Meet Zoe York! New York Times and USA Today bestseller Zoe York is the author of more than fifty romances. Zoe will present “Marketing for Genre Fiction Authors: Crafting Books that Sell, and Selling Books You’ve … Read more
Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. ~ Albus Dumbledore @chaptersnewmarket @chaptersindigo The participating authors of May’s Mega Local Author Event with Chapters in Newmarket certainly felt the magic … Read more
From this month’s page turner: “Some people used to believe that there was an elephant graveyard—a place that sick and old elephants would travel to to die. They’d slip away from their herds and would lumber across the dusty landscape, like the titans we read about in seventh grade in Greek Mythology…” Read more
Thankfully, the Internet has made some aspects of publishing from Canada easier. Gone are the days when we needed to find U.S. stamps for a self-addressed stamped envelope when submitting manuscripts. All that is done … Read more
The Latest Happenings From The WCYR We had a great turnout for our annual general meeting on April. We’ve got so much going on this year. The WCYR is steadily working towards its goal of … Read more
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
Rights, Clauses and Contracts! Oh My! Author Douglas Smith treated us to a second workshop based on his book, Playing the Short Game. This workshop assumes you read the first half of the book details, … Read more
Page Turners by Val Tobin Agents and editors will often decide whether a book is for them by reading the first page of a manuscript. Many readers also decide to buy a book based on … Read more
Book selling season is now upon us… are you ready? Published members of the WCYR visited the Toronto Comicon on March 15, 16, & 17 to talk writing and publishing, and to sell their books! … Read more
We arrived, checked out the room and the food table, then found our spaces. I saw lots of people I hadn’t seen since last month and had a chance during the networking time … Read more
Page Turners by Val Tobin Agents and editors will often decide whether a book is for them by reading the first page of a manuscript. Many readers also decide to buy a book based on … Read more
The Jig Is Up! The February WCYR meeting was different from any other I have been to before. We welcomed two representatives from the York Regional Police, one officer and one civilian, who work for … Read more
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
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
Page Turners by Val Tobin Happy Valentine’s Day and Family Day month! May your February be filled with love and books. Romance novels make great Valentine’s Day gifts. Just sayin’. Agents and editors will often … Read more
