In my last post, I talked about Write! Canada, describing the continuing class I took as well as the three workshops I attended. There was more! Keynotes We had three Keynotes, with a different speaker for each: Keynote 1 - singer, songwriter Ali Matthews Matthews spoke of inspiration. She said: Be yourself; everyone else is… Continue reading Write! Canada 2013 – 2
It's two days since I got home from Write! Canada. Already the conference is beginning to take on the aura of a dream. Going to a conference like this is a lot like going to summer camp: intense, real, vital and exciting while you're there; surreal when you get home and reflect on it.Again I… Continue reading Write! Canada 2013 – 1
I'm excited to share the poster for the Inscribe Fall Conference. It still seems eons away but September 27 & 28th will be here before we know it! Learning From Our Peers I'm also excited to be a workshop presenter. My poetry workshop "Learning From Our Peers" will happen Saturday morning of the conference. Here's… Continue reading Inscribe Fall Conference – I’ll be there!
Permission to Write was a panel discussion that was part of Write! Vancouver (May 25). The panel was moderated by Lesley Bentley. On the panel were K. C. Dyer (author), Marc Cote (Publisher, Cormorant Books), Ken Shigematsu (Pastor), and Ron Reed (Playwright, Actor & Creative Director of Pacific Theatre). Why I chose this workshop: I… Continue reading Permission to write: Write!Vancouver – 3
"Words Becoming Flesh: Writing for the Stage" was the first workshop I attended Saturday morning of Write! Vacouver. Ron Reed taught it. He is the creative director of Pacific Theatre as well as a playwright and actorMy 'history' with Reed and Pacific Theatre goes back to about 2002 when I saw Reed act in the… Continue reading Words Becoming Flesh: Write! Vancouver – 2
I spent most of the weekend just past with fellow writers attending Write! Vancouver, sponsored by The Word Guild. We met in the beautiful Tapestry facility (in Wesbrook Village on the UBC campus). It was a Friday night and all-day-Saturday crammed with inspiring speakers and interactions with fellow scribes. Friday Night Soiree - Faithfulness is… Continue reading Write! Vancouver – 1
I'm excited to be part of the launch of Emily Isaacson's new book Hours From A Convent one week from today (May 2nd). If you're in the area, consider yourself invited! Details are on the poster. You might also want to shop for Mother's Day: My book Destiny's Hands (2012) will be on sale for… Continue reading Local poetry event
I have, over the years, collected and memorized Bible verses that encouraged me as a writer. I'm also a great fan of praying Bible words back to God. I have combined those two things into a prayer for writers. Pray it over yourself and your work in 2013—and be blessed! ************** Dear God, as the… Continue reading A praying-the-Bible prayer for writers
The annual Utmost Christian Writers Poetry Contest due date is five days away—February 28th (entries must be post-marked by that date). I know this is a legitimate contest, as I've won prizes in it in past years (for "Baptism" in 2004, for "Wisdom of the Scarecrow" in 2006, for "Converting to Childhood" in 2007). PRIZES… Continue reading Contest due date looming
Happy New Year and welcome to our first monthly writing prompt! This month the challenge is to write about a NEW START. Lots of Bible characters had new starts, similar to the types of new starts we experience (though I don't recall any of them celebrating the new year...) Noah and his family had a… Continue reading January prompt: new start
Violet Nesdoly 