A Year in Review - 2017
2017 will certainly be a year to remember.
I could not have imagined the paths this journey would have led me on. From the release of The Symbiot-Series final novel The Refuse Chronicles, to having an essay published in Thomas Jay Oord's book, Uncontrolling Love, to being nominated for the 2018 Ottawa's Best Author (Male) Award from Faces Magazine!Special thanks need to be extended to the various shops and book stores that carried my titles. Without these people's willingness and hard work, the indie local author's job would be that much closer to impossible:Gosia Strzelecka and Liza McCoy (Chapters) and Trish Slater (Coles) for taking the care and effort to help promote local authorsLocal Indie Bookshops:Heather MacDonald (Comet Comics), Jim Sherman (Perfect Books), John Houston (Kobold's Corner), Octopus Books, Singing Peeble Books, and Books on BeechwoodAnd various other organizers, coffee-shops, subcontrators, and event-organizers that only add to the indie-author's wonderful experience:Megan Sartori (Byward Market), Iskra Rekrut (organizer), Chris Barnett (Designer), Lydia Schloch (writer & editor), Simon & Henri Dulca (Rapido Books), Clara Forget (Gauvin Printing), Nancy (Morning Owl Coffeehouse), and Dave White (Mementos)To local politicians who showed their support for Ottawa's incredible literary talents (not just me):Marianne Wilkinson (Councillor)A special thanks need to be extened to local media personel - not only for interviewing me - but for the hope and sense of value they instilled in me (we creative-types can - sadly - be such fragile things!):Livia Belcea, Jeff Larocque, Dylan Black, Yasmin Asgarali (photographer), and special thanks to Danielle Allard for nominating and endorsing my for the 2018 Best Author (Male) Award for Ottawa's Faces Magazine....and to my fans. I wish I could name you all!...and last but certainly not least, my wife, Jackie.For having the patience, tolerance and confidence to allow my writing to compete (and maybe even sometimes overshadow) her. (If I ever made you feel second best, it couldn't have been further from the truth.You are a foundation which this is built upon.)Ottawa is truly filled with incredible and awesome people! It's been a fantastic year. I'm looking forward to what 2018 brings!Thank you all. I love you.~ January 28th ~
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~ April 11th ~Featured on Strellson's website wearing one their shirts!~ April 29th ~
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~ June 4th ~Stittsville Arts in the Park
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~ October 12th ~
Super exciting news! Met with Maori expert & historian, Dr. Rongo Wetere, who agreed to be a cultural-advisor for my upcoming novel, "Ngaro's Sojourney."The New Zeland Embassy describes him as - their words - "the go-to expert for all things Maori!"(Yasmin Asgarali, of YNA Photography, is in the foreground. Her work has featured on some of my coverart of The Refuse Chronicles)
The waka double-hulled Maori-canoe featured in the movie The Piano was constructed by Dr. Rongo Wetere and university students!~ October 14th ~
~ October 21st ~
First announcement of my now novel, Ngaro's Sonourney, has begun! It may be a year and then some away from publication, but it's definitely in the works!~ October 28th ~
~ Nov. 6th to Nov. 18th ~
A nerve-racking and hair time! On November 6th Pronoun (my ebook distributor) announced their closure. It was a frantic two weeks reformatting and migrating all my writing (well over 300,000 words!) over to a new distributor! Now my ebooks have a new home! Draft-2-Digital!~ November 19th ~
~ November 24th ~
Got nominated for Best Male Author in Faces Magazine's 2018 awards!
~ November 25th ~
~ December 9th ~
~ December 21st ~
Happily made the list of finalist for the 2018 Faces of Ottawa Awards, Best Author (male)!Voting opens on January 3rd to January 24th, 2018. Don't forget to vote!2018 Faces of Ottawa Awards
I could not have imagined the paths this journey would have led me on. From the release of The Symbiot-Series final novel The Refuse Chronicles, to having an essay published in Thomas Jay Oord's book, Uncontrolling Love, to being nominated for the 2018 Ottawa's Best Author (Male) Award from Faces Magazine!Special thanks need to be extended to the various shops and book stores that carried my titles. Without these people's willingness and hard work, the indie local author's job would be that much closer to impossible:Gosia Strzelecka and Liza McCoy (Chapters) and Trish Slater (Coles) for taking the care and effort to help promote local authorsLocal Indie Bookshops:Heather MacDonald (Comet Comics), Jim Sherman (Perfect Books), John Houston (Kobold's Corner), Octopus Books, Singing Peeble Books, and Books on BeechwoodAnd various other organizers, coffee-shops, subcontrators, and event-organizers that only add to the indie-author's wonderful experience:Megan Sartori (Byward Market), Iskra Rekrut (organizer), Chris Barnett (Designer), Lydia Schloch (writer & editor), Simon & Henri Dulca (Rapido Books), Clara Forget (Gauvin Printing), Nancy (Morning Owl Coffeehouse), and Dave White (Mementos)To local politicians who showed their support for Ottawa's incredible literary talents (not just me):Marianne Wilkinson (Councillor)A special thanks need to be extened to local media personel - not only for interviewing me - but for the hope and sense of value they instilled in me (we creative-types can - sadly - be such fragile things!):Livia Belcea, Jeff Larocque, Dylan Black, Yasmin Asgarali (photographer), and special thanks to Danielle Allard for nominating and endorsing my for the 2018 Best Author (Male) Award for Ottawa's Faces Magazine....and to my fans. I wish I could name you all!...and last but certainly not least, my wife, Jackie.For having the patience, tolerance and confidence to allow my writing to compete (and maybe even sometimes overshadow) her. (If I ever made you feel second best, it couldn't have been further from the truth.You are a foundation which this is built upon.)Ottawa is truly filled with incredible and awesome people! It's been a fantastic year. I'm looking forward to what 2018 brings!Thank you all. I love you.~ January 28th ~~ February 7th ~~ February 11th ~~ February 25th ~~ March 25th ~~ April 1st ~~ April 11th ~Featured on Strellson's website wearing one their shirts!~ April 29th ~~ May 23rd ~~ May 25th ~~ June 4th ~Stittsville Arts in the Park~ June 10th ~~ June 24th ~~ July 28th ~~ August 10th ~~ August 11th ~~ August 19th ~~ August 30th ~~ September 9th ~~ September 23rd ~~ October 12th ~Super exciting news! Met with Maori expert & historian, Dr. Rongo Wetere, who agreed to be a cultural-advisor for my upcoming novel, "Ngaro's Sojourney."The New Zeland Embassy describes him as - their words - "the go-to expert for all things Maori!"(Yasmin Asgarali, of YNA Photography, is in the foreground. Her work has featured on some of my coverart of The Refuse Chronicles)The waka double-hulled Maori-canoe featured in the movie The Piano was constructed by Dr. Rongo Wetere and university students!~ October 14th ~~ October 21st ~ First announcement of my now novel, Ngaro's Sonourney, has begun! It may be a year and then some away from publication, but it's definitely in the works!~ October 28th ~~ Nov. 6th to Nov. 18th ~A nerve-racking and hair time! On November 6th Pronoun (my ebook distributor) announced their closure. It was a frantic two weeks reformatting and migrating all my writing (well over 300,000 words!) over to a new distributor! Now my ebooks have a new home! Draft-2-Digital!~ November 19th ~~ November 24th ~Got nominated for Best Male Author in Faces Magazine's 2018 awards!~ November 25th ~~ December 9th ~~ December 21st ~Happily made the list of finalist for the 2018 Faces of Ottawa Awards, Best Author (male)!Voting opens on January 3rd to January 24th, 2018. Don't forget to vote!2018 Faces of Ottawa Awards
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