Tag: Banff

Saturday Special from the Vaults: Picking the Bones

This is an unpublished and, as far as I know, never-submitted short-short I rediscovered in my files. I think I may have written it at Banff during the Writing With Style workshop on writing science fiction with Robert J. Sawyer, the same workshop out of which came Marseguro. The landing pod settled in the middle …

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My blogger went to Banff, and I all I got was this lousy post

Yes, I’m in Banff, enjoying a Self-Directed Writing Residency at the Banff Centre. And, no, I haven’t posted anything about it because…well, mainly because I kind of got out of the posting habit while on a long vacation in August and then I promptly became very very busy getting through my editing tasks for Fine …

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Robert J. Sawyer to be writer-in-residence at the Canadian Light Source

I’m tickled pink with the announcement that Robert J. Sawyer, a friend of mine and Canada’s most acclaimed science fiction writer, will be writer-in-residence at the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon this June and July. If you’re an aspiring writer, book a time to talk to Rob. I twice took part in his classes on …

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Photo of the Recent Past: Snowy Statue

More photos here.

Photo of the (Yester)Day: Mountain Morning

A final photo from Banff (well, this trip to Banff). After the snowfall on Sunday, Monday dawned bright and beautiful. More photos here. (Fresh ones soon!)

The truth about terroir

If there was a theme to this year’s Wine and Food Festival at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, from which my wife and I just returned (feeling very well wined and dined indeed, thank you very much) it was terroir. Terroir is a French word which has no English equivalent (and the French like it …

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Photo of the Day: Black-and-White Banff*

More photos here. *Actually, this is a colour photo. But you’d be hard-pressed to tell it at first glance.

The first sentence I wrote today…

The subs from Jumpoff Station hadn’t yet arrived when Emily and Farley and their unexpectedly still-living prisoner reached the shattered pier.Current word count: 66,153New words this session: 1,413Percentage of novel completed: 66.1 Got in an hour today after the wine and food festival wrapped up. It was a fabulous time as always, but a bit …

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Photo of the Day: Mount Stephen’s Hall

No blogging today, and no writing, because we’ve been tasting wine and eating great food at the International Wine and Food Festival at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. Here’s where we had lunch: Mt. Stephen’s Hall. Not bad, eh? (There’s currently a wedding dance going on down there–our room is right above it, alas, and …

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The first sentence I wrote today…

“Maybe you do,” said the girl behind Richard, and pushed him forward.Current word count: 64,740New words this session: 776Percentage of novel completed: 64.7 A short session today (and none yesterday). We spent yesterday on the road to Calgary, and today we went on to Banff for the International Wine and Food Festival at the Banff …

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