We all do it. We all need it. We all wish it were easier… Writers search for ideas. They depend on finding them. They often look for them in others. Whether poets, short-fiction writers, novelists or non-fiction writers, we often look for and gather stories from the experiences of those around us. But what if the source is resistant? What if recalling the story is traumatic? What then? Ted Barris, journalist, CBC broadcaster and author of 16 non-fiction books, has spent much of his professional life overcoming such barriers. As a journalist, broadcast interviewer and best-selling author of (among other topics) Canadian war histories, he has interviewed thousands of subjects – some willing, others not. Citing some notable examples – including from within his own family – Ted often is called upon to talk to fellow writers about getting the story and techniques for making it easier, when for all the world it seemed an impossibility.
Where: Writers’ Community of York Region luncheon
When: Midday, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2012
Contact: TBA