Linda Poitevin's Blog, page 47

Star Wars Identities: Pictures (& a review) from an Exhibition

This past weekend, I attended the world premiere of the Star Wars Identities exhibition at the Montreal Science Centre. Now that I’ve had time to digest the experience — and it is an experience! — several descriptors come to mind. Chief among them? Simply awe-inspiring. Imagine standing in a room filled with not just replicas […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Beware the Gods of Technological Chaos

So I’ve been absent from the blog for a few days, but I have a good excuse. Several, actually. First, my laptop flashed me the Blue Screen of Death…not once, but twice. The first time, it corrupted the Scrivener project file for book 3, Sins of the Righteous. Fortunately, I had backed up the file […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Guest Author Nancy Holzner

I have a special treat for you today! Nancy Holzner, author of the Deadtown urban fantasy series, has very kindly agreed to a guest post and is talking about how old myths are used in new stories. Nancy has just released the fourth book in the series, Darklands (huge congratulations, Nancy! )…you can find out more […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

The Grigori Legacy has a Street Team!

I’m thrilled to announce that The Grigori Legacy books now have an official Street Team! The lovely Carla from Book Monster Reviews has set up a Facebook group page for Team Grigori and will be overseeing things for me from there. If you’re a fan of the books and would like to join in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Celebrating the Social Side of Social Networking!

I’ve reached a milestone, folks. Over the weekend, I surpassed the 10,000 follower mark on Twitter. *swoon* Yup, ten thousand people (10,538 as of this morning’s count) found me interesting enough–for whatever reason–to warrant following me… Frankly, that just boggles my mind. It also makes me want to celebrate, because…well, such a grand number is worth […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Sins of the Righteous: Progress Report + An Excerpt!

With a ton of personal stuff claiming the better part of my summer so far, I’ve had to put writing on hold for the last couple of weeks. Things are settling down now, however (crosses fingers!), and so I announced yesterday on my Facebook page that I would be getting back to work on Sins of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Amazon Algorithms: Myth or Magic?

A couple of weeks back, I heard via the Internet grapevine that it was a Good Thing for authors to have 40+ “likes” on their Amazon author page. No one said exactly what that Good Thing was, but never one to pass up the possibility of improving my book standings (and maybe even move to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Guest Post: Author Amanda Bonilla

I am pleased beyond words to have fellow urban fantasy author Amanda Bonilla on the blog today — and to be a part of celebrating her second novel, Darkness Before Dawn, which released this month. Amanda and I met last year on Twitter as debut authors, and she’s another of the very special people who make me […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Things to do, places to go…

So my sister has been here for a week and already we have: 1. Been to a medieval festival 2. Hiked all over the MacKenzie King Estate in Gatineau Park (and lunched at the Tea Room there)   3. Visited Blue Gypsy Wines and the nearby town of Merrickville 4. Browsed the stores of Westboro […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Without a Trace: Where have all the Tweeple gone?

Every so often, as I’m looking up followers on Twitter, I come across someone who hasn’t posted for months or even years. It’s odd. They post regularly for the longest time, sometimes several times a day, and then…nothing. It’s as if they’ve disappeared from the face of the planet, leaving behind a fading Internet footprint, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...