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Fun and Creativity

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I have always liked to create things. When I was young(er?) I would make things out of wood and paper and whatever else I had at hand. I’ve also always written stories. Granted, most of my stories were childish and not terribly good, but I was able to write them and feel good about what I’d put on the page. That is even more true now, although I put the added pressure on myself of wanting the stories to be publishable. And, in the case of Mik Murdoch: The Power Within, I want the book to be equal to or better than the first one in the series. It has meant writing, rewriting, editing, revising and stressing about the book. […]

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Submissions are Open

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You may or may not be aware, but Jeffrey Hite and I are putting another anthology together to be published in early 2015. This anthology is different from A Method to the Madness: A Guide to the Super Evil. Instead of articles about how to become a super-villain, it will be comprised of stories about Portals to Places you might not want to go. Submissions for the anthology opened January 1st and we are inviting all interested writers to send us something. In case you are interested, Jeffrey and I talk about the anthology on episode 125 of Get Published in the Tips and Typos section of the show. You can also find all of the details (including submission guidelines) at: http://www.portalundermysink.wordpress.com/. […]

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Get Published Episode 126 – JR Murdock & Michell Plested Sold a Book!

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Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of 2014, which is also my sixth year podcasting. With the exciting news of our new book deal, JR Murdock and I decided it might be time to talk about our collaboration one more time. It has been quite a while since we last gave any tips or talked about what we had done. Besides, we are both really stoked to be bringing the book out for everyone to enjoy. We just want to spread the news one more time. I also came across something that hasn’t reared its head before. Tying a sequel novel into the previous one. That became very evident when I got my first round edits back […]

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Watch Out 2014

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On only the second day of 2014, I’m back at it and moving fast. I kind of have to be. I have contracts for two books to come out this year (Mik Murdoch: The Power Within, 5 Rivers Publishing & Jack Kane and the Statue of Liberty, Champagne Book Group/Burst Books) plus an anthology to put together and a possible self-published book as well. That, of course, doesn’t include writing more books and short stories, doing school visits and attending my first Calgary Young Writer’s Convention as a guest. Oh yeah…I think I might have a day job, family and podcasting to mix in as well. None of that lends itself to a slow, leisurely paced life for this year. But […]

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