Biff Mitchell

Joined September 2020

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Bio

I'm a writer/photographer/illustrator wondering why I'm living in Atlantic Canada.

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How to Revise and Rewrite a Novel
It All Starts with a First Draft Ever see those advertisements for books and courses on how to write a novel? The writer, dressed casually, smiling confidently, sitting in a clean airy room, possibly the living room, with a spanking new laptop on the coffee table, merrily whipping up the year’s next bestseller, soon to be a movie. Or that traditional image of the paper rolling into the typewriter, words stamping onto the paper, pull out the paper, rolling in another sheet, sending it off to the publisher and waiting for the royalties to roll in. I don’t think this happens even in the movies anymore.
By Biff Mitchell4 years ago in Journal
Writing in Coffee Shops
Every coffee shop is different. Some are loud, some are quiet, some serve great coffee, some serve swill, some will put you into a writing groove, some will make you want to eat the porcelain cups.
By Biff Mitchell4 years ago in Journal
Writing in Coffee Shops
The focus of this workshop will be on writing fiction, but the principles apply to pretty much all writing, both fiction and non-fiction.
By Biff Mitchell4 years ago in Journal
Can Creativity Be Taught?
I’ve been teaching creative writing workshops for over a decade. I’ve had students who I thought were wasting their money taking the workshop because they had so many creative gifts.
By Biff Mitchell4 years ago in Education