Here I am, two days before my reading/signing at Indigo in Burlington, Ontario, and you’d think by now this would be old hat. Well, it is. Sort of. Yet it remains that for several weeks before every gig I obsess: did the books arrive? I check the shipping confirmation for the 20th time. Did I send the promotional posters and bookmarks? I check that shipping confirmation yet again. Have I promoted the event? Yep, Facebook,…
Saturday, April 25, I’ll be at Indigo Books, 1250 Brant Street, Burlington, Ontario L7P 1X8; 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. for a reading & book signing, featuring And the Angels Sang and Shadow Song. It’s to be an informal affair with questions from guests encouraged. I’m told by staff there will be seating for guests. The event is free. Hope you’ll have an opportunity to join me.
Paul Lima, author of How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days, appears today on the Author’s Radio Show. Just wait for the introduction to run, and then Paul’s interview airs. Running for about 17 minutes, the interview with Paul discusses some of the concepts in his book, and who might find the book helpful. How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days is available through online booksellers and eBook sellers worldwide, as…
In what has been a day filled with frustration and stress, I’ve just received some of the best news I’ve had in months. The buyers at Indigo have agreed to stock And the Angels Sang and Shadow Song in the following locations: Coles, 150 First Street, Orangeville, Ontario Smith Books, Heritage Mall, Owen Sound, Ontario Chapters, Stone Road Mall, Guelph, Ontario While this may seem something trivial to celebrate, for me, a micro-publisher and self-publishing…
Yesterday marked a bit of a landmark for me; I finished the first draft of From Mountains of Ice, my new cultural fantasy novel. This is the first new novel I’ve written since I completed Shadow Song back in the early ’90s, and while it was a struggle to strap myself to the chair to write, it was also a joy. I’d forgotten how much I love what I do, what for me is as…