The first Office Hours session was a big success, so Jes has scheduled the next session for Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. EST. Writers can ask anything from general questions about publishing and querying, specific questions about storytelling, or even ask questions about a previously rejected query (though Jes can’t promise to recall the details every manuscript and […]
A few weeks ago, our founder literary agent Jes Trudel posted on social media about setting up Office Hours. The idea is that, for a modest fee, writers could attend a virtual meeting with Jes and ask her anything they liked…within reason. 🙂 Many writers showed interest in this opportunity, so Jes has scheduled the first Office Hours session for […]
Originally published by NaNoWriMo.org as “How to Write Without Editing for the Sake of your NaNoing Sanity.” Every November, a battle cry can be heard across the globe as writers take up their sharp implements against a common foe—the editor within. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is when everyone asks the same question: is it really possible to write 50,000 […]
Thunder Bay based author Marianne Jones will be sitting down with WritingCommunity.ca on March 28, 2021 to discuss her book Maud and Me (Crossfield Publishing, 2021). Maud and Me “explores the inner isolation of Nicole, a woman resigned to her role as a pastor’s wife in a small northern community.” According to the author, Maud and Me is set between […]
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: […]
