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Jeff Cottrill

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in Toronto, Canada

Website

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Genre

Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Mystery

Member Since

April 2022

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Jeff Cottrill is a fiction writer, poet, journalist and spoken-word artist based in Toronto, Canada. He has headlined in countless literary series throughout Canada, the U.K., the U.S., France and Ireland over the last twenty years. His performance style is influenced by slam conventions, but subverts them with wit, ironic humour and a satirical tone.

In 2021, Jeff had poetry and flash fiction published in several international anthologies, including Paper Teller Diorama (New York), Sinew: Ten Years of Poetry in the Brew (Nashville), Globalisation: The Sphere Keeps Spinning (Sydney, Australia) and Things Fall Apart: Mischievous Machines (Leeds, U.K.). Other short fiction and poems by him have appeared in The South Shore Review and The Dreami ...more

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Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?

Jeff Cottrill The pandemic never ends. Then Donald Trump gets reelected.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Jeff Cottrill I suck it up and work through it. Always remember that a first draft doesn't have to be "good" -- it's more important to get it down on the page and w…moreI suck it up and work through it. Always remember that a first draft doesn't have to be "good" -- it's more important to get it down on the page and worry about revision later. My experience in improv has actually helped me with writing first drafts: onstage, there's no time to worry about whether your decision is "right" or not, you have to make a decision.(less)

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	Hate Story 4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Performance Reviews by Jeff Cottrill (Goodreads Author), Alien Buddha (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hate Story: A satirical mystery novel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars