Rock your writing with pencil-sharp tips and invaluable tricks of the trade from Miss Write, aka Mary Rajotte.
These informative articles will help kick your creativity into high-gear!
Do you have writing-related news you think Mary should know about? What types of articles would you like to see her cover? Email her at torontowriting@gmail.com!
CHARACTERS
The choice of your main character can make or break your story. These articles provide a few tips on how to choose your POV character.
- Creating fictional characters from your real life
- How strategic planning can sell your story
- Create compelling characters with comprehensive worksheets
- Does the name of your character really matter?
- How to choose your POV Character
- 5 time-saving tips for editing your writing
- The importance of careers for your characters
Photo: M. Rajotte
WORKSHEETS
If you like to plot your project from start to finish, there are a variety of worksheets to be found for every stage from planning to editing.
- Brainstorming techniques for plotters
- Time-saving note taking strategies for writers
- Create compelling characters with comprehensive worksheets
- Develop and polish your editing skills with free worksheets
- How goal-setting will propel your writing career forward
Photo: Clara Lam
STRATEGIES
With these tips for productivity, goal-setting and networking, you can hit the ground running at the start of any project.
- A winning writing strategy to start off the New Year
- How keeping a journal can improve your writing
- Build your own book tour
- Boot camp for writers
- Manage your writing projects with Task Portal
Photo: M. Rajotte
SUBMISSIONS
If you’ve got many irons in the fire and need a way to remember where your submissions are, who they're with and how long they’ve been gone, try one of these resources:
- Submission Tracking For Writers Series
- Submission Tracking from Sonar3
- Submission Tracking from Writer's Database
- Submission Tracking from Duotrope’s Digest
- Submission Tracking from Writer’s Market
- Historical societies - an untapped resource for writers
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NETWORKING
Half the battle for writers of all sorts is just getting the words down on paper. The other half? Getting people to read what you have written.
Now that you have scribbled a story and polished it to a shine, the next step is to find an audience.
- Easy ways to make your tweets timely on Twitter
- The inside scoop on getting published
- Share your flash fiction on Twitter
- How workshops can help writers hone their skills
BRAINSTORMING
Get things in order and make the thought process more organic by using brainstorming techniques to make sense of your project and keep your creativity in bloom.
- 5 ways to develop story ideas
- Solidify your setting with an inspiration board
- Mind mapping allows your creativity to bloom
- How strategic planning can sell your story
- Brainstorming techniques for plotters
TORONTO RESOURCES
Just like any world-class city, Toronto is rich in culture and the arts. With annual festivals, year-round writing workshops and a series of classes offered from our local colleges, universities and independent organizations, there is something for every type of writer.
Check out these resources to help you move forward with your writing, and discover the local literary scene.
- University of Toronto articles/courses
- Ryerson articles/courses
- Misc. courses/workshops
- Toronto Public Library articles/workshops
- Other Toronto-related resources
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