How do you get one? #writetip The Crime Writers of Canada(CWC) offers a mentorship program each fall. To apply all you have to do is send in an application, your bio, a synopsis and ten pages of your novel.

I’ve just been notified that my mentor is David Cole, author of the Laura Winslow Mysteries.

I’m using my third novel, (working title Burnt) for this program. David and I will work together on improving the first 50 pages.

My first experience with a mentorship program was the Humber School for Writers when I had Joan Barfoot as my mentor. I believe this helped me get my manuscript into shape and accepted by my agent, Margaret Hart.

The mentors from CWC offer up their time and knowledge for free, proving the  generosity in the writing community is unbounded. Thanks to David and the other mentors for helping those of us at earlier stages in our careers.

I’ll blog about what I learn and how this program works out for me.

– A very excited mentee signing off for a day of writing.