I didn’t understand the land acknowledgments. At a live show. At a school event. At Fan Expo. When I first heard speakers take a moment to acknowledge the Indigenous groups who occupied Toronto, I thought it was an act of vanity. It was usually White speakers that gave the land acknowledgment; I dismissed it as […]
Month: June 2021
GIVEAWAY: Win a Free Copy of BLACK SCI-FI SHORT STORIES Collection [CLOSED]
Coinciding with the first Juneteenth to be recognized as a federal holiday, I’d like to promote Black Sci-Fi Short Stories, a new anthology collection released by Flame Tree Press. This is a collection of stories by 20 authors, both classic and contemporary. And best of all…I’m one of the contributing writers! That’s right – my […]
My Complicated Feelings on Sailor Moon Eternal
I never apologized so much than when my stepdaughter and I watched Sailor Moon Eternal. That’s not to say that my stepdaughter doesn’t have an appreciation of the Magical Girl genre. But there was something about watching the two-part retelling of the Dark Moon Circus arc that felt so monumentally…underwhelming. Like…we waited 5 years for […]
100 Writing Tips to Become a Better Writer
In honour of my 100th post on sylviesoul.com, I decided to comprise a list of 100 writing tips you can use to improve your writing skills and become a better writer. 1. Be consistent There’s that C – word again. There’s no two ways about it; if you want to improve, you have to create […]