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March 19, 2016
Travel Writing Bullshit
Travel Writing Bullshit Major newspapers these days are quickly losing their relevance to the internet. Notably are the travel sections. I’ve had a few travel articles published in newspapers and a few more on websites. News papers are tough nuts to crack. Here’s what an Edmonton Journal newspaper editor said: In fact, the Postmedia policy Continue reading
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March 14, 2016
Terrible but tasty fish
I was walking past the deli in Funchal, Madeira Island and–WTH is that? It’s the espada or black scabbard fish.specific to Portugal’s Madiera Island. Thank heavens it tastes better than it looks. Terrible but tasty fish. It makes for a tasty sandwich but you have to close your eyes before you bring it up to Continue reading
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March 11, 2016
Portuguese author – controversial book
So my wife and I are in Lisbon on March 8th having dinner at a window seat. Across the street there’s a crowd gathering with police, security, and TV cameras. It turns out to be a book store and we figured it might be a celebrity author such as Yann Martel, Life of Pi guy, Continue reading
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February 22, 2016
Some travel pics of late
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December 1, 2015
Amazon book reviews – news
Whenever someone bought any of my books I told them I’d appreciate a review on Amazon. Many did. Amazon reviews are important for new writers as the company circulates an author’s book more as reviews come in, good or bad. So I was doing okay with reviews getting posted. Amazon discovered there zillions of phony Continue reading
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November 27, 2015
Arthur Ellis Crime Award entry
The Arthur Ellis Crime Awards are for Canadian crime authors and have a few categories for entries. I spoke with a small Calgary publisher over a year ago who said she’d take all my juvenile stories, but I think she got busy and forgot all about me as she has her own series that she Continue reading
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November 4, 2015
WriterPalooza Nov. 10th
WriterPalooza is ready to roll on Nov.10th at the Beaumont library 6-10 pm. I will continue with my book launch for FINAL RESPONSE there. I have 10 or so books left. I’ll also be selling and signing my young reader novels. Every fall, Alberta Culture Days promotes artist stuff and I was in the one Continue reading
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WriterPalooza
WriterPalooza is ready to roll on Nov.10th at the Beaumont library 6-10 pm. I will continue with my book launch for FINAL RESPONSE there. I have 10 or so books left. I’ll also be selling and signing my young reader novels. Every fall, Alberta Culture Days promotes artist stuff and I was in the one Continue reading
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October 13, 2015
OLD FLAMES final tweak for Bookkus
I’m presently working on OLD FLAMES final tweak for Bookkus . It doesn’t really need much but….I can’t stop fooling with it. Like Paul McCartney said about his old tunes that he’d go back and add a bit of horns here, less bass there, a choir maybe here….
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October 11, 2015
Landsdown School in Edmonton
Reading chapter two to 95 Grade 5 kids @ Landsdown School in Edmonton. They previously read chapter one. In spite of no dragons or magic wands, they liked it!
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