Today, I am sharing some mentoring tips, as I am fortunate to be mentoring a couple of University of Alberta students soon in relation to the running of a non-profit organization. As Secretary of my local writing group, the Writers Foundation of Strathcona County, my...
The fight against AI theft of copyrighted materials is currently massive. And although, it will take time to resolve the theft of millions of copyrighted materials from the mega AI corporations, there is some good news. Anthropic, a supposedly safety and research...
It's taken a few days to come down from the 'high' of the When Words Collide conference this past weekend. It was a superb writers conference to say the least. The keynotes, sessions and panels were interesting, informative, inspiring and fun. You really need to be...
A writer's conference gives you the opportunity to learn about specific writing skills as well as network with your peers, mentors, heroes and industry experts. Both of these are valuable to the novice, but also experienced writers. We are constantly learning and...
I'm celebrating three writer wins today. We all want to be recognized for our writing, whether our novels, blogs, articles, or to be included in some literary aspect. When the hard work pays off it is a special kind of celebration. These are my three wins! I'm on the...
Many of us dream of one of our novels becoming a movie. For many it will remain a pipe-dream, but that doesn't mean we should give up before even giving it a try. We can pursue the dream, or indeed the draw of the movie industry. There are some steps that need to be...
What inspired you to write in the dystopian genre? I’ve always loved the classic dystopian stories like 1984, Brave New World, and The Giver, but in the early 2000’s when The Hunger Games and Divergent came out, they transfixed me. The young adult dystopian sub-genre...
We are all familiar with emoji's in our day to day lives from text exchange on our phones, comments on social media, or even online message boards, they have become commonplace. They are even included in many computer keyboards so we can utilize them on most...
The Ruby Cradle Book 2 of the Gemstone Series The critically acclaimed historical fantasy series continues by Rockhill Publishing’s own, James L. Hill It is the turn of the nineteenth century. The industrial age has begun. Steam powered ships has taken over the...