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Get Published Episode 109 – Is JR Murdock a Super Genius or Merely Insane?

JR Murdock, who has done Unorthodox Writing Tips for the show and who also has collaborated on a couple projects with me has, what I consider to be, a crazy goal. He wants to self-publish 28 books in the next 24 months. We talk about his plans and what he has learned about self-publishing. I [...]

Something Wicked this Way Comes – Oh No, It’s Already Here!

Hello everyone. Mik Murdoch here again (and to all of you villains, Mike Plested and his family are safely hidden and under the protection of powerful friends of mine). If you recall the last time I posted here, I had some concerns about an up-and-coming book titled A Method to the Madness: A Guide to [...]

Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero Has Been Shortlisted for a Prix Aurora

There are things that we always hope for but don’t really expect to happen in our careers. One of mine was to be nominated (and hopefully win) the Prix Aurora. In case you don’t know what a Prix Aurora is, it is a national speculative fiction award in Canada. This is the 30th year for [...]

Get Published Episode 108 – From Television Producer to Writing About Human Trafficking

On today’s show I have Derek Williams. Derek is a television producer, director and novelist. We talk about his new book, The Disillusioned as well as his day job in television. Derek gave me the opportunity to read his book, which is about human trafficking. I give a review of the novel in the Tips [...]

What a Difference a Couple Days Make

It always amazes me how much difference a couple days make. Monday, I was feeling a bit down for several reasons and today I am re-energized. Manic-depressive, much? The truth is, it doesn’t take much to drag you down. It also doesn’t take much to lift your spirits. In my case, I was notified that [...]

Coming Clean

For the past several months I have been struggling as a writer. There, I’ve said it. I always TRY to stay positive and play through the pain (so to speak), but I’ve finally had to admit to myself that I’ve been less effective lately than I would like. There is a very good reason for [...]

Evil Strikes Again!

I suppose I should have suspected that Amazon was somehow controlled by the Evil organizations of the world. But I didn’t and, looking back, I realize how naive I have truly been. What am I talking about? Well, let me try and jolt your memory a little. A little while ago, a friend of mine [...]

I Should Have Known Better

There was a time not so long ago when I thought it would be safest to play both sides; have both heroes and villains behind me. So I wrote about Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero and I edited the combined works of many super villains in A Method to the Madness, A Guide to the Super Evil. Granted, [...]

Get Published Episode 107 – Michael R Fletcher – Lessons of a First-time Author

On today’s show I have Michael R Fletcher. Michael is a writer, rock n’ roller, sound engineer and dad. He has had several short stories published and is about to release his first novel through Five Rivers Publishing. We talk about first time books, writing and what it’s like to be an unknown writer. I [...]

From the Desk of Alex – The 486 Beowulf Cluster

From the Desk of Alex – The 486 Beowulf Cluster To the so-called Heroes of Cranberry Flats There is nothing wrong with a little community togetherness. After all that is how I got started. Before I was a true Beowulf cluster, I was a collection of networked computers on a token ring network, working on [...]