Monday, July 23, 2012

Warrior Dash Barrie 2012

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I completed my second Warrior Dash . This one took place in Barrie, Ontario at the Horseshoe Valley Resort on both the Saturday and Sunday....
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Kobo Writing Life

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So yesterday, after 6 weeks of fantastic feedback and updates based on more than 50 beta users from around the globe, we launched Kobo Writi...
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Monday, July 16, 2012

Available Date

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The "Available Date" for Haunted Hamilton : The Ghosts of Dundurn Castle & Other Steeltown Shivers has arrived. The boo...
Friday, July 06, 2012

Impatient America

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Here is some interesting info sent to me by a fellow named Tony Shin, who works with a small group of development researchers.  Tony and his...
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Thursday, July 05, 2012

Reinventing The Book World From The Bottom Up

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I wrote a chapter for a recently released book ALTERNATIVE FUTURES FOR PUBLISHING entitled "Reinventing the Book World from the Bottom...
Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Then You'll Be A Man, My Son

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Yesterday, Alexander and I went to the Hamilton Public Library to register him for the summer reading program,called the TD Summer Reading ...
Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Good Start To Vacation Week

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It has become customary for me to book the first week of July off to spend with my son during his first week of summer vacation. Yesterday...
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

If I Did The Morning Traffic Report

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Public Domain use image from Wikipedia Every morning on my drive in from Hamilton to Toronto, I love listening to Ben, Kerry & ...
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Monday, June 25, 2012

No One Gets Left Behind

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Yesterday, I joined a team of 10 intrepid co-workers on the Spartan Sprint - a 5K extreme obstacle race north of Barrie.  Our team name was...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

That’s the Spirit: A Dollars and Sense Analysis of A Self-Publishing Decision (Reviewed One Year Later)

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Here’s one of those self-publishing stories that you WON'T hear much about. Nobody pays much attention to the plethora of writers out t...
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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Darth Vader And Son

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As a special treat for Alexander and I, we recently picked up a copy of Jeffrey Brown 's hilarious new book Darth Vader and Son .  ...

My Father & My Son

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Father's Day is a special day for me not only to remember my dad, but also to relish in the very special joy I have to be the father of ...
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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Wallenda's Key Message: Don't Give Up!

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Last night an estimated 1 billion people watched Nik Wallenda 's historic border crossing from the US to Canada.  It is historic, of cou...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Hanging Out With KJA

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One of the perks of the long and exhausting week at BEA last week was getting to spend time with Kevin J. Anderson . I met Kevin and Rebec...
Sunday, June 10, 2012

Week It Was, What A Week It Was, It Was

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Wow.  Between last Sunday and today I have certainly packed a heck of a lot of special moments in. The challenge, in all honesty, would be...
Thursday, May 31, 2012

When Getting Seen Reading Scores!

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Earlier this week the Kobo street team and some folks from Harper Collins Canada joined Julie Wilson , author of the amazing Seen Reading ...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Blocking Up The Scenery, Breaking My Mind

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I'm one of those people who get frustrated when others use your rather that you're or their instead of they're within the prop...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

August Event: Here Be Dragons

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I am delighted to be a part of a very special event taking place in Orillia, ON on August 11th at the Stephen Leacock museum . My friend J...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Seen With Seen Reading And Seen On Stage With Julie

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I had dinner last night with Anita Windisman, a friend I met through the print on demand and social media worlds.  I wanted to learn more ab...