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Reflections on the Nexus of Science & Speculative Fiction
This spring/summer, I took a course on “Science and Speculative Fiction” from Grant MacEwan University – in person, the real thing, for...
Grace Meikle
Jul 22, 20234 min read


Back to Basics: The Sound of Language
This summer, I’m taking a creative writing class under the guidance of Ursula Le Guin’s Steering the Craft. It’s a refreshing return to...
Grace Meikle
May 12, 20235 min read


Review of DUCKS: TWO YEARS IN THE OIL SANDS by Kate Beaton
DUCKS by Kate Beaton is a sweeping and graphic portrayal of the author's experiences as a new graduate from Nova Scotia who goes to work...
Grace Meikle
Mar 29, 20234 min read


Getting Feedback
This is Part Three of a three-part series of what I learned from writing my first novel. Click here to read Part One: The First Draft and...
Grace Meikle
Mar 12, 20235 min read


Edit & Revise
This is Part Two of a three-part series of what I learned from writing my first novel. Click here to read Part One: The First Draft....
Grace Meikle
Feb 26, 20235 min read


What I learned writing my first novel
Over the course of the past year and a half, I completed my first novel, a speculative science fiction adventure story 95,000 words in...
Grace Meikle
Feb 19, 20235 min read
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