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November, 2013
2013 NaNoWriMo Goes Mobile with Wattpad
February, 2008
A Case of You by Rick Blechta is in Stores on February 29
February, 2013
A Clumsy Thing About Love
March, 2016
A Day in the Life
May, 2013
A History of Gathering
March, 2016
A Note on the Imagination
February, 2009
A poor time to be a writer
February, 2013
A Public Life
July, 2015
A Roadblock All Writers Set for Themselves Every Now and Then
October, 2011
A Thank You to Bharati Mukherjee Twenty-five Years in the Making
March, 2016
Accepting Rejection
January, 2012
Against the grain: networking Yogi Berra, Vaclav Havel, a liking for trouble.
September, 2010
Agent’s Corner: Do.It.Yourself Editing: Preparing the perfect manuscript for submission
June, 2008
Alice Munro's gone and back again
October, 2011
Alissa York Answers These Questions Three
November, 2013
All Is Revealed
October, 2011
All Writers Are Mystery Writers
October, 2011
An Empty Chair in the True North Strong and Free is Still Empty
November, 2013
An Interview with Lorna Schultz Nicholson, Canadian Children’s Writer
February, 2008
And as my time here draws to a close...
May, 2016
Arguing Balls and Strikes
October, 2011
Art Date/'Hot' Objects:
October, 2008
Artists are ordinary Canadians, too
November, 2013
Ask a Question
May, 2012
At the Desk: Bianca Lakoseljac
June, 2012
At the Desk: Nataša Dragnić
June, 2012
At the Desk: Shree Ghatage
August, 2012
At the Desk: Sylvia Gunnery
November, 2015
At the end of the "DEBRIS" tour - Notes on my first rodeo
January, 2008
Authors get inked
November, 2012
Automobiles and Literature
February, 2013
Becoming Nocturnal
March, 2012
Blog Alert! Lorna London Interviews Author Shelly Sanders on Her Blog, London Time
May, 2012
Blog Alert! Vikki VanSickle On Tour
September, 2010
Bohemian Like You
September, 2015
Booking Up: With big, big names at no, no prices, Appel Salon events are filling up fast
May, 2016
BookThug Announces New Non-Fiction Series
March, 2014
Boxing legend Chuvalo punches out his life story: wins, losses, and knockouts
November, 2013
BTW, Where’s Your Book @?
May, 2016
By Way of Introduction
December, 2008
California here I come!
February, 2015
Can I Get a Hey? Can I Get a Ho?
April, 2009
Candlelight and Waffles
October, 2010
Canzine Countdown: An Interview with Teri Vlassopoulos
May, 2014
Celebrating the Life of Alistair MacLeod
September, 2009
Chutzpah and Guile: Great Grants with Marnie Woodrow
March, 2013
Class is in Session this Fall as International Festival of Authors Partners with Humber School for Writers
September, 2011
Conflict of Interest: Fully Loaded!
May, 2011
Conflict of Interest: The State of Short Fiction Part Six: The Crafty Wick of Zsuzsi Gartner
January, 2012
Cursed: swearing off swearing?
June, 2011
Diaspora Dialogues at Luminato: Art as Safe Ground?
February, 2012
Dispatches From The Front Lines ...
June, 2008
Don't Quit Your Day Job
March, 2015
Double-Dipping Part One: Why We Write In Multiple Genres
April, 2015
Double-Dipping Part Two: Why We Write In Multiple Genres
June, 2009
Each city has its own soundscape: a conversation with Kate Eichhorn
October, 2011
Eden Mills, Alissa York and the Brooklyn Bridge
May, 2013
Editing Other People's Work
December, 2015
Eighty feet without a net - Conversations with John Irving
February, 2008
Eleven Questions with Dwight Hamilton
May, 2011
Escape to South Africa, with Emma Ruby-Sachs
October, 2013
Eulogies
February, 2013
Exclusive! Skydigger Andy Maize reveals "the last thing I'll ever write ..."
May, 2016
Faking It
January, 2009
Feeling a little rejected?
February, 2013
First Blush
December, 2014
First she self-published, then she became a bestseller
April, 2011
Five Things Literary: Roncesvalles Village, with Andrew J. Borkowski
November, 2013
Focusing
May, 2011
Forget CanLit, SportsLit Is Where It’s At
May, 2016
Form Blurbs For Your Friends' Books
February, 2013
Free For All - Canadian Copyright, Intellectual Property and What Happens Next: An Interview with John Degen
March, 2016
Gearing Up for National Poetry Month
May, 2012
Giving Back: A Chat with Kathy Stinson
July, 2014
Go Green, Write Outdoors
June, 2014
Got Any Good Lit Jokes?
September, 2011
Government Grants and Photoshoots
February, 2013
Growing Wings, and Penance
March, 2011
Guest Blog: Diaspora Dialogues: A leg up on a steep and slippery path
February, 2012
GUEST BLOG: Losing My Tesseracts Virginity In A Big Way
August, 2013
Harry Crews, Writerly Yardstick: A Guest Post from Author Lisa de Nikolits
September, 2014
Hello, my name is Diane!
November, 2015
Hello, Open Book readers. I'm happy to be here...
January, 2009
Hey, I have an idea!
July, 2012
Hoarding With Caution
January, 2012
Housecleaning: bringing historical fiction up to date?
December, 2014
How many pages do you give a book?
March, 2016
How the Light Gets Through
May, 2016
How to get your book published (No, Really)
July, 2012
How to Prolong Writer's Block
July, 2011
HOW TO TELL IF YOU’RE A WRITER
November, 2013
I Exploded the Soap
February, 2013
I Have No Idea What I'm Doing
December, 2007
I'm not afraid of you, 2008!
June, 2014
ICYM these: Some interesting ish from around the net.
January, 2009
In the beginning...
December, 2007
In Which I Explain The Meaning of Life... where else can you find that on a free web site?
December, 2014
Indie author love
December, 2014
Indie author love
May, 2013
INSOMNIA
July, 2013
Interview with Peggy Blair: Hey writer! The harder you work, the luckier you get
November, 2008
INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT PRIEST
November, 2013
Introducing a Young Writer - Jay Lewis
November, 2013
Introducing a Young Writer - Jessie Tollestrup
November, 2013
Introducing a Young Writer - Mary Innes
November, 2013
Introducing a Young Writer - Nemo Magnan
November, 2013
Introducing a Young Writer - Sebastien Wen
March, 2015
Is Originality (Whatever That Is) For Sale To The Lowest Bidder?
October, 2010
It Gets Better
June, 2008
It's a long story
May, 2012
It’s Time to Get Outside!
May, 2010
Katherine Govier Answers rob mclennan's Questions
September, 2015
Kid Lit Can, with Susan Hughes: Q and A with 2015 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction nominees, Part I
December, 2009
Kids & Ethics, yes please.
January, 2009
Lessons learned from a Forest Ranger turned Writer
May, 2008
Lien Chao Featured in Toronto Star
January, 2008
Luck be a lady tonight
March, 2013
Mentoring Aspiring Writers
September, 2011
Mentorship Matters: 7 questions for Elizabeth Ruth
May, 2016
Mother's Day
November, 2014
Moving on
November, 2013
My SideStreets Novels and How They Came About
May, 2013
Noticed: Author Amanda Leduc Talks the Value of the Detour
March, 2012
Noticed: Leah Bobet Talks Urban Exploration with the National Post
September, 2011
Noticed: New Diaspora Dialogues Writer Resource Wiki
July, 2012
Objects to Inspire
February, 2013
Obsessions
February, 2011
OBT Black History Series: Dalton Higgins
February, 2011
OBT Black History Series: Motion
March, 2011
OBT Celebrates Women's Day with Olive Senior
December, 2014
Oh, hi there ...
January, 2009
Oh, The People You'll Meet!
January, 2009
Oh, The Places You'll Go!
November, 2015
On "Fiction" - Writing from real life
May, 2016
On Doubt
October, 2011
On Empathy and Elections
March, 2016
On Making Connections
August, 2014
On Mystery Writing, with R.J. Harlick
November, 2015
On Navigating the Literary Landscape - Part 1
November, 2015
On Navigating the Literary Landscape - Part 2
February, 2013
On Plagiarism
November, 2007
On Quillblog: Day Jobs for Writers
July, 2015
On Sports and Writing
September, 2015
On the Sensory Pleasures of Putting Pen to Paper
August, 2010
On Writing & Translation, with Erma Odrach
March, 2016
On Writing and Gratitude
November, 2015
On Writing Violence
November, 2015
On Writing Violence - An Addendum
November, 2011
On Writing with Mark Lavorato
April, 2011
On Writing, with Angela Hibbs
March, 2011
On Writing, with Basil Papademos
February, 2012
On Writing, with Carmen Rodríguez
March, 2011
On Writing, with Cristina Perissinotto
March, 2013
On Writing, with Florence Gibson MacDonald
February, 2012
On Writing, with Joey Slinger
December, 2011
On Writing, with Lee Lamothe
November, 2011
On Writing, with Mahtab Narsimhan
October, 2011
On Writing, with Monica Kulling
September, 2011
On Writing, with Nino Ricci
March, 2012
On Writing, with Pietro Corsi
March, 2011
On Writing, with Rita Deverell
December, 2011
On Writing, with Rosemary Sullivan
January, 2015
On Writing, with Wanda Praamsma
July, 2011
On Writing: Special Edition with Jeffrey Canton
June, 2011
On Writing: the Short Story Edition, with David Helwig
May, 2013
Opportunity for Writers: Literary Retreat in Picturesque Muskoka
December, 2014
Part 3 of Indie Author Love, featuring Heather Wardell
May, 2012
Picture Book Authors Tell All! - Part 1
December, 2014
Poets in Profile: Kayla Altman
April, 2011
Poets in Profile: Lorna Crozier
April, 2011
Poets in Profile: Sam Cheuk
April, 2011
Poets in Profile: Shane Neilson
April, 2016
Profile on Amanda Earl’s NationalPoetryMonth.ca, with a few questions
May, 2016
Public Exhibitions of a Private Act
May, 2011
Q&A with Daniel Allen Cox On His Latest Book, Krakow Melt
December, 2011
Quillcast Episode Four: Clark Blaise and The Meagre Tarmac
February, 2016
Read Around The World: Part Two of The Extravagant JT Reading Program That Will Never Be Started or Finished
July, 2009
Readers Write: The Author and the Book
July, 2011
Readers Write: The Challenges of The Chosen Chronicles, Guest Post by Karen Dales
May, 2013
Reading as a Writer
January, 2012
Research? I drive a Ford
February, 2013
Robots vs. Bleeders
April, 2012
Sarah Tsiang is OBT's April 2012 WIR! (+ Book Giveaway)
December, 2014
Saying yes or saying no
July, 2012
Second Book Woes
January, 2008
Second time at bat
February, 2013
Self Care
February, 2009
Shaun Smith Interviewed by Nathan Whitlock for Open Book
October, 2014
Shifting Gears
March, 2016
Should I Write a Novel?
February, 2013
Snow Day
May, 2016
Some of the Best Books I Ever Read Weren't Books at All
July, 2010
Souled Out: Lost in Transliteration
April, 2013
Special Feature: Interview with George Fetherling
November, 2015
Taking Your Medicine in the Editing Room
February, 2013
Talking It Out
May, 2010
Ten Questions with Alessandro Porco
October, 2009
Ten Questions with Amy Jones
November, 2007
Ten Questions With Anne Hines
July, 2009
Ten Questions with Antonio D’Alfonso
March, 2008
Ten Questions with Barry Callaghan
June, 2008
Ten Questions with Beverley Stone
September, 2008
Ten Questions with Chris Eaton
April, 2009
Ten Questions with Clayton Hanmer (aka CTON)
January, 2008
Ten Questions With Corey Redekop
October, 2009
Ten Questions with Dalton Higgins
September, 2009
Ten Questions with Damian Rogers
February, 2008
Ten Questions With Deborah Ellis
December, 2008
Ten Questions with Dennis McCloskey
December, 2009
Ten Questions with Emil Sher
August, 2009
Ten Questions with Jacob McArthur Mooney
November, 2010
Ten Questions with Jeffrey Round
September, 2010
Ten Questions with Joey Comeau
September, 2009
Ten Questions with John Moss
January, 2010
Ten Questions with John Oughton
July, 2008
Ten Questions with John Scully
October, 2009
Ten Questions with K. Sawyer Paul
November, 2009
Ten Questions with Karen Shenfeld
November, 2008
Ten Questions with Kathy Kacer
June, 2009
Ten Questions with Lauren Kirshner
October, 2007
Ten Questions With Lynn Coady
August, 2009
Ten Questions with Marianne Paul
April, 2010
Ten Questions with Marta Chudolinska
November, 2009
Ten Questions with Mary Melfi
March, 2009
Ten Questions with Michael Rubenfeld
September, 2008
Ten Questions with Nitin Deckha
April, 2009
Ten Questions with Pamela Mordecai
February, 2010
Ten Questions with Paul Vermeersch
July, 2010
Ten Questions with Pj Kwong
January, 2008
Ten Questions with Rick Blechta
September, 2009
Ten Questions with Robert Paul Weston
July, 2009
Ten Questions with Sally Rippin
January, 2009
Ten Questions with Shaun Smith
March, 2009
Ten Questions with Sheree-Lee Olson
June, 2010
Ten Questions with Thom Vernon
August, 2007
Ten Questions with Todd Babiak
March, 2010
Ten Questions with Vicki Delany
November, 2009
Ten Questions with Welwyn Wilton Katz
September, 2007
Ten Questions with Zoe Whittall
March, 2011
Ten Questions, with Barbara Fradkin
May, 2011
Ten Questions, with Jessica Westhead
January, 2011
Ten Questions, with Kate Pullinger
January, 2009
Ten thousand hours
May, 2016
Thank You, and Good Night
September, 2011
The 10 Questions I Forgot to Ask Vivek Shraya While on the 401
February, 2012
The Bookninja Says Farewell
July, 2011
The Catharsis of Screaming
April, 2012
The Conversation: Anne Fleming with Beth Follett
June, 2011
The Death of Penmanship (and Penwomanship Too)
April, 2011
The Diaspora Dialogues Mentorship Program: The Physics Yardstick
March, 2012
The Dirty Dozen, with Anusree Roy
October, 2015
The Dirty Dozen, with Willow Dawson
May, 2012
The Dirty Dozen, with Zoë S. Roy
August, 2016
The Final Days of Summer Reading
July, 2011
THE FRIENDSHIP OF WRITERS
July, 2015
The Gift of Interacting with Readers
November, 2011
The Governor General's Literary Awards Roundup
July, 2011
The Great Canadian Writer's Craft Interview: Zachariah Wells
July, 2014
The Great Canadian Writer's Craft Interview: Christine Leclerc
July, 2014
The Great Canadian Writer's Craft Interview: George Murray
July, 2011
The Great Canadian Writer's Craft Interview: Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
July, 2014
The Great Canadian Writer's Craft Interview: Larissa Lai
June, 2011
The Great Canadian Writer's Craft Interview: Michael deBeyer
July, 2014
The Great Canadian Writer's Craft Interview: Shannon Maguire
July, 2014
The Great Canadian Writer's Craft Interview: Tim Prior
April, 2012
The Gutter Series: Between Projects, Poetry Edition with Jen Currin
April, 2012
The Gutter Series: Between Projects, Poetry Edition with Leigh Nash
October, 2008
The Implied Author Part I: The Virtual Audience
October, 2008
The Implied Author Part II: The Virtual Audience
December, 2008
The Implied Author Part VI: Editing and Dramaturgy: How Many Cooks?
January, 2009
The Implied Author Part VIII: Never Enough Attention: Becoming a Monster
May, 2016
The Long Odds
December, 2014
The Lucky Seven Interview, with Amanda Earl
December, 2014
The Lucky Seven Interview, with Binnie Brennan
June, 2015
The Lucky Seven Interview, with Craig Heron
March, 2015
The Lucky Seven Interview, with Pamela Mordecai
February, 2008
The moment of truth
February, 2008
The other side of the coin
December, 2010
The Perpetual Mentee
December, 2011
The Proust Questionnaire, with Barbara Reid
January, 2015
The Proust Questionnaire, with Cathie Borrie
November, 2013
The Proust Questionnaire, with Sean Kelly
November, 2010
The Slings and Arrows of Getting Published: Insider Tips for Would-be Writers
May, 2012
The Therapy of Writing, with Leslie Shimotakahara
October, 2011
The Top Ten Tips of a Writer's Routine
July, 2008
THE WALLFLOWER CONFESSIONS
July, 2008
THE WALLFLOWER CONFESSIONS
July, 2008
THE WALLFLOWER CONFESSIONS
July, 2008
THE WALLFLOWER CONFESSIONS
July, 2008
THE WALLFLOWER CONFESSIONS
July, 2008
THE WALLFLOWER CONFESSIONS
July, 2008
THE WALLFLOWER CONFESSIONS
July, 2008
THE WALLFLOWER CONFESSIONS
July, 2008
THE WALLFLOWER CONFESSIONS
July, 2008
The Wallflower Confessions
July, 2008
THE WALLFLOWER CONFESSIONS
July, 2008
THE WALLFLOWER CONFESSIONS
August, 2014
The WAR Series: Writers as Readers, with Ben Ladouceur
May, 2014
The WAR Series: Writers as Readers, with Lisa Pike
October, 2008
The Writer's Life
January, 2012
The Writers' Trust Posts Canadian Authors to the Yukon
October, 2011
These Questions Three with Robin Maharaj
February, 2016
Tiny Rooms of One's Own: Part 1 of Four New Writers to Watch - Faith Arkorful, Sofia Mostaghimi, Noor Naga, and Kristel Jax.
May, 2013
To Job, Or Not To Job?
October, 2011
Touring, Part One: what you will do, what you won't, and how you can
July, 2012
Travel Necessities for Writers
February, 2010
TTC (Totally Terrible Cop-Out)
July, 2010
TTQ'S Toronto Poets 5 Questions Series: ELISABETH DE MARIAFFI
September, 2010
TTQ's Toronto Poets 5 Questions Series: Ewan Whyte
June, 2010
TTQ's Toronto Poets 5 Questions Series: Jacob Mooney
July, 2010
TTQ's Toronto Poets 5 Questions Series: Myna Wallin
January, 2012
Undertow/Underworld : The Backstory
January, 2012
Video of the Week: Doug Gibson, Cartographer of Canadian Storytelling
August, 2010
Vincent Lam's Writing Tips for the CBC Book Club
February, 2012
Weekly Round-Up: Open Book Ontario
March, 2012
Weekly Round-Up: Open Book Ontario
March, 2012
Weekly Round-Up: Open Book Ontario
March, 2012
Weekly Round-Up: Open Book Ontario
March, 2012
Weekly Round-Up: Open Book Ontario
December, 2012
Welcome, welcome
February, 2016
Well, hi.
October, 2015
Weston Words, with Lynette Loeppky
December, 2014
What an agent wants
May, 2012
What, Me? Write Historical Fiction? -- Part 1
May, 2015
What’s Your Vision: Publish or Perish?
May, 2016
Where We Do What We Do
July, 2011
WHERE WRITERS LIVE
May, 2015
Whodunit? Writing Mystery Novels for Kids: Part One
June, 2015
Whodunit? Writing Mystery Novels for Kids: Part Two
November, 2014
Who’s Sponsoring Your Publishing Dreams: Puma, a publisher, or no one?
February, 2016
Why Writers Should Be Reading Works in Translation or Part 1 of The Extravagant JT Reading Plan Never to Be Started or Completed
February, 2013
Wide Open Space
October, 2011
With Coffee and an Explanation in Hand
March, 2012
Words From The Street: The March Madness Edition
May, 2016
Work
February, 2013
Writer's Block Doesn't Exist
April, 2012
Writers and Retreats: Pros and Cons
May, 2013
Writers' Retreat Opportunity: A Camp Getaway for Authors!
March, 2016
Writing "Well"
December, 2007
Writing A01
December, 2007
Writing AO1, installment #2: Size Totally Matters
December, 2007
Writing AO1, installment #2: Size Totally Matters.
December, 2007
Writing AO1, installment #3: Editors and Other Goddesses
March, 2016
Writing as a Way "In"
October, 2013
Writing Fatherhood
November, 2013
Writing for Kids - an Interview with Arthur Slade
February, 2016
Writing Hangovers Are Denim on Denim: Part 2 of Four New Writers to Watch
June, 2012
Writing in the Family: Max Layton and Barry Callaghan on Can. Lit. Childhood
June, 2012
Writing Life
May, 2013
Writing Retreats
March, 2016
Writing Tips (Tips Also Appreciated)
February, 2013
Writing Vs. Being A Writer
May, 2011
Your face is familiar but I haven't the faintest idea who you are: Confessions of a Face-blind Raconteur
October, 2007
Zoe T. Leroy asks author about Britney, Chris Crocker, David Miller, Unicorns, Babies and her First Novel!
October, 2007
Zoe T. LeRoy Interviews Hot Shot ECW Author Brian Joseph Davis about His New Novel "I, Tania"!
February, 2014
“As a writer you make your own weather”: Irish crime writer Eoin McNamee on style, voice, and the imperative to be renegade
July, 2015
“…writing was a nasty habit or addiction that I would have to support.”
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