Mary W. Walters Blogs
(and blogs, and blogs, and blogs)
You can subscribe to these blogs — one or all of them. They are ALL intermittent — only updated when the spirit moves their author (or one of her interesting commentators, including both supporters and critics!)
By turns irreverent, outraged, sombre and funny, The Militant Writer is a series of essays about writers and writing as we move into the era of the digital book. This is my flagship blog.
In I am Moving to Toronto, I recorded my travails and triumphs as I moved my belongings and my self from the small prairie city of Saskatoon to the Big Smoke. http://iammovingtotoronto.wordpress.com/shapeimage_3_link_0
A place for thoughts and observations on life in general when there is no where else to put them (well, except for on FaceBook): Notions!http://marywwalters-notions.blogspot.com/shapeimage_4_link_0
Book reviews! Here I talk about some of the latest books... and some books that have been out for decades! http://marywwalters-onbooks.blogspot.com/shapeimage_5_link_0
Reviews of films and movies! (Just some of the hundreds I watch every year. Bit of a movie addict.) http://marywwalters-filmreviews.blogspot.com/shapeimage_6_link_0
I used to teach creative writing at the University of Alberta (Extension) and at workshops across Canada. HEre are a few tips for writing effective fiction.
 
I also write fiction myself. Here are a couple of stories from my first collection, Cool. http://marywwalters-cool.blogspot.com/shapeimage_7_link_0
Well, this one was just inevitable, wasn’t it? Writing tips for bloggers.
 
In which I relate my experiences as I imitate the efforts of the main character of my novel, Rita, in The Whole Clove Diet, to lose weight - while simultaneously moving forward on my decision to self-publish my third novel....