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An(other) Open Letter to the Government of Alberta

Kathleen Sawisky

Dear Alberta Government, It's been a while since last we spoke, and a lot has happened in the Province of Alberta. Alison Redford is no longer High Supreme Commander of the Good Ship Lollipop, and Health Minister Fred Horne is the Intern Premier (Inmiere? Preterm?) Good for you, Fred. I'm proud of you, especially given… Continue reading An(other) Open Letter to the Government of Alberta

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Grateful

Kathleen Sawisky

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By Claire Griffin: Director, Marketing & Communications – Ronald McDonald House® Southern Alberta and Ronald McDonald House® Central Alberta 

I have always been fortunate and grateful for the good as well as the challenges in my life. The challenges created the bumps in the road that lead me to where I am today. But that all changed recently. As a Mom with a 3 year old son newly diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, I felt like I had run out of things to be grateful for. I was suddenly faced with a life of disability and all of the challenges, uncertainty, worry and stress that come with it. Each day was about making it through to the next and I really didn’t have time to even think about gratitude; let alone breathe in its abundance. I was also losing my ability to empathize with people, an emotional tool that is…

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In Which Hollywood is Going to be all Over This

Kathleen Sawisky

I recently learned from Cracked.com that there was an intense bidding war between studios for the rights to a Santa Origin Story Film. Apparently we have literally reached the end of creativity and as such, I have decided to toss my hat into the creativity cesspool that is the current Hollywood film industry. Oh, you… Continue reading In Which Hollywood is Going to be all Over This

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Guest Blog: Let’s Call it ‘Research’

Kathleen Sawisky

I was asked unexpectedly to contribute to the amazing blog of my fellow Critique Circle writers! Here are the random thoughts I came up with.

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Ordinarily, I post on Fridays.  But I wanted to introduce you all to a fellow writer from Critique Circle.  She has some interesting things to say about researching  a WIP. Take it away, Kathleen!   –D.M. Gutierrez

Let’s Call it ‘Research’

Guest Blog by Kathleen Sawisky

It can be easy to get distracted. Oh, I like this song!Hey, is that a popcorn kernel stuck in my teeth? Wow, when did I start growing hair there? But sometimes in the journey to creating a novel we become distracted by good things, and sometimes we call these things ‘research’.

I’ll admit, when I started my WIP I didn’t intend to spend so much time reading up about Alcatraz prison, its history, or even its architecture. But somewhere between the thought of “Wow, this would be cool to integrate” and “Hooray, I have finally integrated it” I entered the realm of obsessive…

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