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Monthly Archives: December 2008

Word by Word

Monday, December 29, 2008

Anne Lamott is one of my favourite writers and the author of my favourite book on writing, Bird by Bird.
What I love about Lamott is her forgiving, generous spirit.  She is the proponent of the shitty first draft; it doesn’t need to be good, it just has to be written.  She understands that 90%  of […]

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Twitter Part II

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Say you did sign up for Twitter — and a few of you have — what next?  There are some cool people to follow, depending on your interests, although they’re not all easy to find.
Show biz Tweeters:
Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, John Cleese, Penn Jillette and Britney Spears — not all of whom are […]

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Twitter and the Wired Writer

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Do you need Twitter?  Maybe.  A lot of you have recently signed on and now I’m wondering if Twitter is the new Facebook.  And more importantly, what can Twitter do for writers?

When I joined Facebook – was it only a couple of years ago? – few of the writers I knew were using it.  At […]

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Another Strike?!

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Do you want to join the Glorious Struggle?

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What to Give a Writer

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

It’s getting a little too close to gift giving time.  Do you know what you’re getting the writers in your life? I have a number of DVD sets that I’d like to recommend.
State of Play
I’d heard a lot about this British miniseries but could never find it until recently when I ordered it from Amazon.  […]

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Political Drama

Friday, December 5, 2008

I’ve been whining about having nothing to watch recently, but for the last couple of weeks I’ve been glued to my new favourite television drama: Canadian politics.  It’s had all the important elements: quirky flawed characters, passion, enormous stakes and a twisting, turning plot.  No wonder citizens are suddenly engaged.
I wish I had the time […]

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Writers Guild Awards

Monday, December 1, 2008

DEADLINE EXTENSION
Nominations are still open for the 13th Annual WGC Screenwriting Awards.
It’s not too late…yet - so get your script in this week.
New deadline for nominations is Monday, December 8, 2008, by 5:30pm EST.
The 2009 WGC Screenwriting Awards will be held in Toronto on April 20, 2009.

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