There is No “I” in Discipline
Peter Miles takes a hilarious yet insightful look at the excuses behind Writers Block and decides the answer to overcoming it is simple, but not what most writers want to hear. [Read more]
Steven Erikson’s Notes on a Crisis Part VIII: With Regret
As he writes his tenth novel in the Malazan series, Steven Erikson's fiction comes face to face with sharp truth as one of his characters puts into words a reality Steven was not ready to face. [Read more]
Scribbling After Midnight
We were sitting in the Drenched Beagle in Vancouver when a guy from the bar asked me, “Where are we?” “Here.” I said. Later he asked, “What time is it?” “Now,” I said. [Read more]
Honolulu Café
I was going to meet a poet for drinks at 5:00 so I ran some errands on the other side of town. I was early, she was late. I wrote this while I was waiting. Later we drank cheap red and made out, leaning on the hood of a ’55 Chevy . [Read more]
Early Canadian Poetry and the Stories of Your Life
A look at early Canadian poetry gets one writer thinking about how nations – and people – develop their own stories. [Read more]
Steven Erikson’s Notes on a Crisis Part VII: Scraping Hard at the Veil
As he nears completion of the last book of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series of novels, Steven Erikson takes a deeper look at his characters, their journey and, at the heart of it all, his own journey. [Read more]
I Don’t Hear Voices. Not Yet, at Least.
What makes a novelist, a novelist? Julie Harrison likes to lurk around at author events to see if she can find out the answer to this question. [Read more]
Import Export
Dinner with another writer can sometimes be very complicated. [Read more]
LilliputReads.com: Are Writers Who Snub Online Publishing Missing the Point?
The author ponders the reluctance of some writers to accept technological change, , shunning the idea of publishing their work on the internet. [Read more]
Blank Page Blues: A Writer’s Guide to Her Galaxy
Deadlines are a curse for some freelance writers. Sandra Phinney dreads facing a blank page — those moments before she actually starts to write. Sometimes those moments can last for days. [Read more]
