Kathy Mac

Biography

Kathy Mac loves dogs; helps run the Odd Sundays Reading Series in Fredericton NB, Canada; published her first ebook “Wording Around with Prose” in 2020, her third poetry book in 2017, and a book of essays (under the name Dr. Kathleen McConnell) in 2012; is starting to envy retired friends though she still enjoys teaching creative writing at St. Thomas University; has won a couple of writing awards and been nominated for more; has brown eyes; used to have brown hair; is somewhat allergic to social media (sorry!); and has a website at kathymacpoet.com.

Books

Wording Around with Prose: Getting a First Draft out of Your Head and Onto the Page
Series: Wording Around. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 18,430. Language: English. Originally Published: November 16, 2020 by Wording Around Press. Categories: Essay » Author profile, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Literacy » Composition & creative writing, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Literacy » Style manuals
Wording Around with Prose provides a how-to guide to prose writing that covers everything from the practical (How to structure a story) to the philosophical (Why write?) with loads more writing topics, resources and prompts in between. During the COVID-19 lockdown in the spring of 2020, poet and creative writing professor Kathy Mac (St. Thomas University, Fredericton) volunteered to teach a...
Wording Around With Editing: Getting Your First Draft Ready to Publish
Series: Wording Around, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 14,470. Language: English. Originally Published: March 18, 2022 by Wording Around Press. Categories: Essay » Author profile, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Study guides -- General, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Literacy » Composition & creative writing, Nonfiction » General reference
Wording Around with Editing gives readers everything they need to get their first draft of any writing project ready to publish. The first three chapters detail steps of the editing process and introduce the types of editing: Substantive, Stylistic and Copy. The next four chapters get into the nitty gritty of each of those, with an additional chapter on Proofreading. The final three chapters...

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