NetWords Issue #3
At the start of a new year, it' a great time to reset our writing resolutions. A daily word or page-count, or a blocked out time and place to write every day - are the best intentions, but after a few days or weeks our will begins to waver. Or worse, the dreaded writer's block sets in. Wait too long and that block can become a wall.
Here are some sites with exercises and ideas to kickstart your new year and get you back on track. Make it your resolution to commit to one small thing: Visit one of these sites, pick an exercise, and do it!
http://www.sff.net/People/LisaRC/exer.html
[Still stuck? Why not write an entry for the Postcard Fiction contest (below)? The entry fee is only $5, it's a mere 250 words and the prize is $500. You've got nothing to lose!]
Sunny Widerman, VP Marketing
PWAC Toronto Chapter
We support your writing habit!
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January 2009 Events
Note: All events are held in Toronto unless otherwise
stated.
Writing Your Life with Brian Henry
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Orangeville, ON
For more information contact: brianhenry@sympatico.ca
Writing that Makes more than Sense: Financial Management for Professional Writers Panel Discussion
Presented by PWAC Toronto Chapter Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Registration 6:30 p.m. Seminar 7:00- 8:30 p.m.
Networking to follow!
Keep more of your money by learning to manage the financial part of your business.
Certified financial planner Chanrouti Ramnarine, tax preparer and consultant Sunny Widerman, and financial educator and author Lynn Biscott cover income tax planning, RRSPs, the new Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSA), and planning for the unexpected when you're self-employed. Cost: FREE for PWAC Members/Students, $10 for Non-Members
Location: World's Biggest Bookstore, 20 Edward St.
Visit: http://www.pwactoronto.org/events_prodev.html
Intellectual Property Panel Discussion with Dennis Clarke
presented by Halton Peel Communications Association
January 20, 2009 Networking 6:30 p.m. Seminar 7:00 p.m.
Dennis Clarke of Clarke Communications will moderate a panel of experts on the complex topic. Dennis has personal, hands-on experience with the trademark/copyright process.
Cost: Members FREE/Non-members $20 at the door Location: Cawthra Estates, 1507 Cawthra Road, Mississauga, ON
Contact: marnie@communicationartistry.ca
Real Characters - where to find them, how to create them with Brian Henry Saturday, January 24, 2009
Woodstock, ON For more information contact: brianhenry@sympatico.ca Exploring Creative Writing with Brian Henry Mondays January 26th - March 30th, 2009Oakville, ON For more information contact brianhenry@sympatico.ca
Social Media and the Modern Communicator
Panel Discussion presented by IABC/Toronto
Thursday, January 29, 2009 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Do you blog, Tweet or bookmark? Or should you? If these terms still you leave wondering, then you're missing out on dynamic new ways to connect to your stakeholders. Learn how to leverage the social media space and expand the breadth of your message. Bring dynamic social media tools into your communication strategies.
Cost: IABC Members: $35.00 Student Members:
$25.00 Non-members: $45.00 Location: Sutton Place Hotel, 955 Bay Street Visit www.toronto.iabc.com/events How to Find Corporate Writing and Editing Assignments with Paul Lima Presented by Editwrite Communication Services January 29, 2009 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Author of best-selling book The Six-Figure Freelancer: How to Find, Price and Manage Corporate Writing Assignments, will show you step-by-step how to project your annual revenue, determine billable hours, hourly rate, define the scope of your corporate projects and calculate accurate quotes Cost: $55 or $89 when combined with How to Profitably Price Corporate Assignments
Location: 1513 Dixie Rd., Mississauga, ON
http://writeware.ca/index.phpmain_page=product_workshop_info&cPath=1&products_id=6 How to Profitably Price Corporate Assignments with Paul Lima Presented by Editwrite Communication Services January 29, 2009 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Author of best-selling book The Six-Figure Freelancer: How to Find, Price and Manage Corporate Writing Assignments, will show you step-by-step how to project your annual revenue, determine billable hours, hourly rate, define the scope of your corporate projects and calculate accurate
quotes.
Cost: $55, or $89 when combined with How to Find Corporate Writing and Editing Assignments
Location: 1513 Dixie Rd., Mississauga, ON http://writeware.ca/index.php?main_page=product_workshop_info&cPath=1&products_id=6 How to Get Published ~An editor and an agent tell all~
With Brian Henry and guest literary agent Martha Magor of Ann McDermid and Associates Saturday, January 31, 2009 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
If you've ever dreamed of becoming a published author, this workshop is for you. We'll cover everything from getting started to getting an agent, from writing a query letter to writing what the publishers want. Bring your questions. Come and get ready to be
published! Location: Royal Canadian Legion, 80 Mary Street, Brampton, ON For more information contact brianhenry@sympatico.ca Writing Your History with Gayle Dzis Presented by Editwrite Communication Services January 31st, February 7th, February 14th, 2009 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
A series of 3 one-day workshops that take you from initial memories, to a complete, publishable personal history. Register for individual workshops or take the entire course. Day 1: Uncover Childhood Memories; Day 2: Turning Memories into Story; Day 3: Publishing Your Work. Cost: $89 per day workshop/$220 for the full course. Location: 1513 Dixie Rd., Mississauga, ON
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February Events
Note: All events are held in Toronto unless otherwise stated.
Editing Illustrative Material with Camilla Blakeley and Gary Blakeley
Presented by Editor's Association of Canada
February 7, 2009 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Includes lunch)
Blakeley Words + Pictures is their editorial and design company, providing services to Cost: $140 EAC members, $180 non-members
the publishing industry and the arts for 30 years.
Location: Northrop Frye Hall, Room 004, University of Toronto
Who's the Boss? Motivating Yourself to Freelance Success with Nate Hendley Presented by Editwrite Communication Services February 12, 2009 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Is your freelance writing business on hold because you just can't seem to get up the drive to make those extra calls and do the follow-up that keeps the jobs flowing? Learn motivating tips, and how to avoid de-motivators. Freelancers learn exercises designed to bring back your writing drive. Cost: $55 (discount for members of WEN, PWAC, WCDR or HHWEN) Location: 1513 Dixie Rd., Mississauga, ON http://writeware.ca/index.php?main_page=product_workshop_info&cPath=1&products_id=4 Effective Interviewing Techniques Presented by Editwrite Communication Services February 12, 2009 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Effective Interviewing Techniques will help build your writing business by improving the focus and details of your articles, making your work more marketable. Cost: $55 (discount for members of WEN, PWAC, WCDR or HHWEN) Location: 1513 Dixie Rd., Mississauga, ON http://writeware.ca/index.php?main_page=product_workshop_info&cPath=1&products_id=2
Freelancers & Start-Up Scribes: Launching and Running Your Freelance Writing Business Panel Discussion
Presented by PWAC Toronto Chapter
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 Registration 6:30 Seminar 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Networking to follow!
Learn what it takes to run your business as an independent, whether you are just getting started or need a boost to your client base. Successful freelancers aren't just born, they are made! Panel members Luigi Benetton of Luigi Benetton Communications, Dawn Boshcoff, President BOSHmedia Communications and David Johnston, Executive Director PWAC, share the secret indgredients for success. Cost: FREE for PWAC Members/Students, $10 for Non-Members Location: World's Biggest Bookstore, 20 Edward St. Visit http://www.pwactoronto.org/events_prodev.html
Why Organizations Hire Freelancers Panel Discussion Presented by Association of Independent Practitioners Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Networking to follow until 10 p.m. Cost: Members $25/Non-members $35. Location: Quince, Lower Level, 2110 Yonge Street (near corner of Yonge & Eglinton) For more information visit: www.toronto.iabc.com/events PodCa.m.p Toronto 2009
February 21-22, 2009PodCa.m.p Toronto 2009 is a weekend "unconference" for new media enthusiasts and professionals including bloggers, podcasters, YouTubers, social networkers, and anyone curious about new media. Topics from podcasting, to social media monitoring, to case studies of
new media in higher education. Cost: FREE Location: Rogers Communications Centre at Ryerson University 80 Gould Street Visit the Wiki to register: http://podca.m.ptoronto.pbwiki.com/ Fearless Writing: Conquer Your Writing BlocksPresented by Editwrite Communication Services February 21st, February 28th, March 7th, March 14th, 2009 9:30- 4:30 p.m This 4-day workshop offers a unique pairing of Emotional Freedom Techniques and creativity training that will show you how to overcome your personal limitations and get you writing prolifically and with confidence. Cost: $279.00 Location: 1513 Dixie Rd., Mississauga, ON
http://writeware.ca/index.php?main_page=product_workshop_info&cPath=1&products_id=3 From Desk to Bookstore: Making the Leap to Writing as a Career with Professional Writers' Wayne Grady, Genni Gunn and Deborah Windsor
Presented by The Writers' Union of Canada
Monday, February 23, 2009 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Designed to enhance the careers of book writers, whether unpublished, emerging, or established.
Cost: $45 (includes lunch)
Location: Ryerson University, International Living Learning Centre, 240 Jarvis Street, International Room
http://www.writersunion.ca/ww_prodevelop.m.ent.asp
Email: info@writersunion.ca
How to Build Short Stories and Novels with Brian Henry and guest author, Eve Silver
Saturday,
February 28th, 2009 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
This workshop will show you how writers plot a novel. You'll also get the best tips on writing short stories, where to get them published and how to win contests. Best yet, you'll see how to apply the story-building techniques you've learned to your own writing.
Location: Appleby United Church, 4407 Spruce Ave, Burlington, ON
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Writers' Groups and Meetings
Join a group to gain inspiration, support, job leads, or just a change in routine.
Writer's Meetups
Meetup.com is an online service that helps people organize community meetings that bring individuals with a common interest together.
Visit www.meetup.com to learn more about groups in your
area.
Indigo Books & Music Inc. is an official Meetup Venue Partner providing comfortable and convenient bookstore venues at selected Indigo, Chapters, Coles, and World's Biggest Bookstore locations across Canada.
East End Writers' Group
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 (and every last Wednesday of each month) Writing critique group welcomes new writers. Bring your short story, part of your novel, personal essay, memoir, play, poetry, etc. etc. to read for constructive criticism. Meetings take place on the last Wednesday of each month.
Location: St. Clair Ave. E. and O'Connor Drive
For more information contact samcraw@interlog.com
Valentine Recovery Show Hot Sauced WordsFebruary 19th, 2009 at 8:10 p.m.(and every third Thursday of the month) Poetry and Spoken Word Performance. A minimum of 2 featured readers every month, one male, one female. Interactive responses between audience and poets. Best open mic in town. Location: Black Swan Tavern, 154 Danforth Ave., 2nd floor PWYC http://www.hotsaucedwords.ca/hotsaucedwords/ Your Group Here!Want to list your writing group in this section? Email editor@NetWords.ca with all the important details including dates, location, contact info, and a brief description. | |
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June 3-7th, 2009
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Toronto, ON
Bringing together PWAC, CAA EAC, CSME, CME & Magazines Canada for a SuperConference you won't want to miss!
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2009 Canadian Science Writers' Annual Conference May 23-26, 2009
Highlights current science and technology issues, bringing together scientists, engineers, journalists, educators, youth and the general public.
Location: Sudbury, ON
Visit www.sciencewriters.ca
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Contests
Resources/PoetryContest.html
"Ten Stories High"" SHORT STORY COMPETITION
sponsored by Niagara Branch of the CAA
Hon. Edward Goff Penny Awards for Young Journalists sponsored by Canadian Newspaper Association
Deadline: January 23, 2009.
Journalists between the ages of 20 and 25 who work for CNA-member daily newspapers are encouraged to submit four examples of their
work for cash prizes.
Prize: $1,500
For more Information/Submission Fees:
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The Canadian Writers' Contest Calendar
2009 edition is now available!
Whether you're a beginner or advanced writer, if you're looking for places to send your work, you should put contests on your list. The Canadian Writers' Contest Calendar gives a full listing of contests in Canada arranged by deadline date. Whether you write non-fiction, short stories, poetry, children's writing or novels - it lists contests for just about everyone. For more information contact brianhenry@sympatico.ca
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