INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / FEBRUARY 7, 1989

Writing Courses Continued

 

ideas; photography; and basic
Journalism tips.

"lll be honest about this sub-
ject: it's almost impossible to
make a full-time living as a
travel writer. But it can be an
absorbing hobby or even a
secondary career with a little
luck and a lot of perseverance.

"Although becoming a pub-
lished writer is feasible in
Canada, I think professional
writers quickly realize they have
to diversify as much as possible
into the international market-
place where the top dollars are.
The advantage of travel writing
in this case is the fact that one
country is always very curious
as to what’s going on in other
countries."

Daniel Wood teaches
Magazine Writing and is con-
sidered to be one of the leading
magazine writers in Western
Canada. He launched a stellar
career after emigrating from the
U.S. in 1968 and coming up
with what he calls "one of the
most important facets of writ-
ing, - a good idea. His
guidebook Kids! Kids! Kids! be-
came an instant bestseller and is
updated yearly.

“When I wrote my first novel
at 25, I had no idea you could
make money writing - that’s
how naive I was,” he recalls.
"As far as magazine writing
goes, there’s a large community
of magazine writers on the west
coast. Canada-wide our

marketplace is over 1,000
magazines, all of them requiring
freelance contributions."

The entire country is Wood's
marketplace, and like Caroline
Jackson he has made an interest-
ing life for himself selling
articles to international travel
magazines.

"I had to postpone my
Douglas College course for a
few weeks because the Globe
and Mail wants me to go to
Thailand and Nepal," he says.
"It’s a lot of fun, but it’s also
serious work: when you get paid
to travel somewhere, you’re ex-
pected to deliver top-quality
work in return whether you’re
dining out in Paris or thrashing
through the jungles of Borneo."

 

 

Daniel Wood's course on
magazine writing runs for six
Monday evenings beginning
February 13.

Other writers participating in
the Douglas College Creative
Writing and Media Arts courses
include mystery writer L.R.
Wright, romance novelist Moyra
Tarling, and storyteller/poet
Martha Stainsby.

For more information on the
courses call Douglas College
Community Programs at 520-
5477. To register, phone
520-5472.

Group Advising Sessions Schedule

 

 

 

All sessions start promptly at times advertised and are
approximately 1 1/2 - 2 hours in length. Sessions are free,
pre-registration is not required. All sessions are held at the New
Westminster campus unless stated otherwise.

February 7 - 10

Child Care Counsellor Program ........... Wednesday, Feb. 8
(full & part-time) and 0830 hours
Early Childhood Education Programs Room 4223
(Basic & Post-Basic) Georgina
Community Social Service ...........2.- Wednesday, Feb. 8
Worker Program 1000 hours
(full & part-time) Room 4211
Linda

Human Service Worker - Mental ........... Thursday, Feb. 9
Retardation Program 1000 hours
(part-time & full-time) Room 4211A
Sharon