Tag: WCYR Meeting
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The Book Coach: Your BFF with Akosua (Jackie) Brown
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 along a writer’s publishing journey. Akosua is the author of several best-selling books and has helped many authors achieve the same…
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Page-Turning Tension with Molly O’Keefe
September had us ready to learn about page-turning tension and Molly O’Keefe was there to teach us during our annual Open House. But before we got started, the WCYR Board announced some changes. MJ Moores, Nanci Pattenden, and Kim McDougall will be leaving the board. Gary Mcgugan and Mit Gopaul have taken over from MJ…
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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 often have too many choices – too many things to do, with too little time in which to do them.…
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Membership Perks: Discounts for WCYR-sponsored Workshops / Retreats
By: Linda Francis As most of us know, any kind of “professional development” can get costly. Some seminars are very expensive, and we don’t necessarily want or need to take a full-blown college or university course… but, we need some help with what we’re working on. Have you ever wondered about refining your writing skills?…
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WCYR AGM & Self-Pub Success Story Seminar
An Annual General Meeting, Elections, and A Self-Publishing Success Story! By: Loni Cameron March’s meeting had three parts: 2018’s Annual General Meeting, our Elections, and an insightful speaker. Board Chair, MJ Moores started the meeting with a welcome and brief look at the WCYR’s 7-year history. We, the members of the WCYR, are creating a…
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Volunteer with Us!
Calling All Volunteers! By: Loni Cameron Volunteer with Us! It takes a lot of people to run the WCYR. Everyone from me, doing the relatively small job of blogging, to MJ Moores, our current Board Chair, who stays on top of everything. Along with the upcoming elections, there are a few volunteer positions the WCYR…
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The WCYR is Holding its First Election!
Get Out and Vote! By: Loni Cameron The Annual General Meeting & WCYR Board Elections for 2018 will be held Sunday, March 18th, 2018 at the Newmarket Lion’s Community Centre – 200 Doug Duncan Drive, Newmarket – from 1 p.m to 2 p.m. As the WCYR grows and evolves, we are seeing changes in our membership.…
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From Start to Finish with Christine D’Abo
By Douglas Owen From start to finish, Christine D’Abo brought a level of energy and enthusiasm rarely matched by other presenters to the June WCYR general meeting. After a short introduction, Christine took us through a remarkable journey into the basics of romance, and how it can build up any story a writer can twist…
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Rob Brunet Turns Query Letters Upside Down
By Lauren Solar At the WCYR’s April meeting, Rob Brunet led a workshop on query letters. His recommendations ran contrary to some of the accepted wisdom on the subject but his rationale for this was excellent. Most startling was his recommendation to start the query with the hook. Generally, we’re told to lead off with…
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The Art of Collaborative Writing
“Meetings of writers are always like the comings together of princes who rule over small, but highly independent countries, and a wrong word, a breath of rudeness, can lead to undeclared warfare; decorum is as important as affection.” ~ Peter Straub on Meeting Stephen King If there’s any one big take-away from the fantastic meeting…
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Interview with Phil Dwyer, Author of Conversations on Dying
Earlier in the WCYR season we were blessed with a seminar/workshop held by Phil Dwyer about breaking into creative non-fiction. We had a fantastic turnout and learned a lot about making the shift from pure fiction to creative non-fiction. I had an opportunity to chat with Phil afterwards and ask him a few burning questions…