Hello ,

“It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.” - Sarah Addison Allen

It is very much fall here in Vancouver. Sweaters, hot tea, crunchy leaves on the ground (frequently soggy) and lots of excuses to curl up with a good book, either one you’re reading or one you’re writing. November is traditionally hailed as a great time to get some words in on your manuscript before the crush of the holiday season. Know that we are cheering you on and here to help. Don’t forget there are hundreds of workshops available in the Academy for download on almost every topic you can think of to put in the search field, so be sure to check those out. 

Book Shopping and Sharing:

As we’re heading into shopping season, we’ll be starting a thread in the forums where you can share your book covers/blurbs and links to help others who are looking for that perfect book for themselves or friends/family. 

TCA Facebook Group:

Have you checked out our Facebook Group page? We have lots of fun topics from Writing Prompt Wednesday to First Line Fridays and Sharing Success Saturdays.  You’re welcome to join and have a chance to chat there as well as in our forums. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/521249170576363

 Workshop Wednesdays/Events: 

• November 13th - Different Kinds of Conflict with Eileen
• Don’t forget the sprint rooms are open if you want to get your words in with some company
• Be sure to check the schedule for all the regularly scheduled genre meet-ups and accountability groups

TCA Updates:

Thanks to everyone who came out to the TCA cocktail party at the SiWC conference. It was wonderful to see so many of you in person. It gets us excited to plan more in person events coming up in 2025. 

We’re working on an exciting line up for the first quarter of 2025 so stay tuned to see what will be afoot! 

xoxo

Eileen and Stephanie