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Happy Thanksgiving to all life-long learners out there!
Wishing you you all a blessed weekend with your loved ones around a bountiful table! And cheers to a healthy and productive fall and winter ahead!

We are super excited to start a new writing group with . This is our most popular and in demand program that would polish your writing skills and help you gain confidence as a writer.
Reach out if interested to jump on our writing spree for the next 8 weeks , almost until the holidays!

We are excited to start the new Fall season with our popular, most in-demand workshop for writers out there! Ready to kick start your writing?

This is an amazing opportunity for writers who want to polish and hone their writing skills while having an experienced and wonderful mentor and a community to share their work with and get the much-needed inspiration and support. Lorna is an award-winning author who has written 45 fiction and non-fiction books that span multiple genres and delight all ages of readers. Well-known for her long list of sports-themed series’, including the Amazing Hockey Stories collection, Podium Sports Academy young adult series, Puckster picture book adventures, Wayne Gretzky raves “they really help teach the importance of having good values both in hockey and in life.
Lorna has over 45 books published that span multiple genres.
For further info about our instructor Lorna: https://lornaschultznicholson.com/
This exciting workshop runs from October 15th to December 3rd. We will help you reach your writing goals by going through the fundamentals of the writing process, with weekly exercises and feedback. Plus you will have access to the beloved Canadian author Lorna Schultz Nicholson and a community of writers to get support, ideas and inspiration

For more info and tickets: https://bigstrides.ca/ or https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/creative-writing-workshop-tickets-417258540527

Program Details:
8-week Online Program includes Feedback and Mentoring
Week 1 - Introductions to Writing: Genres & Styles of Writing, Writing Process
Week 2- Character development, depth, backstory, narration and point of view
Week 3- Setting: Places, Scenes and Times
Week 4- Secondary characters and how they help to tell our story
Week 5 - Developing a story arc, subplot and most of all… conflict
Week 6 - Developing the story elements and pacing the story
Week 7- Bringing it all together and Editing
Week 8- Review of work accomplished, stories written, discussion on next steps

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This year the theme of Earth Day is . There is no big or small way to help restore our planet. Here are a few:
Reduce - Recycle - Reuse
Minimize Plastic in your daily life
Reduce Water Waste
Join your local nature clean up days
Repurpose
Plant trees

How are you making a difference? Join the conversation.

Wishing you all a happy and healthy Easter!
Keep your learning alive and creative juices flowing!

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