by Jenny Gates | Nov 25, 2021 | other, words, writing
There are many things I’ve missed since Covid took hold of our lives, but one in particular is the Children’s Hospital Book Market in St Vital shopping mall. Two or three times a year for the past 60 years, volunteers have organised thousands of donations...
by Jenny Gates | Jul 15, 2021 | writing
For those of you slogging it out on your manuscript and wondering whether it will ever be published, consider the story of author T. J. Newman. In the acknowledgements of her first book “Falling”, Newman says her manuscript was rejected by 41 literary...
by Jenny Gates | Apr 27, 2021 | projects, writing
The past year has been tough on all of us in one way or another. Too many people have tragically lost their lives, and too many more are struggling with the loss of family, friends, good health, livelihoods, and safety nets. Not being able to meet up in person, dine...
by Jenny Gates | Sep 8, 2020 | freelancing, storytelling, writing
The first words – in fact, the only words – I saw were Directing Mentorship. Everything else in the introductory paragraph blurred out as my imagination took me on a wild ride. Me, directing a play, at a major theatre company in my own backyard. For a brief moment, I...
by Jenny Gates | Sep 2, 2020 | editing, writing
If you’re doing a bit of writing at the moment, here are a few things you might like to keep in mind. All of these have come up on a somewhat regular basis in some of the manuscripts I’ve edited over the years, and even a few published books I’ve...
by Jenny Gates | Jul 15, 2020 | conversations, editing, freelancing, music, projects, speaking, stories, website, words, writing
One of many creative writing spots that will be used in the next six months. Actually, it began 10 days ago, but it took a bit of time to get my mind around the fact I am taking the rest of the year off. Not from any book editing that comes my way, but from a whole...