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Free Interdisciplinary Writing Workshop on Fridays
I'm proud to announce the beginning of a new and recurring commitment: a free, interdisciplinary writing workshop for current LAC students on Friday afternoons from 12h30 to 15h at 2040 Mackay (Concordia's RR building). At the Liberal Arts College's 40th...
Review: Life-Changing Money (A Jeff Case Story)
It's always a joyful occasion when a beta-reading client releases their work to the public! Mike Slavin, a regular client and seasoned writer of non-fiction, has finally listed "Life-Changing Money" on Amazon this past week. I first started working with...
Walk More and Write Better
June 21st is Bring Your Dog to Work Day, so it seems an appropriate opportunity to introduce an unpaid yet never under-appreciated member of my team: Mac-A-Roni, creative director. I adopted Mac in 2013 while still completing my doctoral thesis in...
Postcrossing: An International Writing Project
I admit that I am something of a ludite. I refuse to bring a cellphone when walking the dog. I prefer reading a book to an e-reader unless at the beach or lying in bed. I insist on copy-editing long documents on paper with a Sakura micron pen. Obviously, I...
April is National Poetry Month: Dickinson’s “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”
I rarely get the opportunity to work with verse. This is a shame because I find that I agree wholeheartedly with such apologists for poetry as Giovanni Boccaccio and Philip Sidney who argue that this refined art has the power to unveil deeper, more universal truths....
New Flat-Rate Service for Resumés and Cover Letters
Hourly billing just isn't for everyone. It requires a level of trust that is difficult to muster in this digital age of faceless communication. I am pleased to announce a new flat-rate service option on the editing and custom writing of resumés and cover letters....