Tag: writing craft
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Did you know about the WCYR’s Writing Grants?
by Jeanette Winsor One dreary afternoon last February, as I took a rest from flitting between editing my novel and digging into a short story I was striving to carve out, I slipped into the WCYR website and started browsing. I found a curious subheading under Member Login called Writing Grants. Yes, I was aware…
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Emerging from a Rabbit Hole with a Tamed Bunny
by Jeanette Winsor Sometimes, our stories can be like bunnies. They can hop all over the place and lead us down long winding rabbit holes. MJ Moores’ workshop Following Rabbit Holes and Chasing Plot Bunnies had us engaged in activities to help us turn those two dreaded stumbling blocks into a way forward. Have you…
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Announcing 365-Day Writing Challenge: A Year of Writing Prompts by Elise Abrams
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 be short on inspiration. Use this book to jumpstart your writing routine, break through writer’s block, or simply explore new…
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Getting Unstuck with Sue Reynolds – Open House!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first event of the season and our first in-person event in two years! We were excited that September’s event featured the fantastic Sue Reynolds. Sue brought her experience and insight to the sunny Sunday afternoon. The pandemic affected many writers in different ways. Sue came to…
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The Genesis of Stories with MC Perron
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 stories?, MC asked us, and we journeyed through several possible answers. We learn from stories. We remember things from stories.…
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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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Lessons from the Hi-Lo Market with Erin Thomas
High Interest, Low Reading Level – We All Deserve Great Stories by M.C. Perron After a long hiatus from the WCYR, I decided to attend Erin Thomas’ presentation as a way of coming back. I am still congratulating myself for the great choice I made in attending the workshop. This is what I learned from…
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What If You Applied For a WCYR Grant?
I am alone. It is dark. I am cold. I am lost. No one understands. The ones who love me patiently support my efforts, but they cannot relate to my frustrations. No one gets it. No one, except for the character I’ve painted with my words on the pages. Sylvie – her name is Sylvie…
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Pacing, With Kim McDougall
Variety Makes the Pages Turn Faster The first WCYR workshop of 2020 had us diving into pacing, with the amazing Kim McDougall. Having attended Kim’s workshops in the past, I knew this was going to be helpful and informative. One of the first aspects of pacing Kim discussed was intention. As a writer, we make…
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Writing Dangerously with Kirsten Koza
A room filled with laughter and insightful prose – that is what Kirsten Koza brought to the WCYR Open House event in September. A travel writer and a leader of writer expeditions, Kirsten took us on our own writing journey that afternoon. We started with the simple task of writing about our journey to get…