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A Death of Cold: Plane Crash, Bagpipes and Coming of Age
Author Jim Sellers’ soon-to-be-released latest book, A Death of Cold, is the first of his YA books I’ve read and […]
Subplots Enrich the Main Plot: The Use of Native Peoples in The Loyalist Trilogy
In the writing of my Loyalist trilogy, close to one thousand pages of fiction which delves into the history of […]
Why Are So Many New College Graduates Such Bad Writers?
Today’s post is reblogged from a post by Jeff Selingo, New York Times bestselling author, Washington Post columnist, higher education strategist, […]
Behind the Books: 10 Things Authors Must Do To Survive
Behind all those books on store shelves, library databases, home libraries, audio devices, and e-book formats are a zillion authors […]
Traitor’s Knot and Our Canadian Story: It Started With a Dream
This is an exciting summer in so many ways. We Canadians are celebrating Canada 150 and Cryssa Bazos’ Traitor’s Knot […]
Social Media: Does It Live Up To Its Promise?
A few years ago I was lucky enough to attend a conference for writers in Vancouver, British Columbia. The event […]
“Will You Buy My Book?” Avoiding the Sales Pitch Effect.
Today I’m giving my readers a second look at a post from a year and a half ago which gives […]
Birth of Canada, 1867: Who Was There?
For today’s post I bring you a little bit of history and a little bit of real people’s stories. I’ve […]
Beauty and the Beast: How to Write History Within a Fantasy Book
Today we’re looking at history in a very different way. Author Rosemary A Johns has joined me here to give […]
I Came, I Saw, I Cried
Last Friday I was thrilled to be in the Peace Tower at 11:00 a.m. when a very special Canadian ceremony […]
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