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Monthly Archives: December 2008

Word by Word

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 […]

Twitter Part II

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 […]

Twitter and the Wired Writer

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 […]

Another Strike?!

Do you want to join the Glorious Struggle?

What to Give a Writer

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.  […]

Political Drama

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 […]

Writers Guild Awards

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.