‘Tis the season…

A word from my publisher:
TIS THE SEASON! And with books being one of the greatest gift ideas anywhere, anytime, there’s plenty of reason to be jolly.
Books, compared to other forms of entertainment, are relatively inexpensive. They last a long time, and you can enjoy them more than once. You can trade them for other books, [...]

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Galley for Meter Destiny — There is hope…

Last Friday I went through the galley for the third Jack Meter Case File, Meter Destiny and it was pretty fine so I’m crossing my fingers very tightly that the book will be ready for WFC in Calgary at the end of the month. Time is flying, though, and my hopes are dwindling.
I’ve found the [...]

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Book Review

A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny

My review
rating: 4 of 5 starsWith wonderful illustrations by Gahan Wilson. A wonderful, humorous set of 31 chapters linked together by an upcoming full-moon Halloween night where the way may open for the return of the Elder Gods to Earth.
Snuff, the narrator [...]

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Speed of Life

Seems like we should replace the term speed of light with speed of life. Is it a function of age, I wonder, or a function of our crazy lives with all the calls upon our time? It seems I never have enough time to write, read, cook, go shopping, exercise, listen to music, watch a [...]

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Writing by hand: a lost art?

Lately I've found sitting in front of the computer to write more of a chore than a pleasure. It's probably in large part because I need a new chair, but also because we recently moved and my office is a mess of boxes waiting for a custom-made bookcase (coming soon, coming soon).
One of the advantage [...]

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Seventh Stop on Synergy Virtual Book Tour

Thanks for Absinthe & Cookies for hosting me. Unfortunately, there was a problem with the comment process, so I hope those of you who tried to leave a note weren’t too frustrated.
Today, I’m stopping on SciFiChick, who has a nifty blog and talks about, you might have guessed it from the blog name, [...]

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Interview tonight with i-sci-fi.com

Listen to a live interview with me at i-sci-fi.com tonight, between 9-11 EASTERN, 8-10 CENTRAL, 7-9 MOUNTAIN -600 GMT, 6-8 PACIFIC.
All you have to do is go to their webpage, and click on Listen Live.

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M. D. Benoit’s Synergy Virtual Book Tour and Book Launch

From 28 March to 11 April, M. D. Benoit will be going on a virtual book tour to promote her upcoming alternate reality novel, Synergy. During that period, ten people will host her on their blog for one day. There will be discussions on the book, Synergy, its themes, characters, interviews with the author, reviews [...]

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