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May 5, 2020
FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY (#IWSG May 2020)
Today is the five-year anniversary of the release of my first novel, Ten Thousand Days. (It's also my 40th birthday, but that's neither here nor there). We live in a strange world right now (apologies for the weirdness of my post last month). We need to celebrate every little thing we can. So, in honour of my book's birthday, I'm giving it away. Specifically, I'm giving away THREE
May 1, 2020
FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY!
May is the 5th anniversary of the release of my first book, TEN THOUSAND DAYS. To celebrate, I'm giving away a free paperback copy! Yes, not just a digital copy, which is also cool, but a dead tree version you can love and cherish and put on your shelf and never read! All you have to do is "LIKE" my Facebook Page and LEAVE A COMMENT on the post pinned to the top of the page. That's it!
March 31, 2020
#IWSG April 2020
April Question The IWSGs focus is on our writers. Each month, from all over the globe, we are a united group sharing our insecurities, our troubles, and our pain. So, in this time when our world is in crisis with the covid-19 pandemic, our optional question this month is: how are things in your world? We're still alive.
March 17, 2020
NEW RELEASE - Gabe's Guardian Angel by Beverly Stowe McClure
Just released today the latest from Dancing Lemur Press, L.L.C. - Gabes Guardian Angel By Beverly Stowe McClure Gabe never asked for an angel Gabe Montanas clumsy. Hes overweight, and hes dyslexic. Worse yet, the bullies make his fifteen-year-old life even more miserableso miserable he wants to die. Charley, his guardian angel, says no to that idea, and comes up with a
March 10, 2020
REVIEW of Headlock of Destiny by Samuel Gately
I still find it super weird that people come to me to ask for a review of their book. I get that everyone wants to get as many reviews as possible, but the fact that someone values my opinion enough that they will seek me out specifically for a review/quote is a nice feeling. I don't get a lot of requests mind you, and don't have the time to do many more than I already receive, but I have
March 4, 2020
Told You So (#IWSG March 2020)
I told you it was going to happen. I knew it wasn't going to last. The last few weeks have sucked. The whole family has been battling the flu. I've missed a ton of work during the busiest time of the year. My son had a fever for 8 days straight. My wife's health is at its worst it's been in awhile. Not to mention a couple of other crisis that are about to explode in our face. Needless to say,
February 4, 2020
Everything's Coming Up Milhouse (#IWSG February 2020)
January was a big month. Between the two pitch events on Twitter (#ISWGPit and #SFFPit), I received 5 requests from agents/publishers. I also resolved this year to submit something (a short story/query/etc) every week if possible, and thanks to those pitch requests I'm already at more than double my quota. Plus I'm still writing and editing furiously on a couple of projects, so all in all
January 7, 2020
A long post to start the year (#IWSG January 2020)
I'm starting January off feeling positive. This is going to be a good writing year for me. I mean, it will probably all come crashing down soon and my February IWSG post will be me threatening to give up writing altogether again, but I'm allowed a moment of optimism at least once a year, right? FIRST BIG NEWS You remember the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, right? It's the annual contest
December 29, 2019
2019 Year-in-Review (5 Year Plan Revisited)
Whelp, we survived another one. There seemed to be a few close calls there, but somehow we keep on trucking. In my personal life, it would be pretty hard to be worse than 2017 (please don't try, 2020), so I'm thank for anything that shows even mild improvement. And hey, the close of this decade is a pretty big one for me. In the last ten years I moved to a new city, bought a house, started a
December 22, 2019
What the Heck is Tibb's Eve?
It's a tradition in Newfoundland to celebrate Tibb's Eve (some call it Tipp's Eve or Tipsy Eve) on the 23rd of December, to really officially kick off the Christmas Season. I've noticed that in other parts of Canada, at least in recent years, the Christmas Season seems to last the month (or two) leading up to December 25, and then Christmas is abruptly forgotten on the 26th. Back when I was
