Archive for the “Writing” category
My articles for the U of T Mississauga News section
by admin on March 30, 2011
I have been writing for the U of T Mississauga News section since December. This is not, mind you, a permanent gig, but rather the occasional freelance assignment. And I love it. It gives me a chance to…
My first NaNoWrimo
by admin on October 31, 2010
It’s hard to believe, but 2010’s NaNoWrimo begins tomorrow. For the uninitiated, National Novel Writing Month is a “seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. (…) The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.” Furthermore, “NaNoWriMo is (…)
Just do it
by admin on August 11, 2010
Read my tagline above. In it I promised, when I started this blog, to write about writing. I also promised to write about journalism and media. Though broad, these topics are at least related. Yet I also promised, as if media (…)
Write or Die
by admin on November 14, 2009
In University of Toronto Mississauga’s Professional Writing Courses I learned about the importance of free writing or stream of consciousness writing. Yet I, like most PWC students, never did it consistently. My research shows it works—it helps you warm up, (…)
Book Launch
by admin on June 8, 2009
WRI420 students will launch their books tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Supermarket Club. I will be introducing my book The Book Reader, a compilation of stories about living in Cuba, Spain, and Canada.
