From Peter Bloch-Hansen Writing is a form of speaking. We first learn language by hearing and repeating it aloud. Language comes to us mostly as meaning-filled sounds, long before we…
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Pics from “On Writing Fiction” with Thomas Froese Sat. May 17. Click here
Elgin Writers Guild hosted an afternoon session on writing fiction, and voice in fiction, May 17, 2025, featuring former St. Thomas Times-Journal reporter/photographer Thomas Froese, now an adjunct professor in…
Writing from the Heart of the Story
By Peter Bloch-Hansen Recently I had opportunity to talk about ‘writing from the heart’ of the story. What is the heart of the story? It’s what you want the reader…
Opening Lines
By Elgin Writers Guild Vice President, James John Miller The opening lines of a story have the power to spellbind the reader, or turn themoff altogether. Editors in publishing houses…
Silencing Your Inner Editor
By Elgin Writers Guild Fiction Critique Group Moderator Tara Walker You open a new document and poise your fingers over the keyboard. You’re going to write a novel, and it’s…
Book of short stories and poems now on sale
A version of this story first appeared in Hometown St. Thomas and is reprinted with permission. In the late autumn, 2024 , Elgin Writers Guild marked a significant milestone with…
On Being a Writer
By Elgin Writers Guild Member Peter Bloch-Hansen I wrote my first novel in Grade 8, a colossal failure, but here I am! Being a writer is just that –being the…
The Amazing Power of Little Squiggles
By Elgin Writers Guild Vice-President James Miller Words are incredible. These squiggles have the ability to transport you to another world,drive you to depths of despair, or elevate you to…
4 Ways to Make the Most of a Critique Group
JANE FRIEDMAN – JUN 6, 2011 “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” (Aristotle) “I was confused by your…