Leon Stevens's Blog, page 107
May 9, 2022
Who’s That Indie Author? Leon Stevens
Author Name: Leon Stevens
Genre: Poetry and Science Fiction
Books: Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures, A Wonder of Words, The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories, The View from Here, Journeys: Eight Original Pieces for Classical Guitar
Bio: I am a Canadian multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and artist with a Bachelor of Music and Education.
What got you started as a writer? I became a writer out of necessity. Along with songwriting, poetry was therapeutic and allowed me to accept and make sense of events and situations in my life.I decided that what I wrote could help and entertain others, so I decided to publish my first book of poetry.
What is your writing routine? I don’t have a set routine. However, most of my blog posts are written in the morning, so often…
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Music Monday: Songs you might want to hear – ‘and the’ bands played on.
There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear. Now, I can't say to someone, "You'll like this song" (or book for that matter) because I can't presume that others will share my taste in music (or books), so it is safer … Continue reading Music Monday: Songs you might want to hear – ‘and the’ bands played on.
May 7, 2022
Weekend Wrap-up May 7: Shoulda stayed in bed.
What to say on a Saturday Morning . . . Gas prices?Food prices?The War in Ukraine?Supreme court rulings?Climate changes?Covid (No it's not gone away yet)? "Yeah, yeah, yeah." Maybe I'll just have a cup of coffee before those prices go up. Wait. What? Sometime I just feel like doing this: Just wake me up when … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-up May 7: Shoulda stayed in bed.
May 6, 2022
Free Book Friday May 6: In Conversation With Xanxa Symanah
Sarah Xanxa Wallace (AKA Xanxa Symanah and Xanxa Raggatt) has always been involved in creative writing. In fact, before she learned to read and write, she would make up stories, telling them to anyone who would listen, or simply reciting them to herself when she lacked an audience. Today I have the pleasure of sitting … Continue reading Free Book Friday May 6: In Conversation With Xanxa Symanah
May 5, 2022
Thursday Thoughts: Beta Readers
I use the website StoryOrigin to connect with other authors to promote books with each other's readerships, distributing my free books to newsletter subscribers, managing review copies, and recently, to allow access to my new book thought the beta copy feature. If you are an author and have never used a beta reader, you are … Continue reading Thursday Thoughts: Beta Readers
May 4, 2022
Weird Wednesday: May the 4th be with you! Happy Star Wars Day / Cartoons
First it was Pi day (March 14) then the Weed day (April 20), now we have Star Wars day. There is a great schism between the two major science fiction franchises. Battles at ComicCons all around the world on the premise that one is better than the other. And no, there is no right answer … Continue reading Weird Wednesday: May the 4th be with you! Happy Star Wars Day / Cartoons
May 3, 2022
Tuesday Tirade: Really? That got by ya?
There are plenty of editors on LinkedIn, so when I saw this on the LinkedIn newsfeed, I shook my head: "Can I have The English Language for $100, Ken?" Do you have any other examples? -Leon
May 2, 2022
Wrapping Up the WordCrafter “Poetry Treasures 2: Relationships” Book Blog Tour — Writing to be Read
Poetry Treasures 2: Relationships Book Blog Tour We’ve had a great tour for Poetry Treasures 2: Relationships, but now it’s time to bring the fun to a close. To wrap things up today, we have a guest post from contributing author and poet Leon Stevens. ____________________________________________________________________________ Why do I write poetry? Maybe poetry writes me. […]Wrapping … Continue reading Wrapping Up the WordCrafter “Poetry Treasures 2: Relationships” Book Blog Tour — Writing to be Read
Music Monday: Songs you might want to hear – Marillion
There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear. Now, I can't say to someone, "You'll like this song" (or book for that matter) because I can't presume that others will share my taste in music (or books), so it is safer … Continue reading Music Monday: Songs you might want to hear – Marillion
April 30, 2022
Day 6 of the WordCrafter “Poetry Treasures 2: Relationships” Book Blog Tour — Writing to be Read
Day 6 of the WordCrafter “Poetry Treasures 2: Relationships” Book Blog Tour finds us over at This is My Truth Now and I’m in the spotlight! I hope you’ll join us. James doesn’t have the comments on, but you can comment here if your participating in the giveaway.Day 6 of the WordCrafter “Poetry Treasures 2: Relationships” … Continue reading Day 6 of the WordCrafter “Poetry Treasures 2: Relationships” Book Blog Tour — Writing to be Read
