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 […]
Do you have “write a book” or “journal every day” on your list of New Year’s Resolutions? This workshop is for you! In Unblock Your Brain: A Workshop for Would-be Writers, Jes Trudel will show you how to go from blocked to brainstorming to scribbling furiously. This 1-hour virtual session will cover everything from why we get blocked and how to […]
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 […]
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: […]
