PDF of the Barrie Writers’ Club Critique Guidelines. Download, read and keep them in mind when you’re at the club and given an opportunity to critique another author’s writing. Remember we will also be using them when editing for the upcoming book, Unleashed Ink 2 also. ~Sara Continue reading Critique Guidelines for 2015
Don’t give up if at first you don’t understand this abstract concept; it takes time, effort and conscious consideration before it becomes habit. Your persistence and awareness of both the Active and Passive Voice will eventually pay off… Continue reading Active Vs. Passive Voice And Other Amazing Writing Tips!
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Word Up takes place Thursday April 9, 2015 from 7 pm at Unity Market Cafe & Studios. The readers are the award-winning poet and short story writer, Dr. Shane Neilson, and local writer Mark Jacquemain. MJ, aka Mark Jacquemain, is a graduate of the Creative Writing Master’s program at the University of New Brunswick. His short fiction has been… Continue reading Word UP – Thursday April 9, 2015
Writing Prompts: “How many people need to die before the government takes action?” she screamed. Take 10 minutes to write a stream of thoughts. Try to write constantly during the 10 minute period and do not edit as you write. Write a short dialogue between two members of a sports team after winning the big game. Write a story that includes the following: “Our faithful … Continue reading Writing Prompts – Week of Monday, March 16th to Sunday March 22nd, 2015.
Writing Prompts: The car swerved to avoid the deer and plunged over the cliff. She goes for a swim but can’t come back, for she has become a mermaid. I refuse to sulk. I’m going to do something about this. A blocked number repeatedly calls your mobile phone. After days, you answer, only to hear a whispered, “Mom? I need help!” You discover a new breed of flower growing … Continue reading Writing Prompts – Week of Monday, March 8th to Sunday March 15th, 2015.
Writing Prompts: Paint splattered on a canvas… Think Jackson Pollock. “Funny colored hat, crazy shoes, weird handbag, and dazzling hair – I’m so ready for this interview!” you think to yourself… A couple helicopter to a remote island for a romantic dinner and end up being forgotten in an oncoming tropical storm. Write a story in which exactly five different things go ‘click’. At Target‘s … Continue reading Writing Prompts – Week of January 19th to January 25th, 2015.
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Writers Helping Writers From the Canadian Authors’ Association in Orillia: It’s less than one week until our November branch meeting featuring Craig Pyette, senior editor at Random House/Penguin Canada. He will be talking about the only rule that matters when it comes to getting published. There will also be a question period which means you get the opportunity to… Continue reading Canadian Authors’ Association November Meeting
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Writing Prompts While visiting Cuba, a strange event occurs… Bread, milk, eggs and a hammer… Pick a marketing slogan and use the individual words from the slogan in a poem. Every time the nurse at the doctors office sticks you with a needle, you get a huge red spot on the injection site but this time an infection… Continue reading Writing Prompts: July 24th – August 3rd, 2014.
Canadian Authors Association: Writing Group Meeting on Thursday July 24th, 2014. at Down by the Bay, beside Brewery Bay From 6pm – 9pm Yes this is free to attend, No membership requirement. If you need a ride or are already carpooling with Roseann, Be aware that she must leave Barrie earlier at 5pm, As she and Jeanette are facilitating this group, SO BE READY! 121 Mississauga … Continue reading Canadian Authors Association: Writing Group, Meeting.
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Writing Prompts: July 10th – July 21st, 2014. You found a winning lottery ticket in a bus station. You can’t decide between a vacation in the mountains or at the beach, so you … Your utilities are suddenly shut off in your home. The copier wasn’t working again and I was on my last nerve when suddenly… The… Continue reading Writing Prompts: July 10th – July 21st, 2014.
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It was the mean-spirited nature behind it that really bothered him/her. He/she didn’t mind not making the team. What ticked him/her off about it was… For some reason the ______ aren’t happy today. Write a mock editorial about something quite serious. The subject was learning faster than they expected. It was time to up the ante… Your friend discovers… Continue reading Writing Prompts: June 29th – July 6th, 2014.
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Since the demise of the Society of the Spoken Word, a number of local writers and poets – including some BWC members – have gotten together and are organizing a new reading series called Word UP! The first event will be held on Thursday June 19, 2014 from 7-9 pm @ Unity Market Cafe & Studio, located at 25… Continue reading New Reading Series – Word UP! June 19, 2014
