Author: Ace Baker

Indirect conflict: foils in “A Day at the Races”

Feb 19, 2015

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Ace Baker

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Often, when you hear the word “CONFLICT” you might picture two people fighting–battling each other, duking it out, or fighting against a snowstorm or hurricane. What you might not think about is conflict that is created the way Jason M. Jones does it in “A Day at the Races.” Take a look at this excerpt: Your mother…
Ace Baker will be with the CTA in February and at the ACT in September !

Feb 4, 2015

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Ace Baker

in fiction, knockout idea, poetry, short stories

So far this year, I’ve scheduled two opportunities to present ideas about writing to others, and the first is coming up very soon. I’ll be in Coquitlam on February 20th presenting ideas to a group of teachers as part of their CTA (Coquitlam Teachers Association) district-wide professional development day, CREATING CULTURES OF LEADERSHIP. A colleague, Greg Sutherland, and…
Official Journey Prize nominations by PULP LITERATURE !

Feb 2, 2015

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Ace Baker

in champion, fancy footwork, fiction, golden gloves, poetry, short stories

“Victory Girl” Nominated by Pulp Literature The editors at Pulp Literature have been incredibly kind to me this year… My poem, “Big Red Schoolhouse,” was selected by past Poet Laureate George McWhirter as the winner of The Magpie Award, and was subsequently nominated by Pulp Literature’s editors for a National Magazine Award. One of…
My Guest Post on Crystal Bourque’s Blog : “Ace Baker: Poet at heART”

Feb 2, 2015

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Ace Baker

in fiction, novels, poetry, short stories

I originally met Crystal Bourque at the SIWC Conference in October, 2014. She’s passionate about writing, and we’ve been staying in touch, sharing ideas about that very subject ever since. This month, she asked me to pen a guest blog for her about the subject of the value of poetry to fiction writers. Here’s the…
SHORT STORY IN THE RED TUQUE FINALS!

Jan 17, 2015

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Ace Baker

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A short story of mine is in the finals for Red Tuque’s “Canadian Tales of the Mysterious” contest. That means it’s one of thirteen stories chosen to be published in an anthology later this year. Right now, they’re choosing the placings, so I won’t say the title of my story just yet, to keep the…
An evening of poetry with Czaga, Paré and Lane

Jan 15, 2015

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Ace Baker

in champion, poetry

Last night, at the Vancouver Public Library, I was fortunate (along with what appeared to be about 300+ other people!) to be able to take in an evening of readings by three gifted poets… The night began with Kayla Czaga, and her first published book of poetry, For Your Safety Please Hold On. Her collection has a…
Starting off 2015 with . . . a WEIRD rejection!

Jan 14, 2015

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Ace Baker

in sucker punch

Okay, 2015 is up and running and I’ve been away from blogging while concentrating on writing new works. But today in the mail–one of the strangest rejections I’ve ever gotten. Without outing the small press it came from (because I still want to submit work to them), here’s an excerpt of the letter: Thank you…
Nanowrimo: The Final Week? And I’m Stuck? What can I do?

Nov 24, 2014

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Ace Baker

in fiction, novels

NANOWRIMO: FINAL WEEK! So it’s the final week of Nanowrimo, and you find you’re stuck. I mean STUCK…like… STUCK like… but really, more like… WHAT CAN YOU DO? Try a few of the following on for size… Did you leave any gaps? Any chapters unfinished? Go back and flesh them out! The beginning of…
Ace Baker at Golden Ears Writers

Nov 21, 2014

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Ace Baker

in touch gloves

This past Tuesday, the Golden Ears Writers put on a presentation at the ACT–the Arts Centre and Theatre in Maple Ridge… Ace Baker dug himself out of his writer’s cave long enough to take it in… and so did many others… Pulp Literature editors Sue Pieters and Jen Landels gave an informative presentation on how to…
Nanowrimo Weeks two and three: Conflict and complication!

Nov 9, 2014

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Ace Baker

in fiction, novels

The Middle of Your Novel If you divide your novel into three parts, the beginning is roughly a quarter of your book. That should be over now, after the first week of Nano. The middle is roughly half your book, and that’s where we are now. That means that it’s time for what really drives…