YRAC BLOGS
By: | | May 08, 2012 : The process of writing about living in a home where there is substance abuse is a delicate task especially because you are dealing with real live characters in your story.... read more »
By: | | March 22, 2012 : When people decide to help create something wonderful together for their community and the arts it makes a difference. The Aurora jazz+ Festival began as a one day trial in... read more »
By: | | March 07, 2012 : The Hippocampus, the small area in the brain shaped like a seahorse, originates from the Greek word ‘hippokampos'; hippos meaning horse and kampos meaning sea monster. This little sea horse... read more »
By: | | February 06, 2012 : As I get older, I find it takes allot longer for me to get excited. What a great opening line; I bet I have your attention now. It has been a... read more »
By: | | January 19, 2012 : Are you using your teenage daughter's Facebook to get the word out? Are you hounding your staff about Tweeting on the job? Was your website built by your sisters son's... read more »
By: | | January 18, 2012 : No one invented peoples' names; names simply developed and then expanded as the world became more populated. The history of names is a comprehensive one as not only did names... read more »
By: | | January 13, 2012 : We've just finished a month of festivities and now life resumes it's normal pace. No more wishing strangers well, shaking hands, and holding the door for little O'Ladies. The spirit of giving... read more »
By: | | January 06, 2012 : Nowadays if you're a musician, it's not enough to write songs or sing or play an instrument. You have to be a digital marketer and in some cases a digital... read more »
By: | | December 08, 2011 : Some of us can only imagine how bleak things must have been for our ancestors to leave the ‘knowing' of their homeland and to set their sights on the uncertainty... read more »
By: | | November 16, 2011 : Arts Admin and fellow Blogger, Samantha Rodin, and I got around to talking about art recently (of course!). My favourite part of hanging out with Sam is being able to... read more »
By: | | November 16, 2011 : English - where all rules have exceptions. Where sounds and letters hardly ever agree. Where we ‘see a movie' but we ‘watch TV'. Where a ‘fat chance' and a ‘slim chance'... read more »
By: | | November 16, 2011 : It's true. You can even by MY record producer, or at least an honorary one. All it takes is some money. But before you label me a total mercenary, read... read more »
By: | | October 26, 2011 : When writing a biography treat other characters how you would like to be treated if they were writing about you. It's a juggling act because you don't want to downplay your... read more »
By: | | October 14, 2011 : Mean people, nice people, peculiar trends, awful tragedies; these things keep us involved in our lives. Without villains there are no heroes, without creepy relatives - no normal ones, without disasters... read more »
By: | | October 14, 2011 : These days I'm experimenting with Twitter, because I was told by young, savvy marketing types that if I want to promote my music, I need to tweet. So far, I'm not... read more »
