Hey everyone, I had the good fortune to be interviewed last week about Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero. The interview was for my hometown newspaper, The Ponoka News and was conducted in response to a library visit I did there. The interviewer was Amelia Naismith. Amelia asked a lot of great questions and I think the article turned out pretty well. You can read it here: http://www.ponokanews.com/community/218717851.html
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Point of View
I’ve had a couple of things happen in the past day or so that makes me realize that what I see is not necessarily what others see too. Or, at least, not exactly the same. I guess it goes back to the saying that if you ask ten people about an event you will get ten different stories. Some of the details will likely match, but outside of that, the renditions might be very different. That got me thinking about my writing. I normally focus on seeing the story through the eyes of the major character, whether it is the protagonist or antagonist. That has always seemed more real. More in the heart of things. That gives me the opportunity […]
Read moreSpontaneous Combustion
I’m a spontaneous guy. Just ask my wife. Sometimes that puts me in an awkward place. After all, part of my day job is to be a project manager. The spontanaity works well to recover from any problems that might arise, but is sort of at odds with the actual ‘planning’ of my projects. Still, I get the job done (and done well, I have been told). But that’s not the point of this post. Actually, the point of this post (and yes, I do have one) is the evolution of this website. I have tried to build a site that is informative, visually appealing and useful. That has been more of an evolutionary process than anything else. Take, for […]
Read moreMik Murdoch and the Power Within is Ready for Editing
I was going to title this post, “Mik Murdoch and the Power Within is Finished” but that really isn’t true. I still have to do a polishing edit before I send it to my publisher and editor. Once they have it, it will be edited/revised/re-edited to within an inch of its life. Then it will get a cover and layout followed by release as and ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) for review and finally it will be available for sale. That means we are still a few months away from it being generally available. The book ended up finishing at slightly more than 65,000 words, 29,000 of which I wrote during my vacation (which ended yesterday, unfortunately). What the final, published count […]
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