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by Word Alive Press
A shy young man musters up his courage one evening and forces himself to go to a dance being held in his small town. Drawing in a deep, calming b...
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by Word Alive Press
Writers’ conferences have been refreshment stands along the marathon route to publication of my book, Blooming.The first time I went to a God Uses ...
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by Word Alive Press
I remember the day I found out.It was during session two of my first-year Creative Writing seminar at the University of Windsor. We had just rece...
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by Word Alive Press
One of the things I hear beginning and aspiring (and, remarkably often, seasoned) writers say over and over is how very difficult it is to say th...
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by Word Alive Press
Progress rarely happens in a straight line. It isn’t steady. It isn’t stable. Rather, it happens in fits and starts. For example, when you’re try...
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by Word Alive Press
On August 12, 2008 my life was changed forever when my 18-year-old son, Ben, was diagnosed with leukemia. Initially, after his diagnosis, a Faceb...
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by Word Alive Press
“Try not. Do…or do not. There is no try.”Ah; words to live by, and this particular pearl of wisdom is among my favourites. While I wish I could...
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by Word Alive Press
At Word Alive Press we know how valuable feedback can be to writers, and this week our blog will be focusing on how to receive—and give—feedback on...
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by Word Alive Press
A multitude of years ago, Phyllis Primmer, a writer of some renown in our neighbourhood, told me that she ‘saw a book in there.’ I knew what she ...
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