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November is one helluva busy month. We have NaNoWriMo, Movember, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, American Thanksgiving, and Canadian Remembrance Day. Before that, there is Inktober, Halloween, and Canadian Thanksgiving. A month before is September's back-to-school rush...
Welcome Simon Rose to the blog! I'm pleased to welcome back Simon Rose to the blog to discuss his new novel, The Stone of the Seer on his birthday too! The last time we had Simon was in 2018 for the Parallel Destiny novel. Simon Rose is from Calgary, who has published...
Over the past decade, we’ve witnessed the rise of social media. The new layer to the internet changed how we think of ourselves, others, interact with people, advertise, adjust laws – the list can go on. In more recent times, social media has swung entire election...
Social media has gotten a bad wrap over the past couple of years. Rightfully so, as we’ve had it for about ten years and have been able to see the real-world consequences of it. The negativity is through increased depression and suicide. There’s even the new term...
Sometimes I blog about topics that aren't about writing, like the design posts or the Texting or Email for Work? post. The following is the result of the trial run I conceived in November 2019 and started in January 2020. The test involved unsubscribing from an...
In 2016 we had a special interview with Calgarian author Marc Watson who shared an excerpt from his unpublished fantasy novel. Since then, Marc has released two novel, Catching Hell (the fantasy novel), and Death Dresses Poorly. Nowe we welcome him back to share the...
This month’s guest is Eileen Cook who is a multi-published author whose work has appeared in eight different languages. Her books have also been optioned for film and TV. When she is not writing, she is an instructor/mentor with the Simon Fraser University Writer’s...
Live at Words Collide Writer's Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I was on a panel with Mark Watson (left), Joshua Pantalleresco and Joe Compton of GoIndieNow. We discuss the importance of being at book festivals, the do and dont's for Indies at Cons and Festivals.
I am pleased to return to the Alive After Reading podcast to discuss YEGman. Listen to it on Tim Niederriter's site. Listen to Alive After Reading Episode 66
