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Book Chat with the Manitoba Writers’ Guild
Autumn has begun and that back-to-school spirit is in the air. After a break in July, I'm back in my office writing the second half of a second novel that I haven't settled on a title for yet. It's...
How it feels to receive a book review
First, you should know that the experience of being reviewed doesn’t even start with a book review. You can write a novel, have it published with a traditional publisher, have a book launch, hit...
Writing a literary novel told by multiple points of view
It’s the most difficult kind of novel to write. Writing it is awful. Kidding. Somewhat. Writing a novel with multiple points of view comes down to faith; faith that the story will come...
A moment during a visit to McNally Robinson Booksellers. If you missed the book launch, the whole event can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/QLsmntYX2Yo, or simply input “Nancy Chislett” into the YouTube machine.
“For dad”
Authors have to contend with many decisions after a publisher picks up a novel. There is an author photograph to be taken, a website to be created or updated, fine edits back and forth between...
Winnipeg Bestsellers
Thank you Canada Council for the Arts
Well, I have to say that I’m still shocked. I applied for a grant months ago with the CC, thinking it might be a waste of time. I’m new to the field of writing. At the time of writing this, my first...
Upcoming release and book launch of Bombing the moon
Release Date: April 15th, 2022, available at bookstores Canada-wide. Book Launch: April 22nd, McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Avenue. What to expect A typical book launch flows as follows: A...
Is fiction escapism?
Yes and no. Mostly no. We can read fiction to leave our present surroundings, to enter our imaginations as they bounce off the words and images an author presents. We would spend time and go...