When do you know the manuscript is finished or polished enough to send it out? Nikki Hillman
This is the most frequent question that plagues writers, Nikki. We tackled part of this question in my September 4th Writer Q & A post but I will elaborate more this month because it’s such a vexing question with so many variables!
The Vancouver Manuscript Intensive deadline is fast approaching. We’re accepting applications of your best creative non-fiction, poetry, fiction, and mixed-genre writing up until November 17th.
Work with one of our excellent mentors: Claudia Casper, Shaena Lambert, Rachel Rose, Cathleen With, Karen X.
I see all writing as a kind of translation that “bears across,” is a conveyance of an idea across the bridge from a mind to a page. But I wonder to what extent is this task possible?
Writers of all genres are welcomed to apply to the Vancouver Manuscript Intensive 2016.
Whether you have begun a manuscript, have a body of work that needs shaping into a manuscript, or have graduated from a writing program but haven’t resolved your manuscript, the Vancouver Manuscript Intensive is a comprehensive, tailored course developed specifically for your particular writing needs.
In the context of editing a longer manuscript, I hear people talk about how there might not be a clear narrative ‘through line’ and if so, how to find it? Do you have thoughts on this?
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Plot and Structure with Kathryn Para, MFA
Shortlisted: Ethel Wilson Fiction
Winner: Great BC Novel Contest
Date: November 7
Fee: $65.00
Location: Vancouver’s West End
Length: 4 hours.
NEW! VMI mentors and graduates will now be offering workshop and mini courses from time to time. Subscribe to the newsletter for notification.
Cost: $200 plus GST (10.00) total $210 includes refreshments
Dates & times: October 23, 7 pm-9:00 pm, October 24, 9:30 am- 5:30 pm
Register: Workshop is limited to 12 writers.
How do you know when to stop revising? I presume that if one does get picked up by an agent or publisher they will have their own editor who will ask you to revise again, so when do you know to leave it alone?
How do you match a writer/manuscript with a VMI mentor? [Donna Lee Mae]
First, it’s important to say that I’m the matchmaker! However, mentors review the writer’s application I’ve matched them with before I inform the writer whom they will be working with.
Everytime I ask myself a question, I answer it. Lately, this is the question: how do you find your voice in the telling and not sit too far back? In other words: how do you find that intimate tone when the material is so personal?
What are some guidelines you would suggest for writing an Acknowledgements page? [Rahat Kurd]
Often, this is a task to do in the 11th hour before publication but in fact, it’s an important piece of writing.
