Dynamic Thinking

It strikes me that today it’s necessary to be a dynamic thinker, to not only think outside the box, but recycle the box. Dynamic thinking most especially applies to publishing, which is directly affected by the rapidly evolving world of communication. You’ve read my enthusiasm about the new Espresso printing machine. There’s some fascinating reading about the Espresso and what’s happening right now in publishing in a reproduced speech Mike Shatzkin, savvy publishing visionary, gave…

An Urban Fairy Tale

Charles de Lint is a master of urban fantasy. Combine that with his remarkable skill as a storyteller, his love of music, Celtic and Native legend and you have a tale that is enchanting, captivating, restorative. Forests of the Heart returns to de Lint’s imaginary town of Newford, and draws heavily from native desert culture pitted against uprooted Celtic culture, all of it existing on an alternate plane that truly is just one step to…

Coles Waterloo Book Signing Done

Well, the book signing at Coles, Conestoga Mall in Waterloo went well, and not so well. Certainly I sold quite a number of Shadow Song and Recipes of a Dumb Housewife. The books were well-received by the public, and attendance was good despite having a lack of media coverage. The highlight of the day, for me, was meeting Kris Kurasz, an old chum of my son and daughter’s. A whole gaggle of kids (Shawn, Shane,…

On the Eve of a Book Signing

I have a book signing tomorrow at Coles, Conestoga Mall, Waterloo, noon to 4:00 p.m. I’m spending the afternoon preparing for it, packing books, show cards, the paraphernalia required for a professional presentation. Tomorrow, inevitably, someone will comment how exciting my life must be — pursing a career as a writer, being interviewed by media, appearing at book signings. I’m always a little surprised by the comment. This thing I do is a job. Just…

Lorina Featured on Chapters Website

The Chapters/Indigo team have featured me on their website this week! Check it out! Must say the team there are great. Remarkable corporate culture that does everything to nurture literacy, authors and books. So far every book signing I’ve done has gone smoothly. Staff had made me feel very welcome. Payment from head office for books sold has been more than prompt, usually before the 30 day term. The online merchandising team have been approachable…