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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

    • Easy Writer

Paranormal Investigation: Helping the Haunted

  • July 15, 2019
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Lynda Quirino, founder/executive director of The Georgina Paranormal Society, and  Paranormal Survivor television series will walk us through some of her most ghostly encounters and give us the real deal on what it takes to hunt … Read more

May’s Mega Local Author Event

  • May 13, 2019
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Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. ~ Albus Dumbledore

    • Easy Writer

Member Spotlight: Anita Allen

  • February 25, 2019
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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

    • Easy Writer

Discovering Nora Ephron

  • February 4, 2019
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Discovering a Life Changer By: Nancy Thorne Almost six years ago I heard the name Nora Ephron for the first time. It was in relation to one of my favourite stories, When Harry Met Sally. … Read more

    • Easy Writer

Member Spotlight – Loni Cameron

  • January 28, 2019
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Member Spotlight – Questionnaire This month’s Member Spotlight is all about…. Loni Cameron! Loni is a busy mom of two, working on her own writing, blogging for the WCYR, and active in the meetings as … Read more

    • Easy Writer

Make Them Wonder!

  • January 21, 2019
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I Have To Turn The Page! Engaging and entertaining, the January meeting found us engaged by Daniel Tysdal as he spoke to us about how to make our readers wonder. “Unless you make them wonder, … Read more

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NaNoWriMo 2018 – Our Last Shout Out!

  • January 4, 2019
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Our Final Fruits for NaNoWriMo 2018 By: Loni Cameron Every November thousands of writers around the world take on the challenge to write an entire novel in one month. This challenge asks that the author … Read more

    • Easy Writer

Writing Resolutions for 2019

  • January 2, 2019
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Let’s Plan for Success in 2019! By: Loni Cameron 2019 is upon us! The New Year gives us an opportunity for new goals. I’m not always one for resolutions – it’s hard to keep those. … Read more

    • Easy Writer

2018’s Awesome Ugly Holiday Sweater/Open Mic Event

  • December 15, 2018
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  Wearing Our Creativity … Literally on Our Sleeves! By: Loni Cameron An afternoon of laughs and creativity filled this year’s WCYR Holiday Party. Dressed in ugly Christmas sweaters and smiles, writers mixed and mingled, broke … Read more

    • Easy Writer

NaNoWriMo 2018 Is Done!

  • December 12, 2018
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And This is What We Did! By: Loni Cameron Every November thousands of writers around the world take on the challenge to write an entire novel in one month. This challenge asks that the author … Read more

    • Easy Writer

Member Spotlight: Val Tobin

  • December 12, 2018
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By: Loni Cameron Today’s Member Spotlight features Val Tobin. Val knew she wanted to be an author for almost her whole life. For her latest project, the research was fun. Val spent time in Niagara-on-the-Lake, … Read more

    • Easy Writer

Volunteer with Us: Library Liaison

  • December 3, 2018
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Do you like books? Of course you do, you’re a writer.  Do you love libraries? Yes! Then you are who we are looking for a volunteer to be our Library Liaison. Work with the libraries … Read more

    • Easy Writer

Member Spotlight – Sandy Day

  • November 28, 2018
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By: Loni Cameron Sandy Day, our new Social Media Coordinator is here to tell us all a little about herself. A poet and novelist, Sandy is a dog-lover. Writing is more than her passion and … Read more

    • Easy Writer

Member Spotlight – Gary D. McGugan

  • November 10, 2018
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By: Loni Cameron Gary McGugan, author of “corporate intrigue” novels, has learned not just what it takes to write a novel, but to sell one as well. Gary thinks of himself as a global citizen, … Read more

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