Lindsey Rivait is a freelance writer and editor from Windsor, ON with eight years of experience in the writing, editing, and publishing fields. She specializes in arts and business writing, grant writing, newsletters and mailing lists, press releases, press kits, and more. When she isn't busy with all that, she's plugging away at her first novel.
Archive for August, 2011
Upcoming Windsor-area Writing & Literacy Events!
Monday, August 29th, 2011Although it’s still a bit of a ways off, I decided I’d do up a quick post about some writing workshops and upcoming events for my readers in the Windsor-area. First up is the Fourth Annual Windsor Reads Week, from September 26-30 and October 22, where notable Windsorites will be reading from the Scotiabank Giller [...]
Handmade campaign: books without batteries
Saturday, August 20th, 2011One of the major issues in the publishing/literary world that I find most fascinating is the argument for and against e-readers. For those of you that have been reading my blog for a while, you know that I work best when I can get my hands dirty and go through paper copies of my writing [...]
Slang as a form of poetry? Absofuckinglutely!
Thursday, August 4th, 2011Great insight into the history and usage of slang– it ain’t all bad! My editor at the time was very excited I used “absofuckinglutely” as part of the headline. Perhaps not in the best taste, but when have I ever adhered to something like good taste?;) Slang: The People’s Poetry Michael Adams Oxford University Press [...]