Category Archives for "Inspire"

Real Artists Don’t Starve with Jeff Goins

Real Artists Don’t Starve for Visual Artists, Musicians, and Writers March 20th from 7-9 pm at PageMaster Jeff Goins is returning to Edmonton and speaking Friday, March 20th at PageMaster Publishing. Cost is $20 and includes a Q and A. In Real Artists Don’t Starve, Jeff Goins debunks the myth of the starving artist by […]

All About NaNoWriMo

November often signals the start of winter—the days are shorter, the nights are longer. The air becomes crisp and, depending on where you live, there might already be snow on the ground. Many choose to take refuge indoors during November. Some prefer to spend the month binging their favourite series on Netflix, others take up […]

The Ultimate Guide to Canadian Writer’s Groups and Resources (An Ongoing Post)

Writers have been boxed in by popular culture as being solitary creatures. However, some of the best writing comes from that which has been combed over and beta-read by other writers in various stages of their career. Finding a writing critique group can be a challenging process, so we’ve done some of the research for […]

3 Easy Methods for Drafting Your Book

Drafting your book can feel like a Herculean task. Writers often ask: where do I start, how many drafts, where do I go next? It can be overwhelming, but we’ve found that finding a drafting method that clicks for you can help. Here are three popular drafting methods that our writers swear by, with a […]

Excellent writing: Clear objectives and one big idea

Excellent writing begins before the draftGreat writing is rooted in clear thinking. By setting clear objectives before the draft, writing will be easier, more effective and faster. A compelling article, engaging book or riveting speech brings one main point clearly into focus and, with supporting content, evokes a response. Excellent writing begins with clarity. Before the […]

Local Art for Awards

Local art awards are unique and memorable. For the December 1oth Gall Conference on Children’s Rights, PageMaster prepared five awards. The original, The World We Create, acrylic on canvas is by Aaron Paquette (an ArtStream Project artist). The image was digitally captured, printed and framed by PageMaster for the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and […]

Does It Matter if My Book Has a Similar Title to Another Book?

Question: I am unsure if  the book title that I am using is available or if I need to change it. Is there a way to do a title search or is this something you do? Answer: Here’s what you need to know: In Canada book titles are not copyrightable. An author’s main concern should be […]

7 Reasons to Write a Book

If you’re thinking about writing a book we’d love to know why you’re doing it. Here are a few reasons people have given us already. 1. Free publicity. It’s much easier to get radio, TV, magazine and online publicity if you have a book. The media need experts to interview, and often call ?upon authors […]