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Announcing All That Shimmers by Diane Bator

  • May 18, 2023
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About the Book: Laken Miller swears her new apartment above Vintage Sage is haunted. Even her English Sheepdog, Sammy, is petrified of the things going bump in the night – and day. Then she finds … Read more

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No More Writing Classes with Maaja Wentz

  • April 30, 2023
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Fun, funny, interesting. What more could we ask for? Maaja took us on a journey through her experiences with writing courses. Have you ever come out of a course feeling like writing is work? For … Read more

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Announcing Old Embers Rekindled – My Fire is not Out Yet! By Gary E. Johnson

  • April 26, 2023
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About the Book: Old Embers Rekindled – My Fire is Not Out Yet! is a new collection of poems integrated with selected photographs that are meant to complement each other generally. The book features seven … Read more

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Announcing Approche de la Déesse by Patricia Keeney

  • April 3, 2023
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About the Book: Approche de la Déesse is a selection of poems in French translation in a bilingual English/French edition. The poems are inspired largely by a long love affair with Greece – both modern … Read more

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The Critical Lens with Romance Writer LaQuette

  • March 6, 2023
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Romance writer LaQuette took February’s event attendees on a journey through the critical lens. LaQuette encouraged everyone to push past any defensiveness they may feel and to think about someone else’s perspective. There were no … Read more

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Announcing 365-Day Writing Challenge: A Year of Writing Prompts by Elise Abrams

  • February 28, 2023
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About the Book: Looking for a way to keep your creativity flowing every day of the year? TAKE THE 365-DAY WRITING CHALLENGE With 365 writing prompts, one for each day of the year, you’ll never … Read more

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Tugging at the Heartstrings with Jenny Holiday

  • February 6, 2023
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Jenny Holiday visited the WCYR Zoom Room on Sunday, January 22 to talk about effective romance and writing it – both for writers of the genre and those who integrate it into their fiction. As … Read more

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Announcing The High Priestess: Persephone’s Return by Val Tobin

  • January 31, 2023
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About the Book: Someone wants Jaycie Nevil to remain in Hades. Could it be the god of the underworld? A student mage who doubts her abilities, Jaycie strives to achieve success in her program. When … Read more

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December Open Mic and Year End Celebration!

  • January 23, 2023
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We were together! In-person! We hope everyone had a wonderful winter holiday, full of family, friends, and good cheer. We’re also happy that so many of us included the WCYR Open Mic as part of … Read more

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Web3 with Maaja Wentz

  • January 2, 2023
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Maaja Wentz took us on a journey through artificial intelligence (AI) and Web3, and what those changes could mean for writers, in the December 1st member-run workshop. Before we began, Board Chair Mit Gopaul welcomed … Read more

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British Christmas in WWII

  • December 12, 2022
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By Wendy Poole I enjoy researching. For me it is very rewarding to have that “aha” moment. It may only last momentarily before I think, but what if…, and once again begin another search for … Read more

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Announcing Frozen Foes & Dominoes: D.E.M.ON. Tales Book 6, by MJ Moores and Nanci Pattenden

  • November 16, 2022
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About the Book: Frost Bitten… The wonder twins Dodge and Yoli are, unfortunately, the D.E.M.ON. agency’s only hope for discovering the source of a Yeti-iceman’s rampages at a ski resort north of the city. They … Read more

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Announcing How I Invented the Internet by Marilyn Carr

  • November 6, 2022
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About the Book Despite growing up in Deep River, Ontario, the company town for Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories that only exists because of science, Marilyn Carr was firmly neither a science, technology, engineering, nor mathematics … Read more

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Join Us for National Novel Writing Month!

  • October 31, 2022
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National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow! In this month-long goal to write 50,000 words, word-crafters across the world unite. Here at the WCYR we like to celebrate with our own Mini-NaNo. What’s that, … Read more

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Announcing Dead Man’s Doll by Diane Bator

  • October 24, 2022
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About the Book: Christmas blooms in Sugarwood in the form of a brightly lit tree in town square, colourful ornaments, and a snowstorm. It’s just Audra Clemming’s luck that she literally stumbles over the local … Read more

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  • Announcing All That Shimmers by Diane Bator

    Announcing All That Shimmers by Diane Bator

  • No More Writing Classes with Maaja Wentz

    No More Writing Classes with Maaja Wentz

  • Announcing Old Embers Rekindled – My Fire is not Out Yet! By Gary E. Johnson

    Announcing Old Embers Rekindled – My Fire is not Out Yet! By Gary E. Johnson

  • Announcing Approche de la Déesse by Patricia Keeney

    Announcing Approche de la Déesse by Patricia Keeney

  • The Critical Lens with Romance Writer LaQuette

    The Critical Lens with Romance Writer LaQuette

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