Sunday, December 24, 2017

A Holiday Gift For Writers

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I just received a great offer from the good folks behind Superstars Writing Seminars and am delighted to be able to share this during the ...
Friday, December 22, 2017

Channeling My Inner Dominatrix

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I was recently a guest on Dana Pharant's Inner Dominatrix podcast. Episode 77 is entitled "Transition Time Can Be Fun" and...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Make Your Own Path On Life's Journey

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Yesterday I drove to Barrie to say goodbye to a friend. I hadn't seen Frank Nelson in person in a couple of years, and it had bee...
Thursday, December 07, 2017

What Canadians Read in 2017

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One of the things I always loved about Kobo was their willingness to share insights about reading data. I rec'd two messages from Ko...
Wednesday, December 06, 2017

The Long Goodbye, The Quick Hello

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In my podcast feed this morning, two of the Wednesday podcasts that loaded to my pod-catcher come with interesting timing. My final podc...
Sunday, December 03, 2017

Cheers to Beers

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Admittedly, I haven't been blogging here much, even though I'm proud to say that I have been blogging since my initial post on March...
Thursday, November 23, 2017

So Long And Thanks For All The Books

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A few weeks ago I did something I didn't think I would ever do. I said goodbye to a job that I not only loved, but that I felt was the...
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Thursday, October 19, 2017

Feel The Fear In Many Forms

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Fear comes in many forms and guises. It creeps up on us in more ways than even the most creative parts of our minds can ever imagine. I ex...
Sunday, September 17, 2017

Dark Tales on the Street

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Thanks to the support of my publisher ( Dundurn ) and the Ontario Media Development Corporation , I was able to accept the request from the ...
Monday, September 04, 2017

Earning Money From Re-Cycled Short Stories

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The other day I cashed yet another check from McGraw-Hill Ryerson for a short story. The check was for $29.24 - which doesn't seem lik...
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Saturday, September 02, 2017

A Haunted 5K Run in Hamilton

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Almost by accident this morning, I discovered a neat way to turn a run into a historic haunted run. It started when I left my apartment, ...
Thursday, August 24, 2017

A Recipe for Author Collaboration

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Because I do so much writing for the Kobo Writing Life blog as well as Spirits Untapped , I haven't been updating this blog as often. (...
Monday, June 12, 2017

So Long Chapters Ancaster, And Thanks For All The Books

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I arrived home this evening to an interesting invitation for a new bookstore that is opening, or rather re-opening in Ancaster. My heart a...
Monday, February 20, 2017

Public Lending Rights Payment for Canadian Authors

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Today I received my annual cheque (or check for Americans) from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Public Lending Rights Commission. ...
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Saturday, February 18, 2017

The Boy Inside The Man

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My twelve-year old son and I spent the morning today playing Minecraft, where, under his leadership, I was reacquainted with how to do the b...
Saturday, December 24, 2016

Merry Christmas from Mark and Barnaby

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Wishing you and yours all the best this holiday season! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

The Ontario Triangle

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With the recent release of my latest book, Creepy Capital , I spent some time on the road doing various promotions. I started in Ottawa to l...
Monday, June 20, 2016

Spring 2016 Promotional Travel - Part Three - Sudbury

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As I have been reflecting on the past few days, this weekend that just passed was the first weekend in the past three weeks where I haven...
Sunday, June 19, 2016

Spring 2016 Promotional Travel - Part Two - Niagara Falls

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As mentioned in yesterday's post, this is the first weekend in the past three weeks where I haven't been traveling to promote my bo...