Orillia Writers Group

Best opening lines

Think Communications – Editing, writing, design — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:30:17 +0000

See how the masters do it: http://www.stylist.co.uk/life/the-best-100-opening-lines-from-books

A question of belief

Think Communications – Editing, writing, design — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:55:17 +0000

From Stuart McLean: I think the question writers most often get from people who are not writers, but think they would like to be, is “Where do you get your ideas”… http://www.cbc.ca/radio/literaryawards/2011/07/a-question-of-belief.html

Publishing options and costs

Think Communications – Editing, writing, design — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:41:53 +0000

An excellent article here: http://maryww.wordpress.com/2011/07/16/how-much-more-do-you-really-earn-when-you-self-publish/

New work posted

Think Communications – Editing, writing, design — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:58:02 +0000

Although I hate to use that term — “work” — because I didn’t really work on it. More a stream of consciousness piece. OWG members, if you need a reminder of the password so you can access it, please email me at jhaskins@rogers.com.

Hello!

Think Communications – Editing, writing, design — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:35:56 +0000

Writers, I haven’t seen any new stories from you lately. Don’t be shy. It’s all here for you, each of you. I’ll work on something for you to read, and, I hope, take as encouragement…

Journal of Universal Rejection

Think Communications – Editing, writing, design — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:31:47 +0000

From OWG founder Rebecca: http://www.math.pacificu.edu/~emmons/JofUR/

Congratulations, Deepam

Think Communications – Editing, writing, design — Tue, 31 May 2011 13:03:26 +0000

Deepam has had a story published in carte blanche, an online venue for various forms of narrative. Her story is called Choose the Hammock.

GritLit

Think Communications – Editing, writing, design — Thu, 12 May 2011 03:07:47 +0000

http://www.openbookontario.com/news/enter_your_best_3000_words_or_300_lines_gritlits_challenge_three

Be alive

Think Communications – Editing, writing, design — Wed, 11 May 2011 02:24:52 +0000

The most solid advice . . . for a writer is this, I think: Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep, really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell, and when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. — WILLIAM SAROYAN

What every writer needs to know

Think Communications – Editing, writing, design — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:04:58 +0000

One of the best, most detailed articles I have ever seen on the ‘secrets’ to getting your work published in a magazine.