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Snoculf Snollitrot

October 29, 2010

Where do you get ideas for naming characters you write? It’s fairly straight forward to use standard names you hear in the day to day world around you. Have you ever created a name, something never heard before? I think the names in science fiction and fantasy are interesting, the names created out of thin [...]

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Write a Twitter Bio that gets Noticed

October 15, 2010

Keep it simple, you only have 160 characters to work with. Not enough space to explain a lot about yourself. Yet, it needs to be kept uncomplicated.  Look up shorter, more direct words in a thesaurus, as needed. Add some personality but keep out anything you don’t want your Mother, boss, children, etc to read. [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving in Canada

October 11, 2010

I’m slacking off a bit today. Actually, I’m slacking off a bit on Sunday which will be yesterday when this posts to the blog. I have done the baking, the cooking and the clean up. Just need to pack it all into the car to take with us to my brother’s house this year. We [...]

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My Canada

August 29, 2010

Canadian Living Magazine runs a monthly 500 word column to celebrate a place or event that represents the essence of Canada. You can send in your submissions to the magazine by email or regular mail. What would you write about your country? Take some time to think about what represents the essence of your country, [...]

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Dancing in the Rain

July 25, 2010

My friend, Amanda posted this on Facebook today. I don’t hear much from her since she moved out to western Canada (Alberta) but this was worth posting. Sounds like things are going well for her. Life isn’t about how you survived the storm…..it’s about how you danced in the rain! :>))

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Welcome and Long Life to the Queen

July 6, 2010

The Queen is here in Canada for a Royal Tour, 2010. I admire the lady for what she has done and continues to do. She gives the world an image to look up to, someone who can be admired and she is leadership (no one is asking her to lead troops into battle, there is [...]

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Happy Canada Day

July 1, 2010

If you are Canadian write about a character who is from any other country on the planet. If you are not Canadian, create and develop a character who is Canadian. What makes the character seem Canadian to you?

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Lorne Greene: The Voice of Canada

June 4, 2010

I didn’t know Lorne Greene had done so much with radio and broadcasting. He must have been an early adapter in his generation. These days where might he be in broadcasting? I bet he’d have a podcast and a web radio show, at the very least. But, no one lives forever. I remember his voice. [...]

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Try a Bio-Poem

May 5, 2010

Write your life (or someone of your choosing) into lines of poetry. Make the first line the first name, the last line is the last name. In between bring your character to life. Here is a plan, as a guide to get you started: Line 2 – one key adjective. Line 3 – Brother/ sister [...]

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Happy Canada Day

July 1, 2009

Happy Canada Day!

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Stephen King Writes Aggressively

June 11, 2009

I watched Stephen King win an award from the book publishers here in Canada. He was also interviewed. I was doing something else while it was on so I wasn’t listening with real focus. I wish I had been at least during a part of the interview where Stephen King began to talk about writing. [...]

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Even for all that Nice, Juicy Money?

March 20, 2009

“It’s so insidious and pointless. I think that takes away from getting to have this special moment where you go and see someone in a movie. That magic gets diluted because you see these people every hour, every day in something that’s bound together and called a publication.” Julia Roberts talking about how Hollywood has [...]

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No One Knows Where you Are

February 19, 2009

Assuming you are writing a personal blog/ journal/ diary why don’t you show your location to readers? I know there are security, privacy and paranoid reasons to not give your home address but surely you can say which country you live in, maybe even your province/ state? One of the things I like best about [...]

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Red Poppy in Rememberance

November 11, 2008

In Canada it’s Remembrance Day today. Draw a poppy as a memorial. It doesn’t have to be good, it’s just a tribute to real people after all, not intended to be perfect. If you have a red crayon, pencil or pen fill in the colour too. Now you have your own personal poppy you can [...]

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By Air, Land or Water?

August 30, 2008

You win a trip to any town or city in your own country. (That would be Canada in my case and I think I’d go to Winnipeg of all places). The accommodations are all arranged and paid for, a luxury hotel and coupons for free food for every and any restaurant in the area. You [...]

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Garden Turned Upside Down

August 27, 2008

Climate changes make it possible to grow coffee plants in Canada and the northern US. In Mexico they start growing tulips cause now they have a cold enough season in winter. Everything is topsey turvey with the weather and seasons. What kind of garden would you grow if the climate in your area was turned [...]

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Waving Your Flag

June 30, 2008

July 1st is Canada Day. In honour of that… Design a new logo for your country. It can incorporate the flag and other cultural icons but it should be unique and bring out your own feelings about your country – the things you love best and the things that always make you feel you belong [...]

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