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Poor Cow by Steve Kerr 8/13/2016 4:14:42 AM
The film "Poor Cow" a classic of British 1960s Realism has
recently been re-released in cinemas throughout the UK.The
film based on a novel by Dunne and screenplay by Ken
Loach .It stars the young actress Carol White... more
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Have Faith in You by Deborah Ailman 7/19/2016 8:11:01 AM
Have faith in yourself and in your ability to put pen to paper. When you do, the words will come. It is when we doubt and put writing off (or don’t let anyone know that we have a book/books available) that we tend to fall by the wayside.
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Are You Getting Bogged Down? by Deborah Ailman 7/19/2016 8:10:39 AM
Are you getting bogged down- distracted by all the other things you have to do in life and find you have little time to write? And then you find, when you do sit down finally, that all those ideas have flown right out of your head? It happens a lot, ... more
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It’s Okay by Deborah Ailman 7/19/2016 8:09:50 AM
Many times, writers say that they don’t want to give their work away “for free” because that’s not the way to make money. You hear them say “Heck, I paid a lot to get that book published and now I need to make that back.” And you know what… they’re r... more
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Remember It by Deborah Ailman 7/19/2016 8:09:28 AM
You know, sometimes after we write and we have a book published, the second one isn’t so easy. (Well maybe not as easy as the first one) But the one thing we all need to remember is that what we have accomplished once, we can do again. If we had one ... more
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You Decide by Deborah Ailman 7/19/2016 8:08:26 AM
Sometimes we might look at other authors and the way they work. And when we do, sometimes we think to ourselves “Should I be marketing this way?” or “Should I be writing in this style or about these topics?”... more
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Are You Checking It Out? by Deborah Ailman 7/19/2016 8:07:34 AM
Are you checking it out- the facts behind your storyline?... more
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Are You Following Through? by Deborah Ailman 7/19/2016 8:07:12 AM
Sitting alone in front of a computer, it can be easy to get side tracked. When we write, we write of our own volition. We don’t punch a time clock, and most of the time nobody looks over our shoulder and says something like “Aren’t you done yet?”... more
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It’s In Your Hands by Deborah Ailman 7/19/2016 8:06:49 AM
Your writing…it’s in your hands. How far you take it is up to you.... more
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Switch It Up by Deborah Ailman 7/19/2016 8:06:23 AM
You know, sometimes we may get the feeling that ideas are just not coming to us. We have been writing in a certain genre but somehow, it has grown stale.... more
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It’s In the Music by Deborah Ailman 7/19/2016 8:06:02 AM
Sometimes it can be difficult to keep writing. Ideas don’t come or we just don’t make the time to sit down and get our thoughts together. So we keep pushing it aside saying we’ll get to it but the truth is that we need some inspiration.... more
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It’s The Most Necessary Ingredient by Deborah Ailman 7/19/2016 8:04:59 AM
It’s the most necessary ingredient in any writing project- belief in yourself. You need to believe that you can complete the project and that what you write will want to be read by many. Be willing to get out there and promote your writing. Now is no... more
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Toot Your Own Horn by Deborah Ailman 7/19/2016 8:04:03 AM
Don’t be afraid to do it…toot your own horn! Yes, you wrote a book so now, tell the world! Get business cards made up with your book cover on it and pass them out. I always call them ‘bookmarks” and pass them out to all I meet.... more
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Reflection of You by Deborah Ailman 7/19/2016 8:03:11 AM
Your writing should be a reflection of you. How do you speak? How would you sit down and tell a story? What words would you use? So now, instead of seeing yourself in front of a group of people, imagine your computer is your audience.... more
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Weigh It Carefully by Deborah Ailman 7/19/2016 8:02:31 AM
As independent writers, we know that it can be slow going getting our book into the hands of a lot of people we know would enjoy reading it. Having said that, it is very important the way we proceed in getting that done.... more
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Glen Campbell's documentary "I'll Be Me" by Lucille Bellucci 6/17/2016 7:20:10 AM
A special talent... more
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World Book Night by Suzy Davies 4/23/2016 11:47:24 AM
"Johari's Window" is my debut novel, and, once again World Book Night is here!... more
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A Toronto Reading Series by Richard French 4/19/2016 3:55:17 PM
A reading series called Authors at Harbourfront Centre is one event that gets me out and about. Two subway rides and a fifteen minutes walk from Union Station brings me to York Quay and the recreational and artistic venues on Toronto's waterfront. I'... more
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Recovering the Creative Impulse by Richard French 4/13/2016 7:42:36 PM
During frequent breaks from his writing work, Gary Michael Dault, a very creative man, filled numerous notebooks with sketches he made using ink and acrylics. Ten of these notebooks are on exhibit at the Peak Gallery in Toronto.
I visited ... more
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Insider Information on Faberge by Morgan McFinn 4/10/2016 6:39:49 PM
A brief anecdote on a famous character...... more
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