On Creative Writing
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On Creative Writing podcast interviews with writers about all things creative writing. From Sheelagh Caygill 🇨🇦 in Amiskwaciwâskahikan-Edmonton. OnCreativeWriting.com and https://ko-fi.com/oncreativewriting
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Creative writing contest. The Writer's Spark Coaching Competition. A writer will win writing coaching, Brain.fm free for a year, editing, an On Creative Writing interview.
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Our poetry contest is accepting original poems in the English language by poets living anywhere in the world. Thanks to sponsors @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social and @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social and judges @kimmannix.bsky.social and Rob Winger. Full details:
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"The Creative Struggle: Navigating the Challenges of the Writing Life" is a free new guide with actionable tips on dealing with self-doubt, rejection, imposter syndrome, and more. Find it on our Ko-fi page!
https://ko-fi.com/s/ed9569132c
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November 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"The Creative Struggle: Navigating the Challenges of the Writing Life" is a free new guide with actionable tips on dealing with self-doubt, rejection, imposter syndrome, and more. Find it on our Ko-fi page!
https://ko-fi.com/s/ed9569132c
https://ko-fi.com/s/ed9569132c
Weekend podcast listen - On Creative Writing's guest host @kimmannix.bsky.social interviews @cjlavigne.com , author of The Drowned Man's Daughter. They explore how the book emerged from climate grief and pandemic isolation, her writing process, and more.
www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/ep...
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On Creative Writing is a monthly podcast show exploring all things creative writing, including fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, scripts, and essays. Host Sheelagh Caygill interviews authors and w...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Weekend podcast listen - On Creative Writing's guest host @kimmannix.bsky.social interviews @cjlavigne.com , author of The Drowned Man's Daughter. They explore how the book emerged from climate grief and pandemic isolation, her writing process, and more.
www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/ep...
www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/ep...
The latest piece on how good an AI LLM is at creative writing. Keep your eyes peeled for a piece by a diligent individual on why this isn't so.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/xAI-s-Grok-4-1-AI-chatbot-arrives-with-improved-emotional-intelligence-and-creative-writing-skills.1165563.0.html
https://www.notebookcheck.net/xAI-s-Grok-4-1-AI-chatbot-arrives-with-improved-emotional-intelligence-and-creative-writing-skills.1165563.0.html
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The latest piece on how good an AI LLM is at creative writing. Keep your eyes peeled for a piece by a diligent individual on why this isn't so.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/xAI-s-Grok-4-1-AI-chatbot-arrives-with-improved-emotional-intelligence-and-creative-writing-skills.1165563.0.html
https://www.notebookcheck.net/xAI-s-Grok-4-1-AI-chatbot-arrives-with-improved-emotional-intelligence-and-creative-writing-skills.1165563.0.html
Here we go again. Another fan piece on how great a LLM AI bot is at creative writing. Keep your eyes peeled for a study on why this isn't so:
https://www.notebookcheck.net/xAI-s-Grok-4-1-AI-chatbot-arrives-with-improved-emotional-intelligence-and-creative-writing-skills.1165563.0.html
https://www.notebookcheck.net/xAI-s-Grok-4-1-AI-chatbot-arrives-with-improved-emotional-intelligence-and-creative-writing-skills.1165563.0.html
November 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Here we go again. Another fan piece on how great a LLM AI bot is at creative writing. Keep your eyes peeled for a study on why this isn't so:
https://www.notebookcheck.net/xAI-s-Grok-4-1-AI-chatbot-arrives-with-improved-emotional-intelligence-and-creative-writing-skills.1165563.0.html
https://www.notebookcheck.net/xAI-s-Grok-4-1-AI-chatbot-arrives-with-improved-emotional-intelligence-and-creative-writing-skills.1165563.0.html
Award-winning author and creative writing professor Sam Meekings offers a powerful and deeply personal exploration of grief – and how writing can help us live through it.
https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/community/how-writing-can-help-us-cope-with-the-agony-of-grief-5396644
https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/community/how-writing-can-help-us-cope-with-the-agony-of-grief-5396644
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Award-winning author and creative writing professor Sam Meekings offers a powerful and deeply personal exploration of grief – and how writing can help us live through it.
https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/community/how-writing-can-help-us-cope-with-the-agony-of-grief-5396644
https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/community/how-writing-can-help-us-cope-with-the-agony-of-grief-5396644
A survey by the University of Cambridge of 100s of literary creatives reveals fears over copyright violation, lost income, and the future of the art form, as gen AI tools and LLM-authored books flood market. What's your view? #poll
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November 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A survey by the University of Cambridge of 100s of literary creatives reveals fears over copyright violation, lost income, and the future of the art form, as gen AI tools and LLM-authored books flood market. What's your view? #poll
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An interesting lunch read: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
OverDrive Sues OpenAI Over Sora App
The digital distributor to schools and libraries is charging the AI company with trademark infringement related to its new text-to-video app Sora, which has the same name and a “confusingly similar vi...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
An interesting lunch read: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Writing Tip:
There is a time to edit, and there is a time to write. Sure, some folks like to do both at the same time, but switching between those two modes can be mentally exhausting. By allowing yourself to write without edit-mode being on, you'll get more done.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
There is a time to edit, and there is a time to write. Sure, some folks like to do both at the same time, but switching between those two modes can be mentally exhausting. By allowing yourself to write without edit-mode being on, you'll get more done.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Writing Tip:
There is a time to edit, and there is a time to write. Sure, some folks like to do both at the same time, but switching between those two modes can be mentally exhausting. By allowing yourself to write without edit-mode being on, you'll get more done.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
There is a time to edit, and there is a time to write. Sure, some folks like to do both at the same time, but switching between those two modes can be mentally exhausting. By allowing yourself to write without edit-mode being on, you'll get more done.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
Sunday was a special day! It was the launch of @kimmannix.bsky.social debut poetry collection, Confirm Humanity. This is a beautiful collection by a talented poet! A recommended read! Find it here or at all good bookstores.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Sunday was a special day! It was the launch of @kimmannix.bsky.social debut poetry collection, Confirm Humanity. This is a beautiful collection by a talented poet! A recommended read! Find it here or at all good bookstores.
shop.alexismariechute.com
shop.alexismariechute.com
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I was due for a free coffee from my loyalty card. “Any drink, any size,” the barista winked. Naturally, my gaze settled on the grandest-looking latte to pair with the epic I’m currently reading. ☺️✨📖 ☕️ #BookSky
November 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I was due for a free coffee from my loyalty card. “Any drink, any size,” the barista winked. Naturally, my gaze settled on the grandest-looking latte to pair with the epic I’m currently reading. ☺️✨📖 ☕️ #BookSky
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I interviewed D.A. Lockhart for The Publishing Poet Newsletter. Check out the interview here: www.romandapoetry.com/d-a-lockhart...
An Interview with D.A. Lockhart
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November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I interviewed D.A. Lockhart for The Publishing Poet Newsletter. Check out the interview here: www.romandapoetry.com/d-a-lockhart...
Sunday was a special day! It was the launch of Kim Mannix's debut poetry collection, Confirm Humanity. This is a beautiful collection by a talented poet! A recommended read!
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Sunday was a special day! It was the launch of Kim Mannix's debut poetry collection, Confirm Humanity. This is a beautiful collection by a talented poet! A recommended read!
Novelist Catherine Walker on how hope, history, and feminism are the main forces shaping her writing. What shapes your writing?
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/post/catherine-walker-on-feminism-history-and-hope-shape-writing
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/post/catherine-walker-on-feminism-history-and-hope-shape-writing
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Novelist Catherine Walker on how hope, history, and feminism are the main forces shaping her writing. What shapes your writing?
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/post/catherine-walker-on-feminism-history-and-hope-shape-writing
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/post/catherine-walker-on-feminism-history-and-hope-shape-writing
Kim Fahner's new poetry collection The Pollination Field is getting strong reviews, and we have one hard copy for someone to WIN! Details here:
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/win-copy-of-kim-fahner-the-pollianation-field-poetry
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/win-copy-of-kim-fahner-the-pollianation-field-poetry
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Kim Fahner's new poetry collection The Pollination Field is getting strong reviews, and we have one hard copy for someone to WIN! Details here:
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/win-copy-of-kim-fahner-the-pollianation-field-poetry
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/win-copy-of-kim-fahner-the-pollianation-field-poetry
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hey! im launching my new poetry book, the book of sentences, this saturday 5pm at plan 99/the manx pub w zane koss! you should come! / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @invisibooks.bsky.social ;
here's a wee piece i wrote on the new collection:
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-book-o...
here's a wee piece i wrote on the new collection:
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-book-o...
the book of sentences
, notes on my new poetry title, available from University of Calgary Press,
robmclennan.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
hey! im launching my new poetry book, the book of sentences, this saturday 5pm at plan 99/the manx pub w zane koss! you should come! / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @invisibooks.bsky.social ;
here's a wee piece i wrote on the new collection:
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-book-o...
here's a wee piece i wrote on the new collection:
robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-book-o...
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Manahil Bandukwala, Heliotropia / @manahil.bsky.social @arcpoetry.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/10/mana...
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/10/mana...
Manahil Bandukwala, Heliotropia
My review of Ottawa poet Manahil Bandukwala's Heliotropia (Kingston ON: Brick Books, 2025) [ which won the 2025 Archibald Lampman Award, by...
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October 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Manahil Bandukwala, Heliotropia / @manahil.bsky.social @arcpoetry.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/10/mana...
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/10/mana...
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newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social : UNMET, by stephanie roberts / @biblioasis.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/11/kim-...
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/11/kim-...
Kim Fahner : UNMET, by stephanie roberts
UNMET , stephanie roberts Biblioasis, 2025 UNMET , the second collection of poetry by stephanie roberts, asks readers to conside...
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November 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social : UNMET, by stephanie roberts / @biblioasis.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/11/kim-...
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/11/kim-...
Why reframing the story of your life plays such an important role in well-being.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/myelin-matters/202511/the-science-of-expectation-how-we-shape-our-world
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/myelin-matters/202511/the-science-of-expectation-how-we-shape-our-world
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Why reframing the story of your life plays such an important role in well-being.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/myelin-matters/202511/the-science-of-expectation-how-we-shape-our-world
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/myelin-matters/202511/the-science-of-expectation-how-we-shape-our-world
Finished a podcast interview with poet and novelist Kim Fahner earlier. A pleasure to speak with an impressive poet and author of The Pollination Field! Kim's Q&A interview:
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/post/author-kim-fahner-how-grief-gives-her-deep-understanding-of-her-characters-feelings
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/post/author-kim-fahner-how-grief-gives-her-deep-understanding-of-her-characters-feelings
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Finished a podcast interview with poet and novelist Kim Fahner earlier. A pleasure to speak with an impressive poet and author of The Pollination Field! Kim's Q&A interview:
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/post/author-kim-fahner-how-grief-gives-her-deep-understanding-of-her-characters-feelings
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/post/author-kim-fahner-how-grief-gives-her-deep-understanding-of-her-characters-feelings
Did you enjoy Marco Melfi's recent interview with poet Chris Hutchinson? Read more from Chris in this Writers Reveal interview:
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/post/writing-tips-plus-advice-from-creative-writing-teacher-chris-hutchinson
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/post/writing-tips-plus-advice-from-creative-writing-teacher-chris-hutchinson
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Did you enjoy Marco Melfi's recent interview with poet Chris Hutchinson? Read more from Chris in this Writers Reveal interview:
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/post/writing-tips-plus-advice-from-creative-writing-teacher-chris-hutchinson
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/post/writing-tips-plus-advice-from-creative-writing-teacher-chris-hutchinson
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TONIGHT! CIUT 89.5 FM 10pm - 11pm Host @hollay.bsky.social welcomes poet Zachari Green talking about his book “Green” @radiantpress.bsky.social - Also on the show @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social on her book of essays “In The Field” @palimpsestpress.bsky.social TUNE IN TONIGHT!
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
TONIGHT! CIUT 89.5 FM 10pm - 11pm Host @hollay.bsky.social welcomes poet Zachari Green talking about his book “Green” @radiantpress.bsky.social - Also on the show @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social on her book of essays “In The Field” @palimpsestpress.bsky.social TUNE IN TONIGHT!
Not sure we need a govt study to confirm immersing oneself in art is healthy, but Katy Hessel's new book How to Live an Artful Life does sound interesting:
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Can art enhance your life? Here’s what I learned from Ali Smith, Tracey Emin, Claudia Winkleman and more
In our always online, AI-imperilled lives, simply looking at a painting can improve wellbeing and offer creative guidance. For my new book, artists and writers shared their advice on how to live life ...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Not sure we need a govt study to confirm immersing oneself in art is healthy, but Katy Hessel's new book How to Live an Artful Life does sound interesting:
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Extended metaphors linking stunning images so that in less than 20,000 words let you intimately know a character. Verse breaks boundaries and asks readers. Novels in verse:
https://lithub.com/the-invitation-of-brevity-ten-novels-in-verse-that-will-hook-you/
https://lithub.com/the-invitation-of-brevity-ten-novels-in-verse-that-will-hook-you/
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Extended metaphors linking stunning images so that in less than 20,000 words let you intimately know a character. Verse breaks boundaries and asks readers. Novels in verse:
https://lithub.com/the-invitation-of-brevity-ten-novels-in-verse-that-will-hook-you/
https://lithub.com/the-invitation-of-brevity-ten-novels-in-verse-that-will-hook-you/
It's less than a week to Kim Mannix's lauch of her new poetry collection, Confirm Humanity, set for Nov. 16, Audreys Books, 2 p.m. In the meantime, read A Day in the Life of Kim, and some of it is by her younget daughter, Fiona!
https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-artist-kim-mannix/
https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-artist-kim-mannix/
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It's less than a week to Kim Mannix's lauch of her new poetry collection, Confirm Humanity, set for Nov. 16, Audreys Books, 2 p.m. In the meantime, read A Day in the Life of Kim, and some of it is by her younget daughter, Fiona!
https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-artist-kim-mannix/
https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-artist-kim-mannix/
Is the new age of social media - powered by AI - more anti-social than the last?
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2025/12/ai-companionship-anti-social-media/684596/?gift=M90mcsZLfQoTvPssSWZo00h1Tdi0z3MDU0ml-42wW_c&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2025/12/ai-companionship-anti-social-media/684596/?gift=M90mcsZLfQoTvPssSWZo00h1Tdi0z3MDU0ml-42wW_c&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
November 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Is the new age of social media - powered by AI - more anti-social than the last?
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2025/12/ai-companionship-anti-social-media/684596/?gift=M90mcsZLfQoTvPssSWZo00h1Tdi0z3MDU0ml-42wW_c&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2025/12/ai-companionship-anti-social-media/684596/?gift=M90mcsZLfQoTvPssSWZo00h1Tdi0z3MDU0ml-42wW_c&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share