Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Google eBooks Offer A New Opportunity

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Yesterday's announcement about Google eBooks was rather interesting. As suggested about half a year ago, Google wasn't just going i...
Monday, December 06, 2010

I Took The Plunge

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Well, after minimal debate (although it's something I considered for a long time before actually debating it) and some support from blog...
Saturday, December 04, 2010

Blog Cleanup

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I realized that I haven't really "cleaned up" my blog in a long time. I started it back in 2005, chose a basic template them...
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Friday, December 03, 2010

Writing Is Work

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A few writer friends shared this cute video via Facebook last week. Yes it's amusing and a bit outrageous, but it's absolutely ...
Thursday, December 02, 2010

HNT - Don't Write Crap And Other Writing Advice

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Last Saturday was the first annual DarkLit Fest of Durham , organized by Joel A Sutherland , librarian, author, Renaissance man. I sat on ...
Wednesday, December 01, 2010

The Latest In Mobile Reading

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I had to laugh. I think it was last week when I was scanning through my daily dose of RSS feeds that I caught the term "the latest in m...
Monday, November 29, 2010

Canada Reads 2011 Reveals A Brave New Canada

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I was recently asked, as a book blogger, to write a short guest post for the Canada Reads blog. My short POV about the process appears in ...
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Friday, November 26, 2010

DarkLit Fest of Durham

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Tomorrow (Saturday, Nov 27th), I'll be one of the author guests at the very first DarkLit Fest of Durham , which will be taking place at...
Thursday, November 25, 2010

HNT - Luck Maker

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Yesterday, the top 5 selections from Canada Reads 2011 were revealed. Originally a list of the Top 40 , then culled down to the Top 10, and...
Wednesday, November 24, 2010

A Reader's Dilemna

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I've had a serious problem for years. The problem is that I constantly buy too many books every year - way more than I can possible re...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

The Vinyl Cafe Plug

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This past weekend's The Vinyl Cafe (hosted by Stuart McLean ), paid tribute to Canadian bookstores and booksellers. Along with an inter...
Thursday, November 18, 2010

HNT - Getting It Enright

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Last week at the Scotiabank Giller Prize reception and ceremony I was in the presence of many of the movers and shakers within the Canadian...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Celebrating Classic Canadian Compromise

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It's a classic tale of East and West coming together to resolve an issue that has, interestingly enough, brought Canadians together to t...
Monday, November 15, 2010

Ode To My Wife

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I'm the writer in our house -- the one who toils away in the early morning hours and late at night in solitude attempting to push out cr...
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Thursday, November 11, 2010

HNT - Where's Marco

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While I was at the Giller awards the other night, a friend tweeted that she had spotted me in the crowd during the televised portion of the...
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

For The Price Of A Good Meal In This Town

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The Scotiabank Giller Prize was handed out in Toronto yesterday to Johanna Skibscrub for her novel The Sentimentalists at a gala reception...
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Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Giller Thrill

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I'm currently President of Canadian Booksellers Association , so I'm supposed to be somewhat composed and dignified and represent my...
Monday, November 08, 2010

Prelude To A Reflection

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  I recently posted Episode 17 of my Prelude To A Scream podcast. The latest episode features my story "Requiem" which was origi...
Thursday, November 04, 2010

HNT - Decorations Moved

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It's been pretty busy around our house since Halloween, so I haven't had time to completely put the oodles and oodles of Halloween d...
Monday, November 01, 2010

Post Halloween Blues

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The day after Halloween always brings with it a bit of melancholy. Oh, who am I kidding? The blues start to kick in at about the time that...