By Karla Espinoza Rojas
Bolo Tie Collective
Turning The Page With Bianca Valenzuela
Foreword In small strides, our blog continues to evolve, as we hope you have since the start of the new year. We are turning a new chapter too, increasing our student engagement efforts to build up MacEwan’s creative writing community. We are grateful to you for bringing us closer together with each new article you … Continue reading Turning The Page With Bianca Valenzuela
Invoking The Muses By: Paige Reed
So you want to invoke the muses? Call unto the gods and have their divinity fill the pages of your writing? Perhaps you wish to ask an oracle about the life your piece may live. There are tons of writers who have pulled on Greek or Roman mythology to add depth and story to their … Continue reading Invoking The Muses By: Paige Reed
Braving the Darkness with MacEwan Alum Alaye Idikio
Foreword Last year, our creative writing community saw changes to our executive team, placing us on a path to becoming a more collaborative and inspiring environment for aspiring writers. As your blog editors for this academic year, Zoey and I are on a mission to provide a platform where student writers can showcase their creative … Continue reading Braving the Darkness with MacEwan Alum Alaye Idikio
Taking Risks in Volume VIII- By Zachary Jickling
I have always been a lover of writing and reading. When I was in preschool, I used to write short stories about heroic cats, rock men, and loads of other things I’ve now forgotten. I still have that book wedged in the corner of my closet, and I think from that point it just took … Continue reading Taking Risks in Volume VIII- By Zachary Jickling
Tying It All Together: An Alum’s Journey from Bolo Tie to Bold Writing Ft. Janel Lope
Hello! To the disdain of my enemies, this is another chance to boost my ego: a blog article for the Bolo Tie Collective. Bolo Tie and I go way back to before the pandemic when I was but a wee freshman at MacEwan University. In the first year, I painted my agenda with extra-curricular activities … Continue reading Tying It All Together: An Alum’s Journey from Bolo Tie to Bold Writing Ft. Janel Lope
Hard Worldbuilding Versus soft worldbuilding
By. Brandon Lang I don't think it's controversial to say that worldbuilding is extremely important when it comes to storytelling. It is within these little worlds where the lives of the characters exist, the world shapes them and they shape the world through their reactions to the world. It is also in these worlds that … Continue reading Hard Worldbuilding Versus soft worldbuilding
Creative Writing New Year’s Resolution
By. Brandon Lang Well, here we are once again, the end of the year. That time of the year when people reflect and realize that the majority of that time was spent watching Netflix or doom-scrolling. We reflect and wish to do more, to be more creative with our free time. We set New Year's … Continue reading Creative Writing New Year’s Resolution
Creative Writing with Dice and Pen: Using Solo RPGs As a Writing Prompt Generator
By. Brandon Lang As someone who adores roleplaying games, I cannot help but try and persuade people to try one when the opportunity arises. They are fantastic sources of cooperative storytelling that allow one to exercise their imagination and creativity, all the while being limited to chaotic probability in the form of clicky-clacky dice. With … Continue reading Creative Writing with Dice and Pen: Using Solo RPGs As a Writing Prompt Generator
Broken Spaces: Writing the Personal Essay, Creative Non-Fiction, and Vulnerability
By. Ashley Alton “Is art worth the pain it causes?” This is a quote that I have pondered on during my time as a writer, and it’s the fundamental question that arises when we write our most vulnerable work. Kay Redfield Jamison, who wrote Setting the River on Fire, addresses the struggles of madness, mania, … Continue reading Broken Spaces: Writing the Personal Essay, Creative Non-Fiction, and Vulnerability
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