Scott Bury

Things writers do that drive me crazy

You may have noticed that I’ve been posting and announcing about the number of manuscripts I’ve been editing lately. am editing a lot of fiction these days.  The latest books edited by The Written Word to be published Amnesia By D.G. Torrens Cassie is suffering from trauma-induced amnesia. Weekly visits to her psychologist are proving […]

Gateway by David C. Cassidy

The latest editing project of The Written Word has hit the retailers: Gateway, the latest release by the master of horror, David C. Cassidy. This is the second David C. Cassidy work edited by The Written Word, following The Dark, published in 2014. “A perfectly creepy story that will keep you up at night … […]

Canada Day for good and ill

It’s a Canada Day like no other before. Communities from coast to coast to coast, from mountains to prairies to forests, are cancelling fireworks and other festivities, in recognition of the pain and sorrow wrought by the discoveries of over a thousand unmarked graves of Indigenous children at residential schools. Schools these children were forced […]

Woman reading on the beach

It’s beach reading season! Yes, it’s finally here, after the most difficult year in a long, long time. Enter the eBook & Paperback Sweepstakes! (2) Winners of eBook “Gift Baskets” of ALL ebooks Other Winners of individual ebooks or paperbacks (randomly selected) So whether you’re going to be reading on the sand, with your feet […]

Amnesia by D.G. Torrens

Amnesia, by bestseller D.G. Torrens Amnesia, a romantic suspense novel by the acclaimed, bestselling author D.G. Torrens, is now out! This is the latest editing project, edited by Scott Bury, to be published. What’s it about? Cassie is suffering from trauma-induced amnesia. Weekly visits to her psychologist are proving challenging until fragments from the night […]

One message, one idea—or you risk sounding foolish

The importance of clarity Every message has to have one clear, main message. Mix in too many, and you risk coming across as confused, dishonest or ridiculous. And when you change your messaging, you lose credibility. Sometimes, you have to change your message because circumstances change, or we learn more. Even so, you will raise […]

The blame game leaves questions hanging

Whose fault is the delay in delivering Pfizer-Biontech’s COVID-19 vaccines delay to Canada? The current debate makes it impossible to say. The debate also offers excellent lessons for communicators. Provincial premiers like Ontario’s Dougie Ford blame the federal government—but in Dougie’s newfound low-key style, he offers useful advice like, “I’d be on the phone call, […]