While I’ll admit to greatly admiring Pierre Elliott Trudeau, I did try to read his Memoirs with an unbaised view. What I found was a man who attempted to view his world without bias, to plot a course of justice, equality and dynamism that has, in fact, shaped the very foundation of what it means to be Canadian. His memoire is written in a very casual, conversational tone. You can almost hear him speaking. As…
Figuratively speaking, that is, I’m bashing down the walls. If anyone ever thinks the life of a writer is one of ease, of single malt and rambling walks and cheques that arrive in the mail, they’re delusional. I’ve just spent the morning bashing on Chapters’ doors. Why? It’s one thing for them to carry my books in their online catalogue. Getting my books into that catalogue usually involves about two weeks of constant emails to…
I’ve just finished setting the launch of And the Angels Sang with Hailey Cornelius at Coles, Orangeville Mall, Orangeville, Ontario, for Saturday, October 18, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. I’ll also be signing copies of my newly re-issued historical novel, Shadow Song. More good news today: Chapters has now listed And the Angels Sang in their online catalogue, so if you’re unable to attend the launch, you can order the anthology online and take advantage of…
Shadow Song has now been reissued with a fabulous new cover and interior design, under my own imprint, Five Rivers Chapmanry. It will start appearing with online booksellers worldwide within the next two weeks, and is available now through my website. I’m also negotiating with Indigo about having the book stocked in-store. Hope to have Shadow Song at the launch of my new anthology of short, speculative fiction, And the Angels Sang, at Coles, Orangeville,…
Yesterday’s mail brought me yet another royalty cheque from the Marion Zimmer Bradley Trust for the short story, Smile of the Goddess, which appeared in MZB’s Sword and Sorceress X, and which also appears in my anthology, And the Angels Sang. This cheque was for my pro-rata share of Italian sales. Yep, definitely the life of a writer is financially rewarding. This cheque is for $1.09US, which will garner me $1.14CDN today. Hot damn. On…