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Daytime Ottawa (Rogers Channel 22) with Derek Fage

Awesome news!


Looks like I'm going to be on TV promoting my new books, The Symbiot, its sequel, The Hunt: Symbiosys, the series finale, Necropolis and A Dark Corner of my Soul.





I'll be interviewed by Derek Fage on Friday November 20th at 11:00 am (and repeated at 2pm, 5pm and 11pm).



And following this Friday Nov. 20th, I'll be at Ottawa Pop Expo, Saturday and Sunday, November 21st and 22nd!

Glen Cairn Resident Hopes of Horrify with First Novel

Check it out! I was featured in a Kanata Kourier-Standard article in April 2015!

Potential New Cover for Necropolis!

Leaning in the direction of having the third book's cover (Necropolis) coated with water.
It's a subtle difference, but never-the-less a good one I think!

Permission to Dream!

Doing anything creative, and especially as an indie artist, can be scary, Let's face it, you're putting yourself out there. It can be intimidating. If some of the naysayers chose to take a shot at you, to try to criticize you or knock you down, it wouldn't be especially hard to do. After all, as an indie author your confidence can easily sway either way. But it's important to remember that it takes no effort and no investment to critique. It takes a great bravery to put yourself out there. At least that's what I tell myself.

But the point of this post isn't a negative one. I've said it before and I'll say it again, and I'm sure I'll say it in the future. It is always a pleasant surprise the people I meet!


My friend Terry, and my new friend Doug Smith, showed up at this book signing. 
Yes, they are both most definitely supportive , and that's awesome. But more important then that, they are empowering each in their own ways. These are people who inspire you to push that creative envelope. They are people who give you permission to dream! And that is just simply awesome!


I love the people I meet and conversations I find myself in at book signings.
Never the salesman (I hate selling), I love the dialogues I find myself in.


From an older woman who I reminded of a mime she once knew in Paris of 1953 (...what the...?), to a friend I never knew who has a background in editing (bonus!), to a sweet woman with aspirations of being a classical acoustic guitarist (Kittenclaws - check out her music on YouTube). (Hopefully I can get her to play next year at our Harvest Celebration!)



To my little stature whose job it is to catch people's attention (Well done my little creepy friend!)
Ironically, when I was at the Ottawa Geek Market earlier this month, this sculpture's creator - Matt Ficner - just missed me while I was taking a break! 



These chance encounters bring me hope, enlightenment, and most definitely inspiration! These people make the world the wonderful place it is!
I love it!

Book Signing at Chapters Centrum

Doug Smith, considered one of the best hockey players ever to emerge out of Ottawa, had made the NHL by the age of 18.. Now retired from professional hockey, today Doug Smith is a leader in the education and awareness surrounding brain injury and the process of brain repair. a motivational speaker, her empowers others to overcome trauma.

I am honoured to announce that Doug Smith will be attending the book signing promoting my new book, The Hunt: Symbiosys - sequel to The Symbiot - this Saturday, Oct. 24th, 2015 (11am-3pm) at Chapters, Centrum!



Book Signing on October 24th, 2015, 
11:00 am - 3:00 pm at Chapters, Centrum (Kanata)  (400 Earl Grey Drive, Unit 1, Kanata, Ontario, 613-271-7553)  

The Hunt: Symbiosys is now available at Chapters, Centrum (Kanata) 



The Hunt: Symbiosys

Following immediately on the heels of The Symbiot, its events segue directly into "The Hunt: Symbiosys".

Barely eclipsing global extinction, the Gibbons' couple are forced to flee and hide from clandestine forces intent on their eradication.

Centering between Montreal and Tokyo, this sequel introduces an unimaginable new world threat!

A slow burning intercontinental chess match quickly escalates into its fast paced and violent conclusion!

This book drops delicious hints of the advent of Lovecraftian-mythos monsters! Foreshadowing a hidden but impending doom, this entire sequel is haunted by an unnameable undertow which promises to reach fruition in this trilogy's upcoming conclusion, Necropolis


Also available in print edition is at Chapters, Centrum (Kanata) 

The Symbiot

"Devoted music enthusiast and accomplished pianist, Lorne S. Gibbons, realizes the grim truth regarding a long lost and forbidden music as an evil entity is unleashed which threatens all existing life of Earth. As a crescendo of unknowable forces prepare to wipe out anyone in their way, Lorne and Veronica begin a race against complete annihilation. With little reinforcements, Lorne and Veronica have to fight against the god-aspiring creature to avoid further bloodshed. However, when godly power collides with humanity, the results are devastating."

Joshua Hubley

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"One man's musical passion leads on a temporal hunt through a Lovecratian world on a collision course with extinction!

Reminiscent with Guy de Maupassant's The Horla"

'Seph Sayers, Blogger & Book Reviewer

Necropolis, by Michel Weatherall; a book preview - by Seph Sayers

Originally posted by Seph Sayers on The Woven:
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Scheduled for release early 2016, I have had to opportunity to preview Necropolis, the final installment of The Symbiot Series.
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Woven throughout this entire literary piece are the stories of characters forgotten about from the original novella, The Symbiot. Written as three separate pieces, following 6 story lines set in 3 different ages, Necropolis is intricate storytelling!
The first piece tells the story of the fall and demise of the ancient Egyptian man-god, Pharaoh Nyarlathotep. 
The second brings us back to the characters we left in the previous book, ten years later. The promises hinted at in TheHunt: Symbiosys, do not disappoint and come to fruition in Necropolis, with full blown Lovecraftian-mythos monsters! 

It's Modern Tech versus forgotten aeons-old evil, with a reminiscent flavouring similar to Grandma Death's fictitious book (Donnie Darko, 2001)!

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It has been a decade since The Hunt and the Gibbons' children are humanity's last hope!

The conclusion of The Symbiot Series spans three millennia - from Pharaoh Nyarlathotep's genesis and demise, to the discovery of the derelict Japanese Destroyer, the Yamayuki, to the world shattering rising of R'lyeh!

The world is at its end!
R'lyeh has risen!
Cthulhu's high priest has awaken!
Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fhtagn!

Ottawa Pop Expo!

November 21 - 22, 2015
Ottawa Pop Expo,

Saturday November 21st, 201510:00 am - 7:00 pm
Sunday November 22nd, 2015
10:00 am - 5:00 pm


Ottawa Pop Expo is located at the EY Centre, 4899 Uplands Dr. Ottawa, Ontario

Ticket information available at the Pop Expo website where you can discover all other exciting events lined up!


I'll be there promoting my two new books!

The Symbiot

"Devoted music enthusiast and accomplished pianist, Lorne S. Gibbons, realizes the grim truth regarding a long lost and forbidden music as an evil entity is unleashed which threatens all existing life of Earth. As a crescendo of unknowable forces prepare to wipe out anyone in their way, Lorne and Veronica begin a race against complete annihilation. With little reinforcements, Lorne and Veronica have to fight against the god-aspiring creature to avoid further bloodshed. However, when godly power collides with humanity, the results are devastating."

Joshua Hubley

~ 

"One man's musical passion leads on a temporal hunt through a Lovecratian world on a collision course with extinction!

Reminiscent with Guy de Maupassant's The Horla"

'Seph Sayers, Blogger & Book Reviewer



The Hunt: Symbiosys

Following immediately on the heels of The Symbiot, its events segue directly into "The Hunt: Symbiosys".

Barely eclipsing global extinction, the Gibbons' couple are forced to flee and hide from clandestine forces intent on their eradication.

Centering between Montreal and Tokyo, this sequel introduces an unimaginable new world threat!

A slow burning intercontinental chess match quickly escalates into its fast paced and violent conclusion!

This book drops delicious hints of the advent of Lovecraftian-mythos monsters! Foreshadowing a hidden but impending doom, this entire sequel is haunted by an unnameable undertow which promises to reach fruition in this trilogy's upcoming conclusion, Necropolis

Ottawa Geek Market

Here's me 'peddling my wares' at the Ottawa Geek Market!























I had a good time!

Now I'm looking forward to the Ottawa Pop Expo, November 21st, 22nd! 

The Symbiot Series Trilogy Poster

The Symbiot and The Hunt: Symbiosys available at Chapters

Both The Symbiot and The Hunt: Symbiosys are now available at Chapters, Centrum (Kanata) 



The Hunt: Symbiosys

Following immediately on the heels of The Symbiot, its events segue directly into "The Hunt: Symbiosys".

Barely eclipsing global extinction, the Gibbons' couple are forced to flee and hide from clandestine forces intent on their eradication.

Centering between Montreal and Tokyo, this sequel introduces an unimaginable new world threat!

A slow burning intercontinental chess match quickly escalates into its fast paced and violent conclusion!

This book drops delicious hints of the advent of Lovecraftian-mythos monsters! Foreshadowing a hidden but impending doom, this entire sequel is haunted by an unnameable undertow which promises to reach fruition in this trilogy's upcoming conclusion, Necropolis



The Symbiot

"Devoted music enthusiast and accomplished pianist, Lorne S. Gibbons, realizes the grim truth regarding a long lost and forbidden music as an evil entity is unleashed which threatens all existing life of Earth. As a crescendo of unknowable forces propare to wipe out anyone in their way, Lorne and Veronica begin a race against complete annihilation. With little reinforcements, Lorne and Veronica have to fight against the god-aspiring creature to avoid further bloodshed. However, when godly power collides with humanity, the results are devastating."

Joshua Hubley

~ 

"One man's musical passion leads on a temporal hunt through a Lovecratian world on a collision course with extinction!

Reminiscent with Guy de Maupassant's The Horla"

'Seph Sayers, Blogger & Book Reviewer