Marie Bilodeau's Blog, page 11

Remembering the Stories that Were, Never Can Now Be and Somehow Still Are

I chatted about zombies this morning, and I'll now speak about the dead. (Well, there's a good correlation, you have to admit.)

Summer Solstice Feasting

Roomy and I use the Summer Solstice as our day to remember the fuzzy critters who have left us. When we moved in together in 2007, we had four old cats between the two of us. We now have one of those left, and everyone else has quietly left

Of Saran Wrap, Zombies and Alternate Timelines

I've been going on about zombies a lot lately. I read a lot of zombie books, especially when I'm tired and have too much on my plate. It's an easy read. I mean, the "bad guys" (zombies) are the best part - they're not eating you because it's personal, they just really want meat, and the rules are easy and straightforward. Sometimes, a little straightforward is good. So, Roomy (check out her

Hoarding your Stories

At a con this year (one of the many, many cons), I was taking a rare break between panels when I was approached by an emerging writer who wanted to chat about his story. He made himself comfortable without waiting for my reply and started on a rant.

It wasn't a bad rant, but my head was buzzing and my feet were hurting and I was really thirsty, but he obviously needed to chat, so I let him go

Award Thank You!

I was so stunned to be nominated for two Aurora Awards this year that I didn't even blog about it. I want to start off by saying thank you to all of you who took the time to nominate my works. You've heard it before, but authors rarely know how their works are liked until reviews pop up or works are nominated by fans. So I seriously cannot thank you enough. You are the best!


My nominated

Some Good Reading

I'm going to play a lazy Friday card and share some blogs and sites that I love to follow. Ha!


Page of Reviews

This site is full of geeky goodness, from game and lit reviews to random Geek news. They're true to their tagline: "It's your world, we just write about it."



Left Hand of Dorkness

Another fun review/writing blog by upcoming writer KW Ramsey.



Gabrielle Harbowy

Gabrielle is

Zzzzz... whu?

Well, four cons in four weekends down, making May into the most con-y month I've ever encountered. T'was a lovely month, truly. I'm prepping a side post about all the things I've learned, since I was con-drenched.

I just wanted to check in and say hi. It's full speed ahead for edits on Destiny's War now, plus a new novel tackled me (right down rude) while I was in Winnipeg, so mornings are

Winnipeg, here I come!

After a fun night watching Star Trek Into Darkness (this blog is spoiler free) with my Klingon buddies, I'm now sleep deprived and off to Winnipeg! The first event is tonight, with three of my favourite ladies:With these three, it's going to be a hoot! Tomorrow we're doing a staff event at the library. I'm not clear what that means yet, but how could it not be fun?Saturday and Sunday are all

Boréal Schedule

This weekend I'm off to Montreal for Boréal! I've only been to this con one other time, but it's a heck of a lot of fun. I can't wait! Anyway, my schedule:

Saturday, May 4

Beyond Ebooks : A Genre inTransition

10:30 am, Salle Saint-François

Christian Sauvé (A), Marie Bilodeau,Claude Lalumière, Yves Meynard, Jo Walton

At a time where iPad, ePub, Kickstarter, Lulu and

Twitter are all

Celebratory Giveaway

I was gobsmacked (in a good way) to learn that both my novelDestiny's Falland my short storyHappily Ever After (When the Villain Comes Home) made it on the Aurora Awards ballot. I can't thank you all enough for nominating me! In celebration, I'm hosting a Goodreads giveaway of Destiny's Fall. Because I love a party!

The ballot for the Aurora Awards is really impressive. I have lots of

Letters with no Reply - Rogers Canada

Dearest Rogers Canada,

I know it's hard, and nobody ever wants to go though this. You hope and pray that it won't happen to you, you do the best you can on a daily basis, and still, sometimes, it just doesn't work out. But you have to accept it, Rogers.

I just don't want to be with you anymore.

I admit that it was pure romance at first. You went out of your way to keep me happy, you picked