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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Keynote and Honorary Patron of the WCYR Conference
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The WCYR is proud to announce our second writers’ conference. This weekend event will bring together writers from all over York Region and beyond, along with guest speakers, editors, and publishers.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]