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Reality Skimming Blog
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On Becoming a writer
Andrew Burton explains how his relationship with his father impacted his relationship with writing, and encourages writers to "just do it"!
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Dec 29, 202512 min read
The Story of Polar Borealis Magazine
The story of how R. Graeme Cameron created Polar Borealis Magazine and Polar Starlight Magazine, devoted to Canadian Speculative Fiction.
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Nov 18, 20254 min read
Changing the World: One Performance at a Time
A practitioner of Augusto Boal's forum theatre illustrates its purpose and power through an example set in Mission, B.C.
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Nov 3, 202511 min read
The Story of Neo-opsis
Karl Johanson tells the story of creating and running one of Canada's two print SF magazines.
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Oct 20, 20257 min read
Embracing Change: Living and Writing from the Ecotone
Writing evolves through life, naturally. SF author Nina Munteanu addresses her changes through the idea of ecotones.
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Oct 6, 20256 min read
The Publishing Ecosystem: a Metaphor for Modern Authors?
A writer with ecology credentials looks at publishing as an ecosystem and why it will survive AI.
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Sep 15, 20259 min read
The Fabric of Story: Mythmaking as Method
Story as a woven fabric not a destination, as explained by author Chelsea Hann.
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Sep 8, 20256 min read
Fun First
SF author Jennifer Lott wants an agent to go pro -- but in the meantime puts fun first with her wacky fantasy documentary / podcast Wilzerlott.
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Aug 11, 20254 min read
Over the Hills- A Story about Newspapers
The story of a newspaper reporter who lost his job for taking it too seriously.
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Jul 28, 20254 min read
What We Can Do
The story of Joe Mahoney's creation of Donovan Street Press and taking control of what you can control as an author.
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Jul 13, 20257 min read
Zuckerberg's Thieves
Zuckerberg's theft of authors' work to train is AI and what we can do about it.
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Jun 30, 20254 min read
A Vague Sense of Unease
Stories may have always been larger than life but how should a writer feel about how far the pace of the digital era drives the need for "jepardies".
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Jun 16, 202510 min read
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