It’s what I call the act of writing — The Process. For me writing is almost ritualistic, definitely fraught with fidgeting and distractions, just as I’m doing right now by blogging about The Process. Writing is a necessarily solitary, will-sapping endeavour that if I’m lucky renders an article, a short story, if I’m really determined, a novel. Music is part of that process. All kinds of music, depending on what it is I’m writing, which,…
The Best Laid Plans, by Terry Fallis, is, in my opinion, a perfect novel, deserving of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, and of every accolade it receives. If you haven’t yet read it you must, right now, rush out and purchase your very own copy; no, don’t borrow one, buy your own because it will be a mainstay on your bookshelf for years to come. Now, it’s best to understand it’s not easy to…
The launch of And the Angels Sang went beautifully yesterday. Books flew out the door. There was good response from people, and the staff at Coles, Orangeville Mall were absolute gems, as always. They had a great display set up prior to the signing, and had talked up the event all the week previous. In fact, they’re so pleased they’ve asked me to return Saturday, December 6, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., which I plan to…
Hundreds of articles, scores of short stories, and now five books later I realize I’ve created a considerable body of work, and that’s a somewhat puzzling and humbling thought. As John Lennon wrote: Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. I find myself thinking that quite a bit. And so now, while I’m writing this next novel, From Mountains of Ice, which I hope to release in the fall of 2009, I’ve…
This is the finalized schedule for my fall book signing tour. Saturday, October 18, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. — Launch of And the Angels Sang, Coles, Orangeville Mall, 150 First Street, Orangeville, Ontario. Saturday, November 15, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. — Book Signing, And the Angels Sang and Shadow Song, Chapters, Stone Road Mall, 435 Stone Road, Guelph, Ontario. Saturday, November 29, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. — Book Signing, And the Angels Sang and Shadow…