By Karla Espinoza Rojas
Writing
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
Weekend Writing Prompts: NEW BEGINNINGS
Welcome back to another year of writing prompts to get your creative juices flowing. Since this is the start of a new academic year, we thought we'd start things off by writing about new beginnings. Poetry: Write about starting fresh. Maybe it's about moving to a new city or starting a new chapter of your life … Continue reading Weekend Writing Prompts: NEW BEGINNINGS
October Events
Once again, autumn is here, and with the changing leaves and suddenly too-frigid temperatures the Bolo Tie Collective is gearing up for the new academic year. And that means events and happenings for the month of October. Early October: Volume IV Call for Submissions Submissions are now open for the next volume of our anthology. … Continue reading October Events
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