Writing and performing stand-up comedy is an incredibly rewarding creative process. To see the material that you have written gain an immediate reaction from a live audience is an amazing feeling. What is stand-up comedy? Stand-up is a style of comedy where the comedian performs in front of a live audience, reciting jokes, monologues, one-liners… whatever comes into their … [Read more...] about How to Write a Stand-Up Comedy Routine
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13 of the Best Online Grant Writing Courses
Are you an employee of an organization who is looking to develop your skills in writing grant funding applications, or in producing tenders for contracts? Maybe you’re an employer looking for opportunities to develop the ability of your staff to write grant applications. Not only are you upskilling your staff, you’re also investing in their ability to develop more business … [Read more...] about 13 of the Best Online Grant Writing Courses
13 Top Literary Agents in Canada
If you’re an author in North America who has written a fantastic manuscript that has the potential for large scale appeal, the next step is for you to find a publisher. At this point, a literary agent could help you by selling your book to a publisher, and negotiating a publishing contract for you on your behalf, which ensures your interests are well protected. Depending … [Read more...] about 13 Top Literary Agents in Canada
15 Urban Fantasy Clichés to Avoid
An urban fantasy book is one which has an urban and modern city setting, and yet, it contains supernatural components - hence the name urban fantasy, where a real world setting is combined with fantasy. Also known as modern fantasy, it is a subgenre of fantasy. The interesting thing about urban fantasy as a subgenre is that it can quickly spill over into … [Read more...] about 15 Urban Fantasy Clichés to Avoid
How to Write a Query Letter to a Magazine
So, you have had a great idea about an article or a short story, and you wish to submit a proposal – or a query – to a magazine. Before we continue to the actual top of how to write a query letter to a magazine, let’s explain some of the basics. 1. What is a query letter for a magazine? The general definition of a query letter is: a letter (or an email in these modern … [Read more...] about How to Write a Query Letter to a Magazine