Paul Lima at Chapters

Paul Lima, author of How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days, will be appearing at Chapters, 2225 Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario on Saturday, June 20, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Paul will be talking about his book, to be followed by a question and answer period and a book signing. How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days is available from select bookstores, as well as online from Five Rivers, Chapters, Amazon and…

More Events Confirmed

I’ve just confirmed a reading and book signing at: Indigo Books 1250 Brant Street Burlington, Ontario L7P 1X8 Saturday, April 25, 2009 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Staff will have copies of And the Angels Sang and Shadow Song available. Word on the Street 2009 In addition to the book signing confirmation, I’ve just received a call from the good people at Word on the Street, and Five Rivers is confirmed for a micro-booth in the…

A Language Rant

It’s a ranting day for me. Today’s rant is aimed at the devolution of language, which is fine in and of itself. Language is fluid. It has evolved over millennia, adapting to societal changes, reflecting our beliefs and cultures, but always, always it has remained our primary method of communication, whether spoken or written. It is of the latter I’ve been frothing for the past few weeks, to the point today I felt the necessity…

Reading & Signing at Neustadt Library

Hope you will join me for An Afternoon with Lorina Stephens. Location: Neustadt Library, 511 Mill Street, Neustadt Ontario, N0G 2M0Phone: 519-799-5830email: neustadt@wightman.caTime: Saturday, March 28, 2009, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Join the staff and me at the Neustadt Public Library for readings from, discussions about and book signing of my books, And the Angels Sang, and Shadow Song. 45% of the proceeds from the sale of my books will be donated to the Neustadt…

Praise from the UK for How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days

Another great review for How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days, this time from the UK. I was struggling to find a book that simply sets out how to write a non-fiction book. I wanted a methodology that is proven to work, and I have found it in Paul’s excellent book. Paul takes the best techniques out there (freefall/stream of consciousness writing, clustering/mind mapping) and integrates them into a logical system that is…