Month: February 2020

  • Book Review | Reproduction by Ian Williams

    Book Review | Reproduction by Ian Williams

    I recently finished reading Reproduction by Ian Williams, the most recent Scotiabank Giller Prize winner. It was a little too experimental for me. While reading the book, I didn’t find myself feeling emotionally invested in the characters, but more like an indifferent witness to their lives. Williams’ use of language was, at times, distracting. If…

  • You Should Get a Markdown Editor

    You Should Get a Markdown Editor

    If you’ve been thinking about switching over to a markdown editor, you should. It took me a while to finally decide to switch over. I was holding on to Microsoft Word, believing that it was working well for me, and, for the most part, it was. When I discovered “focus mode,” I thought that my…

  • CBC Nonfiction Prize – Working on My Submission

    CBC Nonfiction Prize – Working on My Submission

    I’ve been working on my submission to the CBC Nonfiction Prize. I’ve hit a bit of a hurdle, though. I’m stuck trying to figure out how to get the ideas that are in my head onto the page. What are your experiences with submitting to writing contests? What do you do when you get stuck?

  • Self-Promotion

    Self-Promotion

    Last week, I was standing in one of the six aisles of cat wet food at a PetSmart when I got a text from a friend of mine. He was asking me about my latest blog post. He was just curious to know how I was promoting myself. When he found out that I don’t…