Thursday, March 04, 2010

HNT - Bound For Evil?

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Yesterday, The Mark News published an article I wrote in which I attempted to sum up the whole Google Book Settlement thing. Of course, th...
Wednesday, March 03, 2010

I've Been Waiting For A Snow Like You

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Well, it took most of the winter in Hamilton, which was, as true winters go, mostly a flop. But the snow FINALLY came in the last couple of ...
Friday, February 26, 2010

Shadow Screams

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I recently recorded and posted Episode 12 in my Prelude To A Scream podcast. Episode 12 features my short short story "The Shadow Me...
Thursday, February 25, 2010

HNT - Building Castles In The Snow

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After months of waiting, we finally got some snow this week. Whew! Sunday was such a bright sunny, almost spring-like day that I was worried...
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

One Important Thing Canadian Authors Should Know

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I recently received an annual cheque from the Public Lending Right Commission . ( Yes, to my friends in the US -- we spell cheque in a MUCH ...
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Snow Thief

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We FINALLY got some snow this winter. Yesterday, about 10 to 15 centimeters of the stuff fell from late morning until the late evening hours...
Monday, February 22, 2010

The Clown In The Sewer

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I have to be careful of the tales I tell my son.   You see, ever since he has been really small, it has always been a huge challenge to get ...
Saturday, February 20, 2010

True North Strong And Dark

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It's always a great treat to see people are still discovering something you worked on years ago. North of Infinity II , the science fict...
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Friday, February 19, 2010

iRead iBooks On My iThing

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An article I recently wrote to offer a bookseller's perspective on the iPad and what it might mean to the book industry was recently po...
Thursday, February 18, 2010

HNT - Frightenstein

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Let me be perfectly frank. I'm a gigantic chicken. I'm afraid of the dark, particularly of the things that go bump in the night; I...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Horror Mall Bestselling Books

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Horror Mall 's bestselling books for January 2010 were recently posted. I was tickled to see, not only that a special issue of a magaz...

One Of Those Rare Beautiful Exceptions

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For most serious writers, there's a standard rule: Don't go the "self-publishing" route if you intend on being taken seri...
Saturday, February 13, 2010

Twitlympic Opening Ceremony

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Photo courtesy of craftygirljen via Twitter/ Tweetphoto Well that was interesting. While watching the opening ceremonies for the 2010 Vanco...
Friday, February 12, 2010

A Thriller Of Olympic Proportions

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The Vancouver 2010 Olympics opening ceremonies are today. What better day, then, for me to talk a little bit about Michael Slade 's lat...
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Thursday, February 11, 2010

HNT - Baba's Boys

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Last week for HNT I posted what was likely the first picture ever taken of just my cousin Kevin and I. When, last week, the family was toge...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Night Fright Tonight

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Last Wednesday while I was in the Sudbury area, I had the pleasure of meeting Night Fright radio show host Brent Holland . I actually met ...
Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Powerful Poem

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I was doing some work tonight, subtly bemoaning the fact that I had to work yet another late night to try to stay on track with all the busy...

Clash Of The Monopolists

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I was asked to write a commentary for The Mark News on the roller coaster Amazon vs Macmillan fight that took place last week. Since ther...
Thursday, February 04, 2010

HNT - Kevin Dusick

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My cousin Kevin Dusick died on January 30, 2010. He was 46 years old. Kevin, his younger brother Rodney and I were always really close. My ...
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Did You Know?

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I know it's not brand-new, but this updated version of Did You Know (this one is 4.0 - Fall 2009) contains some really interesting and ...