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Have you ever stared at a selection of keyboards and wondered which one would be best for writing? Unless you’re one of those solely pen-and-paper writers, we writer-folk tend to spend a fair amount of time with our computer keyboards. When selecting a keyboard, though, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the many types of …
Brain.fm: Does it Really Work? One thing I’ve been using when I write is Brain.fm. It’s music without lyrics designed to help increase focus, relaxation, or sleep (depending on which tracks you choose to listen to). I first heard about brain.fm from another writer who swears by it to increase productivity. Music that is scientifically …
What’s Your Why? If writing can be so difficult, why bother? Some writers seem to breeze through drafts while others struggle through. I’m the latter type. I parse out words, agonize over plot, and plumb the depths of my character’s motivations. Writing, like many other pursuits worth undertaking, is a journey. But just as it …
Can You Still See The Stars? As a science fiction writer and an avid stargazer, I love seeing the stars. They remind me of where in the universe we are. A recent article by CBC proposed that, due to light pollution, “most Canadians are about as likely to see the Milky Way as they are …
What Is NaNoWriMo? NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month (ironically this event is international but that’s beside the point). NaNoWriMo takes place every November and is a creative writing challenge in which writers from all over the world attempt to write a 50,000-word novel in a month. Having participated in NaNoWriMo for the past two …
What Is Eco-Fiction? Whenever I tell people what I write, their follow-up question is inevitably: What is Eco-Fiction? Is that like climate stuff? And to a point, the answer is yes…and no. Eco-fiction is broadly defined as fiction (made-up stories) that are nature-oriented or environment-oriented. So yes, Eco-Fiction can include climate-change but it can also …