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Nina Munteanu is a Canadian ecologist and SF, fantasy and eco-fiction writer. She has published eight novels and a dozen award-winning short stories translated into several languages. Her novels are mostly eco-fiction and thrillers that explore humanity's tense co-evolution with technology and Nature.

Nina is also editor of several publishing houses and ezines. She teaches writing at the University of Toronto and George Brown College. Her three textbooks "The Fiction Writer", "The Journal Writer" and "The Ecology of Story" are used in colleges, universities, and writing institutions throughout the world. Her latest non-fiction book "Water Is..." explores the many identities of water (www.TheMeaningOfWater.com). Find more on Nina and her wor ...more

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Nina Munteanu I have a lot of different ways of dealing with the block. Most involve taking me away from directly working on the project I'm experiencing a block in…moreI have a lot of different ways of dealing with the block. Most involve taking me away from directly working on the project I'm experiencing a block in. Taking a walk in Nature, music, exercise, going to a movie with a friend, or a short trip--all re-align my focus and perspective, so I can return to my project refreshed and usually with some aspect of the block magically removed.(less)
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Nina Munteanu ...Sleeping in... Seriously, well, that is a perk. Writing provides me with a potent vehicle of expression and creativity that keeps me honest, workin…more...Sleeping in... Seriously, well, that is a perk. Writing provides me with a potent vehicle of expression and creativity that keeps me honest, working passionately, and so alive. I write to live and live to write. (less)
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A Diary in the Age of Water
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Darwin's Paradox
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In “A Dance of Cranes” (Dundurn, 2019) author Steve Burrows erroneously describes the actions and motions associated with canoeing. In the following scene, the protagonist Jejeune is canoeing on a river in the boreal wilderness of northern Canada:

 

The low sun seemed to light the stand of birches from within, flickering through the trunks like a strobe light as Jejeune rowedpast.  

 

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Jun 09, 2009 11:40PM

Nina I just wanted to thank everyone who entered The Fiction Writer giveaway contest last month. Four winners will be receiving a copy shortly in the mail. Visit www.ThePassionateWriter.com for more information on how to get a book or sign up for my audio lectures, webinars and workshops on writing and publishing. I guarantee they are as entertaining as they are educational (hey, my cat liked them!)


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