I am here to help you make that good story great. You are the expert in what you want to say and I will help you get there and say it, so that others want to read it.
Welcome to The Word Studio
Hi there, welcome to The Word Studio. I am Andrew Binks, a published novelist andrewbinks.ca and author of short stories, personal essays and memoir, published (and prize winning) in some of the most esteemed literary journals. Please read my writing here and at my website blog.
While I have been in the valleys of rejection, the peaks of acceptance and those grey areas in between where manuscripts are lost, redirected and ultimately praised and published, I never lose sight of the immense pleasure nailing a story can bring.
As a wordsmith, story coach and language instructor, I have helped writers for over fifteen years to clarify what it is they want to say and how they want to say it.
My clients are story tellers and have created works from heart-warming memoirs for their families, to more jarring works of the human condition in all its drama and conflict that needed to be told. Others have created fictional stories filled with colour, musical language and the magic that is part of the creative process.
I hold an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia, where I studied with some of the country’s finest writers. At the time I worked as a reader/ contest judge for Prism International and Geist Magazine. I am currently editing my fourth novel as well as other people’s work. I teach writing and coach aspiring writers in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada, and around the world.
My Services
As a one-on-one writing coach my services include but are not limited to:
Story Coaching
Manuscript Evaluation
Copy/ Line Editing
Academic (theses, dissertations)
Self-publishing options: publicity/ website/ promotion/ creation/ cover design
Traditional publishing: Guidance finding an agent or publisher/ query letter/ search engines
Some highlights of work I’ve done along the way:
Paving the Way to Lasting Employment
(2013-14)
This project involved a multitasker like myself to write script, direct actors and write an accompanying manual, and then make it accessible worldwide to various educational and employment institutions.
Howe Sound Films
(2006-2007)Again, a while ago, working as a reader for Howe Sound Films (while ghostwriting a feature film for Keypics in Vancouver).
Japan Atomic Power Company/ International Management Institute, Tokyo Japan
(1999-2000)
One of the highlights while teaching ESL for over 15 years. I developed a curriculum and taught English and presentation skills to patent agents while a nuclear meltdown happened around me! Back in BC I taught English to immigrants, refugees and new Canadians and here in Ontario I have taught ESL to Canadian Forces spouses.
Two Complete Packages I’ve worked on including the covers:
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