Walking from Shore to Sore
Around 9:00 o’clock last night, I was writing away when, all of a sudden, I realized what my next sentence was going to be. I sat back and said, “Oh. I’m here.” It was like I’d been hiking across...
View ArticleThe Hiatus / Non-Hiatus
I should probably have written this a while ago, but I’ve decided it’s time for a temporary but major format change on the blog. For the last five years, I’ve been interviewing authors, artists,...
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Author Spotlight – Ryan McFadden and his out of order series
Having joined the sf/fantasy and readercon circuit more faithfully this year, I’ve had the extraordinary pleasure of running into people I’ve interviewed in the past – and then run into them again at a...
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Author Spotlight: Matt Mayr and a Speck of Light in the Endless Dark
We’re heading into a series of interviews featuring authors from a new digital imprint from Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. Introducing: EDGE-Lite. First up: Matt Mayr, with his debut...
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Pre-Ordering the Fog
As mentioned in a previous post, I’ll be selling the The Fog of Dockside City: The Obliteration Machine for charity. 100% of the profits go back to literacy programs through the YMCA. Some of my...
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A hero who loves his job
In high school, I had a whole harem of boyfriends – Clark Kent, Bruce Banner, Peter Parker, Lamont Cranston, The Tick…But by far and away, Wally West and Barry Allen were my first real loves. I didn’t...
View ArticleWe pause now for a word from our sponsors
I’m taking a break from Nine Day Wonder, with one or two interviews and #2PageTues scheduled in December, and we’ll be back full throttle in 2015. But that’s not to say I’m taking a break from writing...
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#2PageTues – Seeing The Light ~ Eileen Bell
Seeing the Light ~ Marie: The Interview Here’s the way it was supposed to work. I was supposed to put on my second best dress and the one pair of pantyhose that didn’t have a hole and go to the Palais...
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nEvermore!…Again!
part 2 of a 2 part interview —– As mentioned in a post from last week, Nancy Kilpatrick and Caro Soles have launched a crowd-funding initiative to help pay higher royalties to contributing authors for...
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#2PageTuesday – Rabbit Punch! ~ Greg Santos
Rabbit Punch! ~ The Great Hoarder Sometimes when my wife and kids are asleep I feel like I am forever filling up an attic with boxes of knick-knacks I’m not prepared to throw out but have no clue what...
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Writer’s Craft – Triplet Blues
I’m at a spot where lots of stuff has happened or is happening in threes, good things or bad things. For the bad stuff, well, meh – this too shall pass. The bad stuff gives us something to write...
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Reader Spotlight – Emma Gallagher, who puts me in my place
My favourite interview is usually the one I just posted. But this time around, my interviewee sat me back on my heels, not because of the interview questions or the answers themselves, but because of...
View ArticleI forgot how to be hungry
I’m comfortable with saying I shrugged off NaNo this year, and I’m just as comfortable saying I had a bit of burn-out after launching two books within three months of each other. Added to that, the...
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Collaboration Spotlight: Barb Galler-Smith and Josh Langston
With the vacation officially, officially, I swear officially over, I’m back on track with some more fantastic interviews from Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing and elsewhere! You’ll notice a...
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Editor Spotlight – The Green Man Beckons
If you’re going to read Urban Green Man, edited by Adria Laycraft and Janice Blaine, I have to say: ya gotta read this book in summer while sitting under a tree on the shore of the Ottawa River, or...
View ArticleNot too late to donate!
Fundraising efforts for literacy programs continues right up to July 11, the day before the start of the 2013 Muskoka Novel Marathon. I still have big goals and a lot of hope, and I’m looking forward...
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Pre-Ordering the Fog
As mentioned in a previous post, I’ll be selling the The Fog of Dockside City: The Obliteration Machine for charity. 100% of the profits go back to literacy programs through the YMCA. Some of my...
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A hero who loves his job
In high school, I had a whole harem of boyfriends – Clark Kent, Bruce Banner, Peter Parker, Lamont Cranston, The Tick…But by far and away, Wally West and Barry Allen were my first real loves. I didn’t...
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Author Spotlight – Marie Bilodeau, Geek First
I met Marie Bilodeau more or less by accident in Ottawa when Tyche Books was having a launch for their recent anthology MASKED MOSAIC: CANADIAN SUPER STORIES. Not only was Marie one of the...
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Author Spotlight: Melodie Campbell, Time Travelling Funny Gal with the...
I’ve known Mel Campbell pretty much since I first joined the Crime Writers of Canada, and over the years, I’ve gotten to work with her more and more often. So it’s remiss of me not have to done this...
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