Follow Me On Facebook and Twitter

Today I have made a concerted effort to increase my social media presence. I joined Twitter, I joined Google Plus, and in a moment I'm going to make myself an author page on Facebook. I don't do this lightly; this should be seen as a statement of exactly how good I think LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS is. Someone once said books are like children, and you end up doing a lot of stupid things for your children.

Not that I'm anti-social media; I'm just antisocial. But that ends today. If I were you, I'd follow me on Twitter right now. Then in five years, when I'm either a raging success or a horrible burned-out shell of a man, you can tell people, "I remember that guy, I was into him way before he was a big deal."


The other day I was in Nanaimo to celebrate my friends Andrew and Lauren's birthdays. We watched Citizen Kane, along with their friends and their friends' kids. I love Orson Welles and I can watch Kane any day. That said, it's not really a children's movie. It was an odd experience, but I think they got something out of it. Usually Andrew and I just watch Leprechaun movies or Batman cartoons.

Other news: I joined the Crime Writers of Canada. I have my friend Mel working on a promotional video for Last of the Independents. My brother Josh and I will be blogging about noir soon. Andrew is still plugging away at The Falls, weather permitting. Lots of exciting developments for 2014. Stay tuned.