Member Spotlight – Loni Cameron
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
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
Page Turners by Val Tobin Happy New Year! May your 2019 be filled with joyous reading. Agents and editors will often decide whether a book is right for them by reading the first page of … Read more
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
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
The Gift We Can Give Ourselves – Focus on our Writing By Loni Cameron It’s mid-December, and the holiday revels have started. More and more events are demanding your time. Then there is the planning, … Read more
More Fruit From the NaNoWriMo Tree! 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
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
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
Page Turners by Val Tobin Agents and editors will often decide whether a book is right for them by reading the first page of the manuscript. Many readers also decide to buy a book based … Read more
Where Are We Now? By: Loni Cameron Did you know world-building is not just for the science-fiction/fantasy genres? Writers must build the world for any story they create. This October, Heather O’Connor taught the WCYR … Read more
How to Create Those Villains We Hate (But Still Want to Love) By: Loni Cameron Last week, MJ Moores,our Board Director, hosted a free members-only workshop on creating Dynamic Villains. A Dynamic Villain is multi-faceted: one … Read more
By: Loni Cameron Today’s Member Spotlight is focused on writer M.R. Noble. Ms. Noble’s stories are driven by character and fleshed out with her imagination. She digs deep, wanting to inspire her readers. A lover … Read more
Getting Back into the Groove of Our Fall Routine By: Loni Cameron Summer has wound down. There are no more barbecues or pool parties coming up. No more picnics and camping. We’re getting ready for … Read more
And the Winners Are… By: Nanci Pattenden Earlier this year, WCYR partnered with Cardinal Press Espresso Bar for their first writing contest. It was a prompt-driven contest, with the writing and editing all taking place … Read more
Rise and Revise Again! By Loni Cameron This past Thursday was the third of our member-led workshops. Kim McDougall took us on a journey through the process she created for revising her work. Though … Read more