Tuesday, June 29, 2010

This Moose Be My Real Reason

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My Dad's birthday was yesterday. Had he still been alive, he would have been 73. He was a passionate fisherman and absolutely loved and ...
Monday, June 28, 2010

You're David Sawooki!

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The other day when I arrived home from work, Alexander greeted me downstairs with his arms crossed tightly across his chest and a stern look...
Saturday, June 26, 2010

Earthquake Devastation In Toronto

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On Wednesday a 5.0 magnitude earthquake rocked a broad region of southern Ontario and surrounding northern US states. Many of my friends and...
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Thursday, June 24, 2010

HNT - Daddy's Little Helper

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This past Sunday was Father's Day. Now don't you just love uselessly obvious statements like that? NEWSFLASH: the third Sunday in ...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

How DO You Find New Stuff To Read?

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Laura Miller has an interesting and intriguing post in a column from Salon.com about The Democratization of Slush . With a sub-line of ...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Review - Switch by Grant McKenzie

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How far will one man go to save the people he loves most? It's an intriguing question, and one that so beautifully drives Switch by G...
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Monday, June 21, 2010

Book Summit 2010 - Closing Panel Notes

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As I mentioned in a my Top 10 Takeaways post from a couple of days ago, the single day Book Summit 2010 was a satisfying and engaging day c...
Sunday, June 20, 2010

Father's Day Admission

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It's funny.  All morning my wife and son keep suggesting I sit back and take it easy, that it's Father's Day and I should relax ...
Saturday, June 19, 2010

Top 10 Takeaways From Book Summit 2010

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I attended Book Summit 2010 yesterday.  This year's theme was " HOT NEW MODELS: The Amazing Transformation of Business and Cultur...
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Thursday, June 17, 2010

HNT - Planet Snoopy

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On Tuesday I took a vacation day.  I had originally planned to take both Monday and Tuesday off and have a four day weekend, but had to swit...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Noodling More On Evolution Of Publishing

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Yesterday's blog post in which I tried to figure out how all the value propositions in the existing supply chain for publishing and boo...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

As Publishing Evolves The Value Proposition Increases

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Yesterday I rambled on about self-publishing and how the gigantic increase in this area is affecting the traditional publishing world.  Awa...
Monday, June 14, 2010

Democratization of the Slush Pile

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There's an interesting article by Mark Medley in Saturday's National Post called Self-Publishing: Doing it yourself and doing it b...
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

HNT - FlashBlackout

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June 10, 2010 is Save FlashForward blackout day.  Folks around the world are staging a fake mini blackout in cities around the world -- a t...
Wednesday, June 09, 2010

21 Tips For Authors Using Social Media

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Social media guru Chris Brogan recently posted An Author's Plan for Social Media Efforts on his blog. A list of the top 21 things an a...
Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Avoiding E-Books Because They Just Don't Smell Right?

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Have you been avoiding e-books because they just don't smell right? Smell is an often overlooked yet critically important sense when it...
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Friday, June 04, 2010

Taking The High Road

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I was delighted to see M&S come out with a very progressive way of celebrating the Terry Fallis novel The High Road , which comes out i...

Overcoming Internet Distractions With Mark Leslie

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Getting Published With Mark Leslie, Episode 11 has been posted at The Writing Show . In this very brief episode, host Paula B and I touched...
Thursday, June 03, 2010

HNT - Authors At CBA

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Last weekend at the Canadian Booksellers Association National Conference , I had the chance to meet and chat with several different authors ...
Wednesday, June 02, 2010

The Writing Show Interview With Robert J. Sawyer

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Photo of Rob at Titles Bookstore by Peter Rainford About a month ago I had the opportunity to sit down with Robert J. Sawyer and chat a litt...