Thursday, October 30, 2008

HNT - Mark-O'-Lantern

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The other night, Francine, Alexander and I had some fun carving a couple of different pumpkins. Of course, I'm still not sure at what po...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Sweet Deal!

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WestJet recently announced that it will offer free flights on Halloween for guests with the last names Candy, Orange, Web or Webb, and Swe...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Long Live The Short Story

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Here's a fun and interesting concept that takes full advantage of POD technology. Let the reader choose from a list of available stories...
Thursday, October 23, 2008

HNT - The Rise And Fall Of The House Of Zander

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The other day, Francine picked up a Halloween gingerbread house that Alexander had been wanting us to buy for several weeks now. And on Mon...
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

The Best Laid Plans

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Yeah, I know, it's an awesome book, but this post isn't about the novel The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis (which, if you haven...
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Friday, October 17, 2008

Da Count - Freedom To Vote

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Voter turnout at this week's recent federal election in Canada was at an all time record-low at 59.1%. Yes, I know the entire election ...
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Thursday, October 16, 2008

HNT - Writer / Bookseller Exposed

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On October 15th, Episode 9 of " Getting Published with Mark Leslie " was posted on The Writing Show podcast. This series of ...
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Friday, October 10, 2008

Da Count - The Smile On His Face

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Last night, Alexander and I went to see Thomas the Tank and Friends Live at Copps Coliseum . It was a fun show with music, dancing, and of ...
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Thursday, October 09, 2008

HNT - Halloween Is An 11 Month Build-up

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Earlier this year (July to try to be exact), we spent a fun afternoon at Science North in Sudbury. It was a fun day, lots of learning and l...
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Not Spooky Enough, Dad

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Oh boy. What have I created? The other day Alexander and I were doing one of our favourite things: looking at Halloween decorations and co...
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Creative & Restless Spirits

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I created another short promotional video for the upcoming Haunted McMaster Ghost Walk and Author Extravaganza (see all the details about t...
Monday, October 06, 2008

Fun For The Cure

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Yesterday, Francine again ran in the CIBC Run for the Cure 5 K run in Burlington to benefit the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. This yea...
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Saturday, October 04, 2008

Haunted McMaster Video and Poster

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I recently slapped together a promotional video for the Haunted McMaster Ghost Walk and Author Extravaganza we're hosting at Titles Bo...
Friday, October 03, 2008

Da Count - McMaster Writer in Residence

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On Wednesday, we had the distinct pleasure of welcoming the Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence for McMaster University, Lawrence Hill f...
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Thursday, October 02, 2008

HNT - October Brings Halloween

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My whole family loves Halloween. When I got home from work last night, my son was begging us to start getting out all the Halloween decorat...
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Wednesday, October 01, 2008

October Is The Best Month

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Woo! Hoo! October 1st is here! Which means it is officially okay for me to start breaking out the Halloween decorations. Okay, the truth i...
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Another Frightening Distraction

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As a writer, there are many things that can easily take away your focus on writing. And while it might sound cold, there are certainly good...
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Monday, September 29, 2008

WOTS 2008 Postmortem

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Although they were calling for overcast skies and drizzle throughout the day, the weather was stunning for Word on the Street 2008 in Toron...
Saturday, September 27, 2008

Word On The Street 2008

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Tomorrow (Sunday Sept 28th, 2008), Queen's Park in Toronto will transform into a book lover's paradise with a marketplace of more th...
Friday, September 26, 2008

Da Count - Hurts So Good

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This week at work we're wrapping up the first week of our semi-annual HURT PENGUINS sale at Titles . "HURT PENGUINS" are an in...
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