by Annette Yourk | Feb 15, 2014 | Writing Tips
Scribes in Conversation Integrating Creative Nonfiction into Traditional History Writing Hello again, Jeanette; Congratulations on stepping back into your manuscript. It takes courage and resolve to beat back the forces of resistance. But you’ve done it—you’ve...
by Jeanette Taylor | Feb 1, 2014 | Writing Tips
Break Through Writing Resistance Jeanette and I have found that the majority of participants in our classes, despite a lifetime of writing in one way or another, still have momentous challenges in getting their story down. New skills must be developed to capture a...
by Jeanette Taylor | Jan 27, 2014 | Writing Tips
A Biographical Sketch Allowed the Schonbergs to Complete Their Project Lani Schonberg watched with deep pleasure as her father Chet Peterson leafed through his biography. She and her husband Paul had captured Chet’s stories in print—and they had got it right. At age...
by Jeanette Taylor | Jan 20, 2014 | Writing Tips
Scribes in Conversation Creative Nonfiction & Memoirs: Cross Pollination of Writing Genres – a Good Thing or… Dear Jeanette; I’ve been reading memoir and books on the writing of memoir to get a stronger handle on this maligned and sometimes...
by Jeanette Taylor | Jan 15, 2014 | Writing Tips
Canada Reads Contest Canadian Broadcasting Corp’s program North by Northwest has a writing contest on for very short fiction, as a joint collaboration with their nation-wide Canada Reads contest. “All five novels in the running for this year’s...
by Jeanette Taylor | Jan 7, 2014 | Writing Tips
Step Into the Writers’ Study Welcome to a new blog from The Scribes, Comprehensive Writing Services! Are You a Writer Looking for Ideas and Support? We’re passionate about writing and storytelling. Our posts will spring from the writing courses we teach, our...
