Of course everything I say is arguable. But as a writer, and teacher of writing, I see an awful lot of similar kinds of challenges cross my desk. It’s actually wonderful as this contact with students and their writing continually pushes me to re-examine what I think about technique: what is successful? What isn’t? Why?

Please check out the specific pages on different aspects of technique which you’ll find in the left hand margin under the “on craft” header.

Here are some writing links I like.

See how one of Canada’s finest journalists, Silver Donald Cameron (disclaimer, he’s my brother-in-law, but I’m not biased) parlayed one query letter into $100,000.  I kid you not.

Canadian Literature has fine selection of magazine links.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Creative Writing Department has an interesting selection of writing-related and magazine links.

Some pithy advice to writers from the inimitable Margaret Atwood.

Up to date contests, markets and other things to excite the writerly heart from the Federation of BC Writers.

The Writers’ Union of Canada has  excellent articles on getting published.

Online poetry magazines, international festivals, research tools: fab links from The League of Canadian Poets.

Minilectures for creative nonfiction writers from the fine Canadian memoir writer Marjorie Simmins (okay, she’s my sis, but she’s good and a National Magazine Gold Award means I’m not the only one who thinks so!)