This week will be a rescheduled Board meeting for the Arts & Culture Council, due to last week's awful weather conditions. I was not happy for Board members to drive on dangerous roads so postponed it until this Wednesday. Saturday will see us at the Arty Party -...
Firstly I want to celebrate a personal milestone, 1000 blog posts on my blog as of Monday 9th January! Writing: Over the weekend, inspired by the new Writer in Residence, I continued with an edit of my speculative fiction manuscript, Life in Slake Patch. I will send...
After meeting the new Writer in Residence yesterday, I will send him an invite to speak at our next writing meeting of the Writers Foundation of Strathcona County on 7th February. Richard van Camp is a personable, funny and engaging personality with a drive to help...
As I begin 2017 my first week includes my writers group meeting on 3rd January. The Writers Foundation of Strathcona County meets every first Tuesday of each month year round. We share our writing for constructive critique, exercise our writing muscles with prompts...
After months of planning and late evenings finding presenters, creating a schedule, leaflets, programs, and goodie bags etc. our writers conference was a great success on Saturday. Without our excellent volunteers the event would not have happened. We began at 7.00 am...
My community announced the new Writers in Residence for 2014 recently - the details are below. I would like to say if you have the opportunity to meet and gain wisdom and help from a Writer in Residence, then do so. Having an expert review your work and give you...
Inept – Definition: 1) not suited for the occasion: inappropriate 2) lacking in skill or ability: incompetent No matter at which point we are in our writing journeys, feelings of being inept plaque us. We can all make a long list of insecurities and worries about our...