Writing the Wrong Way with Jonathan Ball, PhD

Jonathan joins GMB Chomichuk, Lyndon Radchenka, and Ken Janssens for a panel at Winnipeg Comiccon about The Eye Collector, their comic published under the Virus imprint of Heavy Metal Comics.

Read The Eye Collector here: https://shop.heavymetal.com/products/the-eye-collector-1 

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

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https://www.strangerfiction.ca/

Jonathan and Lyndon continue their discussion about Canadian writing grants, focusing on the project description section and what should be included.

Check out Lyndon's work at https://www.infinitestudio.ca/ 

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

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https://www.strangerfiction.ca/

Jonathan welcomes back Lyndon Radchenka to discuss the process of applying for Canadian writing grants. They define what a grant is and talk about the benefits of applying for them on a regular basis. 

Check out Lyndon's work at https://www.infinitestudio.ca/ 

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

https://www.strangerfiction.ca/

Jonathan welcomes back acclaimed author and graphic novelist GMB Chomichuk to discuss the latest entry in his Automatic Age series, The Backbone of Night (spoilers!)

Pick up your copy of The Backbone of Night wherever books are sold: https://www.greatplains.mb.ca/product/backbone-of-night/

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

https://www.strangerfiction.ca/

Jonathan welcomes author Chadwick Ginther in to talk about his new collection of short stories When the Sky Comes Looking for You: Short Trips Down Thunder Road. Ginther discusses his approach to writing short stories and how time management got him to where he is today.

When the Sky Comes Looking for You launches at McNally Robinson on Wednesday, Oct. 19. More details here.

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

https://www.strangerfiction.ca/

Jonathan welcomes in artist, author & editor S.M. (Samantha) Beiko to talk about her process of creating the world in which your characters can live through multiple story instalments. 

Find more of Samantha's work here: https://www.smbeiko.com/

Pick up your copy of the Dead Work Anthology at https://deadwork.ca

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

https://www.strangerfiction.ca/

University of Winnipeg Writer-in-Residence Jordan Scott joins Jonathan's writing class to talk to students and answer questions about his writing process.

For more on Jordan and his work: https://news.uwinnipeg.ca/2022-carol-shields-writer-in-residence-is-jordan-scott/

Pick up your copy of the Dead Work Anthology at https://deadwork.ca

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

https://www.strangerfiction.ca/

Jonathan welcomes in poet ryan fitzpatrick to define and discuss prose poetry, and its differences with traditional verse poetry.

Check out fitzpatrick's work: https://ryanfitzpatrick.ca/

Pick up your copy of the Dead Work Anthology at https://deadwork.ca

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

https://www.strangerfiction.ca/

Jonathan and Lyndon continue to break their Alien Invasion story, working out the structure of the tale in the process.  

Pick up your copy of the Dead Work Anthology at https://deadwork.ca

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

https://www.strangerfiction.ca/

Jonathan welcomes back comics creator Lyndon Radchenka to "break story" or come up with a completely new story idea from beginning to end. 

Even though the Kickstarter is now over, you can still get your copy of the Dead Work Anthology at https://deadwork.ca

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

https://www.strangerfiction.ca/