Book Signing at Coles

Saturday, April 26, Lorina will be appearing at Coles, Conestoga Mall, Waterloo, noon to 4:00 p.m. to sign copies of her historical novel, Shadow Song, and cookbook, Recipes of a Dumb Housewife. If you’re in the area do come by!If you’re unable to attend, you can catch Lorina at one of the following signings, or purchase her books online at Chapters. o Saturday, April 26, 2008, Coles Waterloo, Conestoga Mall, 550 King Street North, Waterloo,…

Want to communicate effectively? Use the 5 Ws to help you.

By Paul Lima Whether you are writing or talking, communicating effectively is important. To demonstrate the point, I often tell the story of the golf course groundskeeper who hired a young trainee. The day the trainee showed up, the groundskeeper said, “See those bundles of sod on the truck? I want you to re-sod the areas that I’ve staked out around the 18 flags on the golf course. I’ll be back at the end of…

Six-Figure Freelancer Writes about Lorina

There’s a great article today about Lorina on Six-Figure Freelancer, Paul Lima’s blog. Paul Lima is a freelance writer, copywriter, business writing instructor and media interview trainer. He is also the author of several books on business writing and the business of freelance writing. His latest book is How To Write A Non-Fiction Book in 60 Days.

Espresso Machine Heats Up

You may have read my earlier post about the beginning of a historical revolution in the printing process revolving around a remarkable wee machine called The Espresso Printing Press. Today Publisher’s Weekly announced a simply stunning partnership between On Demand Books (owners of The Espresso Printing Press technology) and Lightning Source (the giant print-on-demand company owned by distribution giant Ingram Inc.) What this partnership means is On Demand Books will have access to data at…

Orangeville Book Signing Huge Success!

The book signing on Saturday at Coles, Orangeville, was a resounding success, with people queued and waiting before I was set up. Nearly ran out of copies of Shadow Song! And it was so great to meet with folks I hadn’t seen in years and years, like my children’s babysitter when we lived in Hockley Valley, their kindergarten teacher, and our former neighbour. The staff at Coles were terrific, so helpful, friendly and enthusiastic! Signed…