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Reading Order will be switched Slightly

As I said in my last post of 2014, I’m going to be continuing on with the Afro-futurism challenge. However – literally yesterday I got loaned seven books. The people who loaned them to me are probably in no hurry to get them back – none of them are particularly thick, lots of YA – but I kind of feel obligated to at least start on some of them so I’ll probably finish Zoo City next week when I don’t feel so rushed. I did start Anna Karenina and Zoo City – but they’re mine and I’ll be getting ba...

Mental Health Break Update

So I mentioned in the last post that I was going to be off for a few days early January – long story short is that they shut down the high way on my first day off and I kept going in because, quite frankly, I knew it was a shot week and I’m a believer for when my family finally needs an ambulance, I want them to be fully stocked. I’m a 0.5, so I’m one of the first who gets called for sick and whatever, so it’s easy to pick up to full time.

I have been off for a week though – I didn’t mind bef...

Merry Christmas and a Happy 2015!

For starters: I wish you and yours the very best of the season no matter what you celebrate – a belated Merry Christmas, and also a fantastic new year.

I’ve been real busy (excuses excuses) so mind me while I go on tangents about everything – Nanowrimo, the books I’ve read in 2014, how my writing is coming along, and whatever pops into my head.

For starters, here’s that sketch I mentioned in the C4 post – you can check out the artist’s webpage http://akitron.tumblr.com/.

Basically, I told the ar...

Winnipeg’s ComicCon, NaNoWriMo, and all the rest

Another C4 Comic Con has come and gone – and our table was in the artist’s alley on the second floor rather then the big main room on the third floor. Some people didn’t like it as much, but I like it better. Last year I felt like we were lost in the crowd – the upper floor was all the big dealers and stars and whatnot. You can buy a lot of that stuff elsewhere, you don’t get to see the artists creating.

In general, I was pretty tired because I was at Interact 2014 the weekend prior (MB’s Par...

Guess I should give my opinion on the Whole Stalker Thing

So the internet exploded a few weeks ago. Then it got worse.

I’ve heard a lot of people talk about it from both sides – from outrage to defending stalking, and some actions people are taking. I totally support the idea of doing a media blackout - as far as I’m concerned, no one has the right to demand only positive reviews. It’s not authentic, and I find as a writer (specifically, now that I have something out there and I’m not theoretically wangsting) the hardest part for me isn’t that everyo...

Excerpt for Garnet and Silver: A Faerie Tale

I started G&S in December of 2007 – basically, I was in a much happier, hopeful place then I was when I wrote Tower of Obsidian. I wrote the bulk of it July 2009, and originally it was much shorter and I dropped the main characters off in what I can only describe for now as a dark place. Cream of Nobody liked it (why y’all think you deserve likeable characters and happy endings is beyond me), so about a year later, after workshopping it I ‘finished’ it so I didn’t make your kitten cry.

At a q...

Not-Affiliated, but happy to spread the word

If you happen to live in the Winnipeg area (or don’t care about the drive) the next ChiSeries Readings takes place next week, Oct 8 at McNally Robinson at 8PM – I couldn’t tell you about ChiSeries in Ottawa, Vancouver, or anywhere else they happen to take place, but if you’re feeling slightly neglected, I say head down to your local bookstore and find a reading by a local author. You never know who you’re going to discover. To learn more, go here. As for me, I work until at least 7 that night...

Cover Reveal: Garnet and Silver

Not much to add, other then that I’m working on the edits, and I’m going ahead with it, barring my sister reading the book and hating it. No release date yet – doing the second-guessing thing, mostly. Yes, Self-Pubbing. No, not sure if that’s a good idea. Don’t really care – love the niece and I’m getting sick and tired of some of the media she’s inundated with.

There is a back and spine made too, but it’s not near as pretty.

As for me right now: Back to editing and I got some rough draft to...

Cultural Goings-On in Winnipeg: September Edition

This is by no means a comprehensive list, however, I found myself getting excited for the next few weeks and I realized there’s lots for us artsy-reader types in Winnipeg. If you know something’s coming up and it’s in Manitoba or at least something we could drive to within a few hours, please post (and yes, I know Thompson has had Thin-Air things in the past, and that’s an 8-hour drive from Ze Peg, but I like promoting local stuff when I can).

The Canadian International Museum of Human Rights...

And the Winners are…

Amy Bowens and Mad Hoyendish each won a $25 Amazon Gift Certificate after the tour with Goddess Fish Book Promotions. Thank you to everyone – as always, thank you for your honesty and thank you for taking your time to check out my books. I’m working on more stuff as we speak (well, I just had to kick the dog off of me to write this…) and I’ll hopefully have an announcement by September.

When Words Collide is this weekend – it’s on the to-do for next year, provided I’m not scheduled to work, I...