The founders of WritingCommunity.ca are excited to unveil the new company logo. Up until now, the site has had a placeholder image, but we’re ready to reveal the newly designed logo: The logo evokes a sense of connectedness. The series of lines and dots reflect the digital nature of our business, with the overall tree/leaf imagery showing our approachable, down-to-earth […]
I’ve been helping quite a few authors and businesses redesign their websites lately, so I thought it was worth posting a little guide. Today, I’m going to focus on just one aspect of your site: the look and feel. The visual elements of your website are the most important because they are what make the first impression. The images, the […]
The Summer/Fall 2020 Northern Ontario Virtual Author Panel was held on September 27, 2020 and featured seven authors: Bryan Davies, Dave Wickenden, Emma L.R. Hogg, K.M. Cannon, Kay Styles, Patricia C. Lee, and Richard Whitten Barnes. We hope you enjoy this recording of the call! We had some issues with the video of the call, so we have posted it […]
Registration is now open for the much anticipated first ever Northern Ontario Virtual Author Panel hosted by WritingCommunity.ca. The event will feature eight authors from Northern Ontario who have/are publishing books between July 1st and December 31st, 2020. The featured authors hail from Kirkland Lake, Elliot Lake, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, and various small communities. They include: -Bryan Davies (Breaking […]
No matter what type of book you’re querying, it’s a TON of work to put together a query package. There are a lot of factors to consider when trying to find the right agent for your manuscript, but when it comes to picture books, there’s even more to consider. I’ve been deep in the query trenches for several of my […]
WritingCommunity.ca is excited to announce that we will be hosting a virtual author panel for Northern Ontario on September 27, 2020. The event will feature authors publishing books between July 1 – December 31, 2020. The featured authors will answered prepared questions from WritingCommunity.ca’s moderator, and field questions from a live virtual audience. More details to come! Follow the event […]
If you’re a writer, #TwitterLit is the place to be! You can connect with authors, readers, agents, editors, and publishers, get all kinds of writing, editing, and querying advice, participate in Twitter pitch parties, win books, critiques, and mentorships, and so much more. If you’re not on Twitter already, we recommend you start now. If you can’t for whatever reason, […]
A polished manuscript uses strong, direct language, and vivid imagery, to convey its message. When editing, it’s easy to ignore common words like THE, A, or ON because they just blend into the background. But here’s one common word you should never ignore: OF. OF has many valid uses. For example, it can convey relationships between people, entities, and objects: […]
