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I'm a book! Check me out!

This year, during Ottawa's Nuit Blanche, I get to be a book! At the Human Library!!! I don't think I've been this excited since I sold my first book! It's tomorrow night (Saturday the 19th). I'll be there from 10 pm until 1 am, and people can "check me out" for 20 minutes (as in a book in a library checking out, not as in a skeevy guy in the Market checking out, which is what every other

Planet X Podcast: Already at Episode 14!

We're already at episode 14 of Planet X Podcast! Time flies by! Thanks to everyone here who's been following along with the podcast.Jay Odjick,Ken Bonnieand myself appreciate it! This week, I personally got to review Night of the Living Deadpool (insane fun). Jay talks video games and Ken gives the rundown of all the upcoming genre TV (well, until mid October. And only some of it, because

The Great Serialization Experiment, Part 3 - Writing and Cookies!

The last post on lessons learned from writing Nigh is up over at Black Gate Magazine! I talk writing and cookies. (The two most important component of serializing a novel.) Cookie Monster approves of this blog post.

Chatting about Writing over at Planet X

Last week was slow for geek news, so Jay Odjick, Ken Bonnie and I chatted writing over at Planet X Podcast! Check it out if you'd like some inspiration or ideas! The second half of the episode is filled with writing tips and stories. We're also on iTunes and Soundcloud.

The Great Serialization Experiment, Part 2

Check out my Black Gate post where I chat about numbers, business and Power Rangers. (All very important factors in serializing your own novel.) Strike a pose. It's Serious Morphing Time.

How Good Are You at Hustling?

I'm late with yesterday's post because I took the weekend off. I actually took it off, without work or social media, not even writing. I went to visit some friends I've been meaning to spend quality time with, and I had a great time! Stinky Car is Angry Melty Car. Then, on my way home, the car in front of me on the highway swerved a bit, then a lot, and bounced up. I took my foot off the

Announcing The Wizard and the Dragon!

I've had the pleasure of performing in several shows with Nicole Lavigne, including at an Arthurian legends show at the Tea Party. We had a lot of fun preparing our stories, and agreed that we could push the material much further. I'm pleased to announce that the Ottawa Storytellers have given us that opportunity by welcoming us to their National Art Centre's Fourth Stage lineup! Our show

Serialization: Part 1 of 3

Are you thinking of serializing your own novel? I'm sharing some of my thoughts and experiences from serializing Nigh, from why I did it, to some technical lessons, and of course the most important part - how to adapt your story so that it works as a serialized piece. This is the next part of the writing life series, although it's hosted over at Black Gate Magazine. Check out this first post!

GUEST POST: What's In A Name? Changing Perspectives

Continuing on our little impromptu series, here's the perspective of an upcoming writer. Nicole Lavigne is very active in the community and she's hardworking and very ambitious. Keep an eye out for her name, coming in bookstores everywhere soon, I've no doubt! Speaking of names (ha), I was stunned to learn that my SF Signal blog post had made such an impact on her, especially knowing that she

GUEST POST: Names Have Power

Following my blarghing about female authorshiding their genderinpseudonyms, I wanted to get some different thoughts on the whole thing.I invited Sheena McNeil, Editrix-in-Chief of Sequential Tart, avid reader, burgeoning fiction author and just all around awesome individual, to share her thoughts on the matter. Thanks forsharing, Sheena! I love reading stories that touch on that theme.