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Get Published Episode 122 – Gail Carriger Talks Series Writing

One of the best things about going to conventions for me is getting the chance to talk to people. For example, 3-years ago at Balticon, I was lucky enough to meet and talk to Gail Carriger. The unfortunate part of that was, I met her on the very last day, at lunch, just prior to […]

I Have a Story in a Second Anthology This Month

Writing is often about luck and I know I’m VERY lucky to have stories appearing in two anthologies this month. The first story allowed me to revisit a character I’ve written about before. This time is different. It is a brand-new character in a genre I’ve enjoyed reading but had never written before (I liked […]

I Have a New Story Out in the Anthology: Lucky or Unlucky? 13 Stories of Fate

A few years ago I wrote my first Charlie the Apprentice Wizard story called, oddly enough, Apprentice. It appeared in the very first issue of Flagship eMagazine published by Flying Island Press. Ever since that story came out, I’ve wanted to write more Charlie stories. When I heard about the upcoming anthology, Lucky or Unlucky? […]

Help Veterans Recover – Buy a Story

Author and veteran Ben Coleman is launching an epic campaign to help veterans in the hospital recover. Sponsor A Vet lets readers buy a story from the Carry The Colors collection of anthologies and for every purchase the author will match that with a copy sent to an American military vet in the hospital. Visitors […]

Going to Lethbridge Comic Con This Weekend

If you are going to be in the area (and the area is Lethbridge, Alberta), please take some time to drop in to the Lethbridge Comic Con and see me. I will be sharing a table with JW Schnarr there and will be doing readings from Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero and possibly from a couple […]

Get Published Episode 121 – Horror Comes to Get Published

It should come as no surprise to anyone that Halloween is just around the corner. That being the case, I decided it might be fun to hear about a genre I haven’t talked about much on the show. That genre…wait for it, is horror. I know. You are probably shocked that I would have a […]

The Jury is Still Out

I’ve finished putting Boyscouts of the Apocalypse up on Wattpad and I’m still waiting and watching to see if  I get the full results I was hoping for. So far, I’ve had a good response to the story. Not stellar, mind you, but good. The exercise has helped me to solidify my own plans for [...]

Doldrums

Have you ever been faced with difficulty writing after finishing a big, high-energy project? I know I have. It usually starts out as me telling myself I’ve earned a (brief) break after burning the midnight oil to finish something. The problem usually is, brief often becomes prolonged. I know, I really pushed to get Mik [...]

Get Published Episode 120 – Leah Crichton, Wattpad Success

The road to writing success is a varied one and on today’s show I talk to Leah Crichton about how she has found success via Wattpad. I’ve been interested in Wattpad for some time and, because of Leah and my friend Aaron Kite, I decided to take the plunge. You can now find Boyscouts of [...]

Boyscouts of the Apocalypse is Available on Wattpad

I talked last week about experimenting with my writing to find what works and what doesn’t. One of the experiments I mentioned was the use of Wattpad to bring my story, Boyscouts of the Apocalypse out. Well, I am happy to say, the entire story is now available to read. Oh, and did I mention [...]