More on the Prix Aurora
The Prix Aurora is one of Canada’s presitigous literary awards for the science fiction and fantasy genre, governed by SF Canada.
New Review of Shadow Song
Deb Salisbury, editor of Elephant’s Breath & London Smoke, posted a review on her blog of my historical fantasy, Shadow Song . Take a gander. Shadow Song is eligible for nomination for the Prix Aurora. Any Canadian citizen or permanent resident can nominate, a process that is very fast. Deadline: February 28th. On-Line Nomination form: http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/English/AwardProcess/nominationForm.php
Getting Your Books Out There
Being a micro-publisher has its own caveats and hurdles, one of them being the ability to integrate your titles and business into the distribution stream, which is far more complex than one would expect. I’m not sure I fully understand the system as yet. Here’s what I’ve discovered so far. You need to get your titles listed with Ingram in order for your book data to be picked up by most online book retailers, and…
Glimpse Into the Writing of Shadow Song
I’ve posted the Afterword from Shadow Song here for you to give you some idea of the background and research that went into the novel. Author: Lorina Stephens Format: Trade PaperbackPublished: August 1, 2008Dimensions: 216 Pages, 6 x 9 Publisher: Five Rivers ChapmanryISBN: 9780973927818 Print: $18.95US & direct from publisher, $27.50CDN eBook: $9.95US Available through online booksellers worldwide and direct from Five Rivers. The research that went into the writing of this book spanned several…
Two Reviews: The Pale Horseman, and, Refugees from Slavery
Pale HorsemanBernard Cornwell Trade Paperback Harpercollins Uk ISBN: 9780007210466 Format:Trade PaperbackPublished:October 13, 2005Dimensions:400 Pages, 6 x 9.2 in$24.95 Not Up to Cornwell’s Usual Standard The prose in The Pale Horseman is hurried, rambling, with historical inaccuracies and cardboard characters, all of it in need of an editor. Agreed there is little historical record of England’s Alfred the Great; however, it is known he overcame a Danish invasion against staggering odds, unifying the squabbling tribes of…