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How To Scare Children (#IWSG November 2024)

Halloween has passed and Christmas looms on the horizon. My wife insisted we take a break in between; we put a lot of work into our haunted house (this year was the fifth annual!), so we need some down time before rushing headlong into the holidays.Here's a few pics from the haunted house, to show you what we traumatize our children with:This year's event led them all over the neighbourhood, from

Painting Part 4 - Custom FUNKO POPS!

Are you familiar with Funko Pops? They're little vinyl figures with giant heads (sometimes bobbleheads) made in the likeness of various pop culture characters and personalities. Virtually every fandom has Funko Pops: movies, tv shows, video games, musicians, anime, athletes, the list goes on and on. They're fun little collectibles for your favourite pop culture content, and a rather large

The Webber (#IWSG October 2024)

October Question - Ghost stories fit right in during this month. What's your favorite classic ghostly tale? Tell us about it and why it sends chills up your spine.My favourite ghost story is one you're probably never heard of, as it's specific to the area of my hometown of Stephenville, Newfoundland. It's a variation on "The Hook" horror story of the killer chasing a couple of canoodling kids on

GUEST BLOG: Bubba and Squirt Book 5 RELEASE DAY!

Today is the release of the fifth and final book in Sherry Ellis’ Bubba and Squirt series, a middle grade chapter book series with historical aspects published by our friends at Dancing Lemer Press. A five-book series is something to celebrate, so here are the details!Bubba and Squirt’s Legend of the Lost PearlsBy Sherry EllisJourney to the past!Bubba and Squirt embark on their most dangerous

Miniature Painting Part 3

Wow, it's been a year and a half since my last post about mini-painting. If any of you were following me for that, you must be gravely disappointed.For those who don't remember, about two years ago I started a new hobby - painting gaming miniatures. I don't play Warhammer, but I do a lot of roleplaying game minis (Dungeons & Dragons, Star Wars, etc) and I'm branching out to some other things.

So You Want to Be A Writer? (#IWSG September 2024)

September QuestionSince it's back to school time, let's talk English class. What's a writing rule you learned in school that messed you up as a writer?God, that's so long ago. There are plenty of rules I've learned since then that have been nightmare (seriously, for any advice you can find about writing/publishing, I guarantee you can also find the opposite advice out there somewhere, too), but

By Your Command (#IWSG August 2024)

August IWSG Question - Do you use AI in your writing and if so how? Do you use it for your posts? Incorporate it into your stories? Use it for research? Audio?I use it for spell and grammar check. Sometimes I use it for autocomplete - as I type the software will suggest the words it thinks I might be trying to enter. Do these things count? Should I click the box on Amazon KDP that asks "Was any

Gale Harbour Book Three Update (#IWSG June 2024)

At long last, I finally typed "THE END" on Gale Harbour Book 3. I "finished" the first draft a few months ago, but it needed a bunch of revising to put it all together, and I only just wrote the epilogue a couple of days ago. This will be the longest book in the series by far, and my longest published work to date,  and that's after I cut numerous chapters and side plots. I'm still worried

GUEST POST: A Quick Test Release!

Did you know friend of the blog, Patricia Josephine Lynne, has a new book out this week? It's true! Patricia always writes fun, imaginative stories no matter what the style, so do yourself a favour and check it out:A Quick TestA Quick Tale #4BLURB:AliensOuter SpaceExperimentsThese mysteries fascinate our minds.Explore the unknown in this exciting collection of tales. Each story is told in exactly

Still Blogging (#IWSG April 2024)

Busy, busy, busy... It's the craziest week of the year at my day job, so I have to keep this short. Which is too bad, since I actually had a story cooking about the monthly question.Writing and revision have been slow due to how busy it's been at work, but it is plodding along slowly. Hopefully when I'm over that hump I can jump back into it and finally put Gale Harbour 3 to bed (or at least off