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October 7, 2013
You Win Some, You Lose Some
The Prix Aurora Awards (Canadian Speculative Fiction Award) were announced yesterday. For those of you who weren’t aware, Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero was shortlisted for Best YA Novel, English. Unfortunately, Mik did not win an Aurora. I was disappointed, which shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone. But I am honestly thrilled to have made [...]
October 3, 2013
If you live in the Calgary Area…
I will be at the Citadel Community Fall Fair with my books on Saturday, October 5th). Come by and say hello.
October 2, 2013
Experimenting
I’ve been doing some experimenting with my writing the past while. Not the mad scientist experimenting (that happened when Jeff Hite and I brought out A Method to the Madness: A Guide to the Super Evil), but trying out new things to see what might work out for me. In this case, the experimenting has [...]
September 29, 2013
Get Published Episode 119 – Ben Coleman, Veteran and Writer
Writers come from all walks of life. Some are businessmen, some are farmers, others teachers or, like today’s guest, Navy veterans. Where you come from and what your working life is like absolutely shapes your writing as Ben Coleman talks about today. We talk about what he is doing to make his writing relevant and [...]
September 25, 2013
Talk Isn’t Necessarily Cheap
Once again, I have found a great reason to talk to people. Simply put, I get great new ideas and opportunities from simple conversation. There have been library visits, convention appearances, award nominations, marketing and promotion opportunities and so many other things that never would have happened if I hadn’t stopped to talk with someone. Take [...]
September 22, 2013
September 20, 2013
Kind Words from Five Rivers
Lorina Stephens has been doing a “Why we published” series about the books Five Rivers has been publishing. I have attached the link to the article about Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero below: http://www.fiveriverspublishing.com/2...
September 18, 2013
eBook Cards Could be a Game Changer
Ever since I attended my first convention as a published author, I’ve wanted eBook cards. I’ve known that, as an author talking to my readers directly, eBook cards will allow me to sell more books. But, what is an eBook card, you may ask. Simply put, an eBook card is a physical means to sell [...]
September 15, 2013
Get Published Episode 118 – Veronica Giguere Talks Audio Books
I listen to a lot of podcast fiction and one name that keeps coming up as a narrator extraordinaire is Veronica Giguere. I had the opportunity to meet Veronica at Balticon last May and she is pretty amazing to put it mildly. I knew I had to get her on the show. And today, you [...]
September 11, 2013
I’m (Finally) Published on Wattpad
(Warning, this post contains a multitude of links) I’ve been hearing about Wattpad a LOT over the past months/year. My good friend Aaron Kite has several of his novels up on the site and even won the Watty Award for his novel, ‘A Touch of Poison’ (which I highly recommend, BTW). Ever since hearing [...]
