Diary of a starter novelist
The writing has officially begun, and while I am a little behind on my word count thus far, I still have much of the month to hit that lofty goal of 50,000 words.
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The Other Press, Douglas College's student newspaper since 1976. Articles, insight and updates from the New West and Coquitlam campuses.
How to meal
This recipe is swell for any vegetarians and vegans out there, or anyone who doesn’t want this harvest of sunset-coloured yams, ‘taters, and squashes to end.
L&S Listed: 10 works of Canadian literature you haven’t heard of, but should probably check out
Let’s face it; Canada doesn’t have the best reputation for literature, aside from the stuffy fodder of literary academics. Our world-famous authors are few and far between, so unless you love Margaret Atwood or Yann Martel you might be SOL for discussing Canadian fiction at cocktail parties.
The effects of writing
Some consider it an art; to others, it’s a lifestyle. For many, it’s nothing but an annoying and difficult requirement that you want to do as little of as possible. Regardless of how one feels about the act of writing, it’s done by almost everyone every day in some form.
Stop HIV & hep C now
A woman is wheeled into the emergency’s trauma room on a stretcher. Although she’s conscious, she’s been in a car accident and is bleeding from several injuries. She whispers to one of the paramedics that she’s HIV-positive.
Missing someone?
Recently, my best friend of 10 years moved to Toronto to attend the University of Toronto on a full scholarship. Her high school GPA was around 3.8, in the accelerated program. Ridiculous, right?
Comic Corner: Round two for Briggs
In the second attempt at adapting a series by popular urban fantasy novelist Patricia Briggs, we are given Alpha and Omega: Cry Wolf. Despite being a huge fan of Briggs’ novels, I regret to say that this book is no more successful as a graphic novel than its predecessor, Mercy Thompson: Homecoming.
‘Interstellar’ delivers deep emotion, cosmic visuals
Interstellar is the latest film directed by Christopher Nolan, the man who brought us such memorable blockbusters as Inception and The Dark Knight trilogy. This movie is a very difficult one to summarize without giving too much away and opinions of its merit are going to vary.
Nifty novel tips for NaNoWriMo
So you want to write a novel? Then now is the time to do so as part of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), an international movement to get writers to produce 50,000-word novels during November.
If it bleeds, it leads
Not to be confused with the X-Men character of the same name, Nightcrawler is a movie taking place in the nightlife of Los Angeles. It focusses on one sociopathic anti-hero named Lou Bloom, who’s trying to make a name for himself any way he can, amazingly played by Jake Gyllenhaal.