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 […]
Dear WritingCommunity.ca followers, This has been a whirlwind year that has ultimately resulted in what will be a dream come true for me. About 12 years ago, I handed out my first round of resumes in the “big city” as I tried to break into the publishing industry. I had a business diploma and was working on my English degree, […]
Canada has an amazing assortment of magazines, both national and regional. There are niche magazines for almost every topic! If you have expertise in any of them, and have something unique to say, you stand a good chance of getting your work in one of them. We’ve compiled a list of magazines in Canada to find a home for your […]
We’re all a little afraid to put ourselves out there. Rejection HURTS! But being creative — and getting your creative work out into the public eye — requires that you risk rejection somewhere down the line. Even if you go it alone and put your work out directly to consumers, you can still face rejection by consumers. There is no […]
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 […]
