by Jeanette Taylor | Dec 21, 2014 | Writing Tips
The First Steps to Writing Nonfiction There’s a lot riding on the first chapter of your nonfiction narrative. You want it to snap with energy, life and intrigue and you want to hook readers right from the start. To do that you need to know your story and characters...
by Jeanette Taylor | Dec 11, 2014 | BC History Tales, Book & Movie Reviews
Book Review: Ruffles on My Longjohns, by Isobel Edwards Here’s a guest post by Sandra Doran of Campbell River, BC, sharing a favourite coastal history book from the past century. I listened to my mother’s stories of growing up in the town of Ocean Falls and her...
by Jeanette Taylor | Nov 21, 2014 | BC History Tales, Book & Movie Reviews
British Columbia Writers of the Last Century: Part I There are BC coast writers from the past who are a delight to read, though some have fallen into obscurity. The books we’ll review here over the coming months are polished narratives and a window into the past....
by Jeanette Taylor | Nov 14, 2014 | Book & Movie Reviews
Book Review on Memoir The Liar’s Club by Mary Karr and The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Each of these memoirs dip into the rich loam of storied family—in particular, the deeply flawed, hell-bent-on-chaos family. The word calamitous comes to mind and Mary Karr’s...
by Jeanette Taylor | Oct 28, 2014 | Writing Tips
Peer Review and Feedback – What’s it all about? Writing powerful well-crafted stories is a life’s work. Like any demanding job with high standards, sometimes we need some help from the side. Guided peer review can provide that helping hand. However, trepidation around...
