Writing in a Different Season – Writers & (Inconvenient) Transformation
Uncertainty in writing is possibly the sagest teacher. I’m not talking about the blind “I …
Kayla Geitzler
What Found Me in Buscalan: Honouring Person & Place in Writing
Our words have power. How we shape them, in ignorance, or even with our best intentions, can be harmful. Like many writers, my first attempts were artless and raw. Simple and clichéd listing descriptions, they failed to capture my subject with accuracy or depth. They lacked an ability and intent to honour.
The Cocoon – Revision as an Act of Transformation
Revision is more than just polishing your writing to meet pre-defined standards—it is a crucible. This liminal refuge between mind and page is primed for transformation; the superfluous, what is unsound structurally or stylistically is seared away, so that a writer is cocooned in recomposing.
Fearsome Feedback — Critiquing Fellow Writers
If you’ve been a member of a writing group or taken a writing course, one of the most nerve-wracking components is providing feedback for your fellow writers.
The Kayla Geitzler Interview
An interview-article on the writerly life of award-winning author Kayla Geitzler by Judy Bowman.
Writing Wholly (Holy) Unto Oneself & A Bit About Writerly Self-Esteem.
A regular feature of The Miramichi Reader, Kayla Geitzler shares her writing tips in her “Kayla Writes” column.
Coltsfoot – Tussilago farfara L. by Kayla Geitzler
“Coltsfoot” was written by Kayla Geitzler for Spellbound by Nature: A Spell-kit of Nova Scotia’s Nature Words.
How To Be a (Real) Writer – Pt 3. – Voguing in Your Technicolour Wool & Sharing Your Work
It’s inevitable, right? Creatives, especially writers, are often labeled with that word. I’ve been called …
The Judy Bowman Interview
JUDY BOWMAN is an award-winning author and former President of the Writers’ Federation of New …
How to Be a (Real) Writer – Pt 2. – Steal Your Little Heart Out & Break the Rules
Just like every other writer, I had to perfect the rules of fine writing—and in the beginning I didn’t like it much. I struggled with two important techniques: moving out of the abstract (“unpacking”) and understanding that the reader was not in my head.
How to Be a (Real) Writer – Pt. 1: Write You
I was five years old when I decided I wanted to be a writer. To be fair, most people don’t find their calling that early in life. But the passion and fascination I’ve had for books, the literary world, and the arts, never left me. Now, as Moncton’s inaugural Anglophone Poet Laureate, a professional editor & writing consultant, as well as the host of the Attic Owl Reading Series, the writing world is my entire life. But what I want to say to you is, that this is my journey and you don’t need to be any of these things to be a writer. To be a real writer, you only need three things.