Calling All Canadian Authors discussion
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Hello again, Genevieve. Nice to see you over here. The site looks great and your blog is extremely helpful.
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Official Website: http://www.brktel.on.ca/~mawsonFacebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/authorlindsay...
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Good morning all. I just posted a review of Rosemarie Boll's book
on my examiner page. http://www.examiner.com/books-in-cana... Rosemarie also did an interview and it's worth checking out while you're there. Excellent book.
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You're welcome. I feel lucky that I get to read so many great ones thanks to these pages. What I was really impressed with in The Second Trial was that Rosemarie wrote to the reader rather than 'at' them. I'd let my daughter (the 12 year old) read this for sure. Actually, I gave it to her a few days ago and she asked what it was about. I told her and she's all like "A serious book? Come on." But I noticed her curled up with it today for a while. So, perhpas serious isn't so bad.
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Yes, I think you've hit it exactly. The 'message' is one of awareness and that's what is really important. No one can do anything if they don't realize there's a problem. I think this gives a chance for younger readers to see the 'other side' to understand that bullies are made, not born. That's the biggest impression I get from this story. Our choices affect what we become. I suppose that makes more sense once you've read the book.
Hi everyone,Here are a few of my favourite links:
http://www.derekdonais.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/MetalM...
Happy writing, everyone!
Derek Donais
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I've a couple of Canada Day post up on my blogs:http://afstewartblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/for-canada-day-even-paranormal-play.html
http://afstewartpromotion.blogspot.com/2011/07/happy-canada-day.html
My Website is here: http://www.marynovik.comOn Twitter, I'm MaryNovik2: http://twitter.com/#!/MaryNovik2
I'm also on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/marynovik
On Goodreads you can find me here Mary Novik, and my novel Conceit here
The Book Haven group on Goodreads has chosen my novel Conceit as a group read for August! I hope that some of you will be able to drop in to chat. All you need to do is join the group. Here's the discussion link: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show_b...
Cheers, Mary Novik
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I mentioned above that my historical novel Conceit was chosen for an August group read in the Book Haven group. I'm hoping that some of you might join in the discussion. The new link is: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5... Also, I wanted to mention that I'm running a contest in which I'm giving away a signed first edition of Conceit. To enter, all you have to do is to post a message in the thread telling everybody (1) the title of your favourite historical novel, (2) the name of the author, (3) what you like about the book in 2-3 sentences. Any kind of historical novel is ok, even books that are not traditional historicals.
Cheers,
Mary
Mary Novik
For more than a year I've been plugging away at a project with another author, who always seems to convince me to come along on these crazy adventures, and we're nearing the finish line. On my blog I've explained it all. Curious? Check it out: http://www.reneeamiller.blogspot.com
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Thanks, Erma. I'm kind of terrified and excited all at once. :)
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We looked around, but the general consensus was that traditional publishers feel the market is saturated for writing "how to" books, so the interest wasn't there. If our last name was King or Rowling, I'm sure we'd have found one easily, but alas, it is not. We're two nobodies from Goodreads. ;) After determinining that it is quite a busy little niche market in nonfiction, we found ourselves an editor and we're publishing it ourselves. I'm glad we were able to use an editor. What a huge difference she's made on the book overall. Amazing.
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Yeah, I have a new respect for anyone who does this by themselves and comes out with a polished product. It is a ton of work.
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So am I actually. And you know, if I hadn't had someone as detail-oriented as Carlos working with me, I don't think I'd have attempted self publishing at all. As you said, the writer has to think of everything and it's hard enough just worrying about the contents. With two brains working together, we pulled it off. (I think) By myself? I can't even imagine. It makes my brain hurt.
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Yes, he likes details. Me? Not so much. I'm sure I caused him to develop some nervous disorder, like a tick or perhaps a more serious ailment, like an aneurism throughout this whole experience. I wouldn't be suprised to see a dart board on his wall with my mug on it. Of course, I did curse him a time or twenty too. Imagine how lovely I was to get along with while trudging through grammar and punctuation. ;)
Hi everyone:My website is www.mademers.com. I also do photography so you can look at the pictures if you get bored from reading text. :-)
Michelle
Great info, Michelle. Thanks. I love the blog by the way.
I've broke down and made a facebook page for my upcoming book "The Writer's Companion", which I co-wrote with Carlos J. Cortes. It will be available around the end of September. Check it out here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Writers... if you like the page, you're entered to win a free copy.
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Thanks, Erma. We worked a long time on it. It's weird to be announcing it's release. It's definitely not a "read in one sitting" kind of book, but our goal was to cover every step of the writing process from idea to publication, but in a way that makes it enjoyable. (if that makes sense) I think my favorite part to write was the vocabulary/usage doubts and the nuts and bolts section. I'm weird.
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I'm a Canadian YA author. Look forward to meeting others!Here's the link for my website and blog: www.robinstevenson.com.
For authors...Please check out http://www.trindiebooks.com
Twitter: @trindiebooks
Twitter: @sromkey
Twitter: @CharlieMacProds
I invested in this Canadian company for Kobo ereaders...
My Flashfiction Blog: http://munsistories.blogspot.ca/My Twitter: https://twitter.com/munsimunsi
My Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/82...
...and my Podiobook and debut novel are forthcoming...
Hi! I'm new to this group. I write travel, history, and fiction. My most recent novel is the historical novel A Fine Likeness.My blog is where most of the action is at. You can find it at civilwarhorror.blogspot.com
I have a website at www.seanmclachlan.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/writersean
Facebook public page: http://www.facebook.com/writersean
Ahhhhh.......so happy to have found a Canadian group! Hi everyone! I just added my books to the group bookshelf.My website: www.willajemhart.com
My blog: http://willajemhart.com/blog.html (just started it today...)
Looking forward to connecting with everyone here.
I'm looking forward to meeting the people in this group. My website is http://www.gloriapearsonvasey.com. There are 4 blogs on the wbesite, the most recent being AZURE MOONSTOREY.
New website and blogs at http://www.prosperstation.com. I don't understand RSS. What is it? When I tried to add it to my new Wordpress website, it wanted an URL. I didn't know which URL they wanted.
I'd so appreciate having this explained - as well as some feedback on the website itself.
Love you all!
Gloria wrote: "New website and blogs at http://www.prosperstation.com. I don't understand RSS. What is it? When I tried to add it to my new Wordpress website, it wanted an URL. I didn't know which URL they want..."
RSS is the Rich Site Summary, and it's basically the web feed for your blog. I'm not sure how Wordpress works, but you should have a feed/subscribe link listed somewhere.
New blog invites writers to share their personal writing-month experiencehttp://www.prosperstation.com/blog
I'm a novelist and aspiring short story writer in St. John's.http://www.jamiefitzpatrick.com
- Right now it's primarily devoted to my first novel, You Could Believe in Nothing (Vagrant Press).
http://www.jamiefitzpatrick.com/categ...
- My occasionally updated blog
http://twitter.com/FitzpatJamie
- My (mostly bookish) Twitter feed.
I'm a newbie novelist looking to promote my first upcoming work. Those interested in science fiction and film/theater can check out my blog page for a preview of Traveling Show. Cover art by my very talented friend Ian Lawson.
http://jamesaconan1.blogspot.ca/
The page is admittedly pretty bare bones but I'd like to think my work speaks for itself. Enjoy!
http://jamesaconan1.blogspot.ca/
The page is admittedly pretty bare bones but I'd like to think my work speaks for itself. Enjoy!
I write paranormal romance...hopefully with a touch of humour :-)Here's the site: http://www.taylorgraceauthor.wordpres.... Thanks for visiting. I'm going to go and check out the sites listed here. I'd love to find a fellow book lover of romance who's canadian and would like to chat books. If that's you, give me a shout!
Calling All Canadian Authors
Books mentioned in this topic
A Fine Likeness (other topics)Conceit (other topics)
Conceit (other topics)
The Second Trial (other topics)
Taxed to Death (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Carlos J. Cortes (other topics)Mary Novik (other topics)
Mary Novik (other topics)
Dwayne Kavanagh (other topics)
I offer affordable Editing Services, and the site also talks about my novels - including the two Berkley Publishing (PenguinUSA) is putting out in early 2012.