ Association of Canada. According to Greg Ioannou, the key to this distinction was his participation in a 1979 meeting to create the … Read more

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  • Announcing Deep Into the Weeds by Willie Handler

    Announcing Deep Into the Weeds by Willie Handler

  • Announcing The Crows of After, A collection of Horrors by Exsanguine Hart

    Announcing The Crows of After, A collection of Horrors by Exsanguine Hart

  • The Genesis of Stories with MC Perron

    The Genesis of Stories with MC Perron

  • Announcing No Ordinary Day: A WCYR Anthology of Short Works, edited by Sheila Horne, with a forward by Maria Mutch

    Announcing No Ordinary Day: A WCYR Anthology of Short Works, edited by Sheila Horne, with a forward by Maria Mutch

  • Genre Blending with Alyx Harvey

    Genre Blending with Alyx Harvey

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