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Ear Care

I hope you enjoy this simple infographic I made to help show what us groomers mean by Ear Cleaning. If you would like to schedule an appointment please call 613-979-2417 or email me edenssam@gmail.com.

Dying adventures and book progress

The dying frenzy continues as I prepare for the holidays.

These are all superwash merino. Each braid is between 50g-65g. I am happy with the colours this time. I had an unsuccessful batch last week that I ended up overdying.

The Pollywog is finally here! This is a dream to treadle and it’s just so lovely. I spun my Halloween batt up right away.

Progress continues for On Dark Wings. I have ten chapters completed so far. Ash, Blood and Bone had around 27 chapters so I am hoping to keep this book about the same length. Nanowrimo is just around the corner, hopefully it will help motivate me.

Beautiful Rolags

A quick update on my handspinning progress. I’m slowly getting more consistent and have really enjoyed playing with the Ashford Blending Board. These are some of the rolags and hand pulled roving that have come off my board.

On Dark Wings, book two of the Ash, Blood and Bone series, is making progress. The second half is completed and I’m just working on tying everything into the ending.

Wool dying

I have always been a knitter. I started young and have kept up with it over the years. A few months ago I finished the dragonwing shawl shown below:

I’ll try to take a better photo later.

Lately, I have been learning to spin. Working with the fibre is very hypnotic and the repetitive action is perfect for brainstorming when I’m stuck.

I went to the Twist Fibre Festival last weekend and bought several blends of white wool to try out dying. These are some of my first attempts.

I am thrilled with the results and have some interesting plans for the dyed fibre. Something book related…..

Prose in the Park

I am thrilled to announce that I will be at this year’s Prose in the Park, Ottawa’s favorite open-air literary festival and book fair.

I will be bringing along books, custom bookplates and a special prop for a photo contest, details to be announced.

Please come visit, perhaps buy a book or get your copy signed. I look forward to meeting you.

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Congratulations and a quick note

Congratulations to the winners of my Goodreads Givaway. I will be shipping your books out in the morning. I was incredibly humbled to see that over 1200 people entered for a chance to win a copy of Ash, Blood and Bone.

Also, I have temporarily de-listed my book from Kobo to offer Kindle Unlimited users to read it as part of their subscription service. If you have a subscription please go check out Ash, Blood and Bone. As part of offering my book on Kindle Unlimited, I am able to take part in the Kindle Countdown Deals. Keep an eye out for some amazing deals coming your way.

Goodreads Giveaway

Goodreads Book Giveaway


Ash, Blood and Bone
by Sam Edens

Giveaway ends March 02, 2017.

See the giveaway details

at Goodreads.

Enter Giveaway

To celebrate the release of my debut novel I am hosting a giveaway on Goodreads. Enter for the chance to win an autographed copy of Ash, Blood and Bone.

Fitting for the weather

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A fitting quote for our weather in Ottawa lately.

Release Day

Today Ash, Blood and Bone went live on Amazon, Kobo and their affiliates. It is available in both ebook and paperback.

This whole process has been both amazing and stressful. I spent last evening chatting with createspace, desperately trying to get my book listed on Amazon.ca in time.

I would like to thank everyone for their support in this process. For my awesome beta readers: I have started book two. It’s in progress…