We’re All Experts Here

Sophie Kohn

Comedian and Founding Editor of CBC Comedy, Giggle Guru

I believe strongly that EVERYONE is funny! It's just often buried under layers of self-doubt, social conditioning, and other things in the way. I'd love to tell you what actually makes a good joke (it's counterintuitive!), how to identify your particular sense of humour, how different types of jokes are structured, and how to weave them into your writing. I’ll take you through some short writing prompts to help you develop your humour writing muscle. This workshop would apply most directly to creative nonfiction and memoir writing, but could also be useful for fiction writers.

Kelly Wilk

Writer, Invisible Disability Champion

Living as a neurodivergent person or someone with an invisible disability can be difficult to dig into. It can also be very easy to relate to, and a relief to talk about with other people. Especially if writing is your superpower! 

Mikaela W.

Writer, Scrivener Savant

Scrivener is a drafting tool that allows writers to draft in creative and non-linear ways! It has a number of helpful features that allow you to keep your focus on your project. I’ll show you how to keep your research, character sheets, and world-building information right inside your project, while emphasizing that only a very small portion of product knowledge is needed to use Scrivener effectively. I’ll also demonstrate some creative ways I use it for outlining and housing inspiration images, quotes, and more.

Natalya Androsova

Author, Inner Critic Conqueror

As writers, we spend a lot of time alone, one-on-one with our thoughts, our doubts, and our inner critics. When we get stuck, frustrated, or overwhelmed, how we choose to talk to ourselves and which voice we listen to can support or crush our dreams. I almost walked away from my writing dreams so many times because I listened to my inner critic. I want to show my fellow writers how, in those moments when they're ready to quit and walk away from their writing dreams, they can choose to break up with their inner critic and become friends with or even fall in love with their writer within.

Amarilis Pereira

Self-Published Author, Self-Marketing Maven

My self-published book has been selling monthly for 6 years, worldwide, with $0 spent in marketing. I want to share with you how I made it happen and how I continue to get free media for my book, so you can do it too.