Events & Workshops

Join our Winter Virtual Writer-in-Residence Gail Bowen as she discusses how writers can make thoughtful decisions about the elements of writing in this interactive Zoom webinar.

Measure Twice/Cut Once: 

This carpenters’ adage should be your byword as you begin writing. Whether you’re writing fiction, non-fiction, a play or a poem, knowing what you hope to achieve with your work and how you can best use the elements of your craft to reach your goal is essential. This discussion will focus on strategies for making thoughtful decisions about choosing the right title and the right protagonist, and creating secondary characters with beating hearts who play an essential role in your story. We’ll also discuss the importance of choosing a setting that will allow you to say what you want to say about being a human being. Finally, we will explore strategies for creating a plot that will go the distance and for pacing your plot so you’ll make it over the finish line.

This free talk is open to any interested writer. Eligible SWG members can consult Gail about their writing during her VWIR term: to find out more about this service, visit our website.

Gail Bowen is the SWG’s Winter Virtual Writer-in-Residence (February 1 to April 30, 2022). Gail is a prolific author, playwright and teacher. Her best-known works are the Joanne Kilbourn series of mystery novels, all of which are set in Saskatchewan. An Image in the Lake is the twentieth novel in Bowen’s Joanne Kilbourn Shreve mystery series. Bowen has also written four Charlie Dowhanuik novellas for Orca books. Sleuth: Gail Bowen on Writing Mysteries was published in March 2018. Bowen has written plays for CBC Radio and for theatrical production across Canada. She lives in Regina with her husband Ted.

Please register to receive your link to this free virtual event here.

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