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Quarantine Sunday, April 19, 2020

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Joe Cummings

Happy Ukrainian Easter, everyone! “Khrystos Voskres!” “Voistynu Voskres” ****** I had a horrible realization yesterday, but it wasn’t about the world, it was about me. However, in the world, Canada and the US extended their border restrictions for 30 more … 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Being an unpublished writer can be frustrating.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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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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First Story Part 2 – How To Write It

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Joe Cummings

So how do you get a 9-year-old to write a story? Sure, it’s hard to get his butt in the chair and actually write, but once there, what does he do? What have they taught him in grade 4? Much … Continue reading →

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His First Story

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Joe Cummings

I’ve missed a lot of kid ‘firsts’. First steps. First tooth. First use of the f-bomb. But this one I’ve managed to see. Last week, The-Youngest wrote his first story. He didn’t do it by choice, however. He didn’t sit … Continue reading →

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Stepdad Game Night

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Clueless In 2014, we weren’t always successful with Sunday Games Night. Sometimes we succumbed to the lure of shiny video games. Sometimes we were off traveling or didn’t have the boys until late that night. Sometimes, hey, you know, we … Continue reading →

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Born to Be

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Born to Be Sometimes I wonder, are we born to be something? To do something? Was Einstein born to be a scientist? Was Gretzky born to be a hockey player? Was Carrot Top born to be an idiot? What got … Continue reading →

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