I talked last week about experimenting with my writing to find what works and what doesn’t. One of the experiments I mentioned was the use of Wattpad to bring my story, Boyscouts of the Apocalypse out. Well, I am happy to say, the entire story is now available to read. Oh, and did I mention it’s free? Yes, that’s right, free to read. So far, I’ve had over a thousand reads which is pretty cool. It has already had a bigger audience than it did as a podcast. I hope that it continues to find more readers over the course of the next few months too. So, what are my plans going forward with this story? Well, I still plan […]
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You Win Some, You Lose Some
The Prix Aurora Awards (Canadian Speculative Fiction Award) were announced yesterday. For those of you who weren’t aware, Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero was shortlisted for Best YA Novel, English. Unfortunately, Mik did not win an Aurora. I was disappointed, which shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone. But I am honestly thrilled to have made the shortlist. There were many novels nominated that didn’t get that far and I know that just by virtue of being on the ballet, my writing profile has increased. Still, not winning is painful. I was up against some extremely talented and well-known writers. To be included in their number was a tremendous honour. Here’s hoping that next time around, I have better luck. 🙂 […]
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I will be at the Citadel Community Fall Fair with my books on Saturday, October 5th). Come by and say hello.
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I’ve been doing some experimenting with my writing the past while. Not the mad scientist experimenting (that happened when Jeff Hite and I brought out A Method to the Madness: A Guide to the Super Evil), but trying out new things to see what might work out for me. In this case, the experimenting has been around marketing and promotion, two things I tend to be very bad at for my own work. I can talk up other people and their work until the cows come home, but I always seem to have difficulty talking myself up. But I digress. Lately I have been reaching out more to agencies that can shelve my books (the latest was the local public […]
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