The Write Project

You may now him from being the co-creator behind Men In Black , but Sandy’s portfolio far exceeds his credentials. Working on titles such as Captain Canuck , creator owned Canadiana, and a slew of other projects over the years, he is best known for being the creator behind Leap Frog and Century Man and co-founder of Sandstone Comics. Checkout Sandstone Comics using this link! Originally broadcast...

Kenneth Tam (born 1984 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian science-fiction author. His best-known works include The Equations Novels, the Defense Command series, the His Majesty's New World series, and the recently-complete Champions series. He is the son of fellow Canadian author Jacqui Tam. Both Tam and host Matthew LeDrew are routinely called the "start of New...

Travelling to write is a thing! As is travelling to get inspiration for writing! It's kind of the dream -- write your vacation off as a tax expense by setting your novel there! These 15 authors reveal their best Writing Pilgrimages! From Engen Books Ltd. : Carolyn R Parsons, author of Desolate Kit Sora, author of The Artobiography Chelsea Bee, author of London Calling From Flanker Press : Emi...

We sit down with SAL CRIVELLI from COMICPOP! to discuss our favorite single issues of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ever made! Part One! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , commonly abbreviated as TMNT, is a media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo, four anthropomorphic turtle brothers trained in ninjutsu wh...

Interview with Emily Hepditch, the bestselling award-winning insanely talented author of Alone on the Trail, The Woman in the Attic, and Sweater ! Emily Hepditch is an award-winning emerging author from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland. A prolific writer since childhood, Emily’s first publication came in 2015 when her short story Lifelike was published by Nelson Education. Emily received her Bachelor of...

Something ALWAYS ends up on the cutting room floor. Sometimes it's a character. Sometimes it's a chapter. Sometimes it's a whole plotline. In this episode, 14 authors reveal what's missing from their novels! Featuring, from Engen Books : Chelsea Bee, author of London Calling Jon Dobbin, author of The Starving Sarah Thompson, author of The Love of Summer Heather Reilly, author w...

On this episode of Write Project, eight authors dig deep and reveal their favorite books they read as children. Will these shine a mirror onto how they write as adults? From Flanker Press : Ida Linehan Young, author of A Secret Close to Home Emily Hepditch, author of Alone on the Trail From Breakwater Books Ltd. : Lisa Moore, editor on Us, Now Kerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex Claire Wilkshire,...

Interview with Emily Hepditch, the bestselling award-winning insanely talented author of Alone on the Trail, The Woman in the Attic, and Sweater ! Emily Hepditch is an award-winning emerging author from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland. A prolific writer since childhood, Emily’s first publication came in 2015 when her short story Lifelike was published by Nelson Education. Emily received her Bachelor of...

Everyone asks writers about their WORK space -- where they write -- but what's often more revealing is where they like to read! Today on Write Project, twenty authors -- including the astonishing JM DeMatteis -- break down their answers! Featuring, from Marvel Comics : JM DeMatteis, author of Kraven's Last Hunt From Engen Books Ltd. : Samm Joyy, author of A Decade Rhea Rollmann, author o...

Sometimes characters come to you with names fully formed... but sometimes, they don't. When that happens, how do you develop a name for the characters in your work? Featuring, from Breakwater Books Ltd. : Shelly Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of Morning Olivia Robinson, author of Blue Moth Motel Tzu-Hao Hsu, contributor to Us, Now From Engen Books Ltd. : Tanith Frost, author of Terror Nova:...

Sometimes in life, we are gifted with a special person who inspires us into action. For writers, it's often an ephemeral question: who inspired you to write? Featuring, from Engen Books Ltd. : Ellen Curtis, author of Infinity Samm Joyy, author of A Decade Rhea Rollmann, author of A Queer History of Newfoundland From Flanker Press : Barry Porter, author of Adventures of a Lightkeeper Helen C E...

Sometimes -- not always, but sometimes -- a classic is a classic for a reason. In this episode, nine authors and industry insiders reveal their favorite book that has fallen into the public domain. Which means anyone -- even you -- can go out there and make a collection of these. You know, if you felt like it ;). Featuring, from Breakwater Books Ltd. : Claire Wilkshire, author of The Love Olympics...

We all have things we'd like to change about our writing style. If you could go back and whisper something to your younger writing-self, what would it be? If you could impart that to a new author in the industry, what would you say? Featuring, from Engen Books : Sarah Thompson, author of The Love of Summer Lisa Timpf, contributor to ' Acceptance ' with Quadrangle NL From Breakwater...

Have you ever tried to read a book by an author and just... hated it? But then, later, come back and actually enjoyed it? What's up with that? Do you not have the framework for the book yet? Were you not ready for the book yet? Was it the book... or was it the reader? Featuring, from Engen Books : Lauralana Dunne, author of Ashes Matthew Daniels, author of Interstiches Lily McCarthy, author o...

Every new author has things to learn, but there are some major mistakes early on that some make over and over again. Eight authors reveal them so that you can avoid making them yourself! Featuring, from Engen Books : Matthew Daniels, author of Interstiches JRH Lawless, author of Always Greener From Flanker Press : Ida Linehan Young, author of A Secret Close to Home From Breakwater Books : Paul Dav...

It's in the nature of creative efforts that we are inspired by the world around it: the arts, world events, and... people! Friends, family, even perfect strangers form the inspiration of the characters that wind up in our books. But what do we owe those people, once they're there? Acknowledgement?  Respect? Money? Featuring, from Engen Books : Jennifer Shelby, author of Plague of the Dre...

It can be a lightbulb moment for an author: that moment when we learn that language can do things: change minds, tell stories, get us things. Today on Write Project, our guests offer their own stories of how it happened for them. Featuring, from Engen Books : Andrew Peacock, author of VIRAL Dr. Lisa M Daly, author of Their Sturdy Pride Jennifer Shelby, author of Plague of the Dreamless Lily McCart...

Robert W. Lundrigan was born and raised in the beautiful community of Upper Island Cove. There, the kindness of the people and the richness of the social fabric supported him in striving to be the best version of himself. He graduated from Memorial University and began his career working with the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation for three years. He then became an educator for the next...

It's the question you're NEVER supposed to ask an author... but we're asking it! How many half-finished or un-published books do you have on your plate? Featuring, from Engen Books : Hannah Jenkins, author of The Birds Come Back in the Spring JRH Lawless, author of Always Greener Dr. Lisa M Daly, author of Their Sturdy Pride Andrew Peacock, author of VIRAL Jennifer Shelby, author of...

On this episode of Write Project, 23 Authors Admit Their Great Shame: They Google Themselves! And we have on an all-star cast of authors to answer Featuring, from Engen Books : Andrew Peacock, author of VIRAL Yasmine Dalloul, poet contributor to Mythology from the Rock Chelsea Bee, author of London Calling Lisa Timpf, contributor to ' Acceptance ' with Quadrangle NL Erin Vance, author of...

Alright people: deal with the devil time. If you could give up one thing to be a better author, what would it be? Featuring, from Engen Books : Heather Reilly, author with Mythology from the Rock Ali House,  author of The Hunters and the Hunted Lily McCarthy, author of Quick Bright Things Chelsea Bee, author of London Calling Andrew Hawthorn, contributor of Terror Nova Yasmine Dalloul, poet contri...

Would You Consider Writing Under a Pseudonym? For what reason would you want to pen something not under your own name? Is it so different from what you usually write that it needs that level of anonymity? Do you want to see if people respond to your work sans name the same way they do when your name is on it? 18 authors reveal why (or why not) to do this industry practice! Featuring, from Engen Bo...

Ann Neville is a historian from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, who’s terribly shy of the spotlight.  However, academia isn’t her preferred outlet for her primary interest and specialty: the sociocultural anthropology of the British middle class from 1840-1880. Instead, she’s turned to fiction, where she can apply her research in a more creative way and pester everyone around her with the fun f...

Sometimes, authors form a unique connection to their work that borders on the spiritual, or mirrors a spiritual connection they feel in their lives. Today, 18 authors share if they have that connection with Write Project! Featuring, from Engen Books : Heather Reilly, author with Mythology from the Rock Dr. Lisa M Daly, author of Their Sturdy Pride Lily McCarthy, author of Quick Bright Things Chels...

TOTAL PARTY KILL (TPK): tabletop roleplaying slang for the situation of all characters dying in the same in-game encounter. At turns nightmarish, hilarious, brutally honest, and heart-breaking, TPK maps an unforgettable course into the fantastic dark of back-alley dive-bars, demonic underworlds, various rock bottom floors, and a whole host of monsters, both imagined and frighteningly real. Pickup...