I blog and tweet about diversity fairly often but I’ve found it difficult to build momentum. This is probably because my tweets and posts are reactionary: something at work or in my own reading triggers a thought and I give a “stream of consciousness” response. But DiverseCanLit needs and deserve a more consistent and organized… Read Post
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#DiverseCanLit: A Lit Wish From Léonicka Valcius
[This article was originally published at The 49th Shelf] Diverse CanLit: A Lit Wish From Léonicka Valcius I only discovered CanLit two years ago. Though I was born in Montreal, I grew up in the US. The only exposure I had to Canadian literature was reading The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields (still one… Read Post
On Crowdfunding and Publishing
[This post is an elaboration of my tweets from Dec 10, 2013.] Another Kickstarter for a diverse anthology flit across my Twitter timeline yesterday. I used to support these automatically, either with money or by sharing them with my social networks. Now, I hesitate. I opened this project and skimmed the description until I got… Read Post
Vase. Protecting. Red
Another response to a prompt! I love that I was able to write scene from my actual NaNoWriMo stories using these prompts. This one is from Victoria Byron. “You’re not my husband!” Kayla pushed away from the strange man and dropped to the floor. The rug that covered the creaking floorboards was worn and threadbare…. Read Post
