I entered the annual Toronto Star Short Story Writing Contest and….I didn’t win. I figured this would be a good opportunity to turn lemons into lemonade and teach some actionable steps that young, aspiring writers could use should they face the cold hard shoulder of rejection when entering writing contests. Mind you, this advice pertains […]
Month: April 2019
Does it Make You Cool to Have Never Seen Game of Thrones?
[This is a spoiler-free post] It’s Game of Thrones season again, this time for the final time. This high-fantasy, high-flying dragon epic has captivated audiences since its premiere in 2011, and now with only a handful of episodes remaining, it will soon be time to say goodbye for good to Lady Sansa, the mad queen […]
Believe in Yourself – Lessons from the 2019 CN Tower Climb
If you ever want to do something crazy but for a good cause, I highly recommend the CN Tower climb in Toronto, Canada. Standing at 1,815 feet, it’s the 9th largest free-standing structure in the world. And over the weekend, I scaled its 1,776 steps to raise awareness for the World Wildlife Fund. The 2019 […]
Why Fanfiction Should Be Taken More Seriously
The Hugo Awards, which celebrate the very best literary achievements in science fiction and fantasy, had announced they would be nominating Archive Of Our Own in the Related Works category. [UPDATE: AO3 won! Congrats!] For those not in the know, Archive of our Own (or AO3, as it is affectionately called) is an online compendium […]
Writing While Black – Expectations in Genre Fiction for People of Colour
I had a lot of time to think about Jordan Peele’s movie Us. I saw it with my sister opening weekend, and my initial reaction was…not favourable. I expected popular opinion to follow suit, but turns out I was in the minority. The film blew up the box office, becoming the highest-grossing horror movie since […]