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KT WAGNER
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Writers need healthy nourishment: Orange Bran Muffins
Writing does not typically involve much movement or activity beyond staring out the window, growling at the screen and pleading with characters. Put bluntly, writers tend to be cerebral and somewhat sedentary. I've decided to share the occasional recipe I've...
IWSG: How has being a writer changed your experience as a reader?
I've been studying fiction craft for the last six years. These days, when I read a story that isn't engaging me, I'm more likely to know why (head-hopping and/or poor characterization for example) I experience the urge to throw the book across the room. Life is too...
What writing rule do you wish you’d never heard?
I'm a couple of weeks late with this post. Not a great start to my resolutions, but late is better than never, right? (In my defense, I fell off the group list and didn't receive a newsletter reminding me - I've signed up again!) I don't think there is a writing...
Christmas Stories at The ACT, Maple Ridge
Next Tuesday, December 20th, Ronda Payne and I will be hosting Golden Ears Writers' fourth annual Holiday Readings by Local Writers evening. There will be a cash bar and the event is open to the public. Last year, I penned a short story for the 3rd annual reading, and...
Setting Goals for 2017 and Beyond
Over the last couple of days, I've devoted some time to sketching out 2017 writing goals and roughing in a plan to achieve them. (I'm enrolled in a seven day Plot Your Success in 2017 workshop at Savvy Authors.) Earlier today, out of curiosity, I clicked on a...
The Writer’s Studio 2015
I spent 2015 as a student at Simon Fraser University's The Writer's Studio, in the Speculative Fiction cohort with Hiromi Goto as my mentor. The mix of lectures and workshops, along with the strong sense of community, worked well for me, and I highly recommend the...
Short Story: The Hemlock Solution
I have a story in the fifth edition of Tigershark Magazine, The Mystery Issue. To read The Hemlock Solution, click here and then open the pdf (the link doesn't work in the preview - click on the headline for the full post)
Writing: Mining for Story Ideas
Science fiction asks the question, "What if?" For thought-provoking articles and snippets, one of my favourite websites is io9 We Come from the Future. The human capacity for rationalizing self-serving behaviour, even when it profoundly hurts others, is highlighted by...
“The Giving Season” inspiration
The fictional town of Ridge Falls (in my Christmas short story The Giving Season) is inspired by my home town, Maple Ridge. Three years ago, the blue lights appeared... Fred Armstrong, communications manager with the District of Maple Ridge, has put together a lovely...