Category Archives: writing

Pandemic Aug 31st 2021 – What to do?

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Joe Cummings

Shouldn’t the pandemic be over? Nope, it keeps going on and on and on like some bad four-hour director’s cut of Blade Runner. So, what do we do now? Well, it’s time for me to channel the great philosophers like … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Resolutions or “Do Betters”

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Joe Cummings

I’m not one for New Year’s Resolutions, but I do like to think about things I could do better. So here is my Do-Better List. Eat Better – cuz man, last year I ate like I was 12 and lived … Continue reading →

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Date Night – Flirting in a Bookstore

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Joe Cummings

Time to Talk About Date Nights One of the hardest things to do with work and hockey games and concerts and sick kids and exhausted husbands is to find couple time. For a wedding gift, a friend, Sheila Watson, gave … Continue reading →

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SiWC Workshops – Sharing What I Learned pt 2

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Joe Cummings

The second part will deal with the exciting world of lion taming, and the business of writing. Minus the lion taming. It’s something I wanted to know more about, so I took not one, but three workshops. First up… Self Publishing … Continue reading →

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SiWC Workshops – Sharing What I Learned pt 1

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Joe Cummings

I’ll have to break this into 2 parts. One on writing, one on the business of writing (branding and self-publishing.) So let’s look at the writing. Don Maass, the master teacher of all things writerish, taught a workshop on Pacing … Continue reading →

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Surrey International Writer’s Conference 2017

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Joe Cummings

Being an unpublished writer can be frustrating. It’s one of the few jobs where you won’t get a pat on the back. There are no annual reviews. No bonuses. No Christmas Parties. It’s tough to stay motivated. Harder to stay … Continue reading →

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July 1st Canada Day

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Joe Cummings

Getting up early, are you mad? You wouldn’t think there’s much joy in getting up early, especially with kids. They’re like little alarm clocks… Oh, who are we kidding? They’re like garbage trucks right outside your window emptying a bin … Continue reading →

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Canada Day – What if Everything Goes Right?

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Joe Cummings

I’ve said it before, but the best stories don’t come from happiness or things going right. They come from falling asleep while waiting in the ferry line and being woken up by honking and a ferry worker banging on your … Continue reading →

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Life is Better With Plans, Right?

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Joe Cummings

It’s been a while since I blogged and to my six fans out there, I apologize. However. I have a plan. I’ve spent the last six months working on my novel, Yager’s War, a historical mystery set in 1940s Holland … Continue reading →

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Success @ Surrey Writers’ Conference?

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Posted on October 30, 2016 at 5/5/5 Oddly enough, I am more comfortable talking about my failures. I mean, hey, failures make for better stories, while successes, well, who wants to read about a hero who just succeeds? But sometimes we … Continue reading →

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