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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If you live in the Calgary Area…
I will be at the Citadel Community Fall Fair with my books on Saturday, October 5th). Come by and say hello.
Read moreExperimenting
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 […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 119 – Ben Coleman, Veteran and Writer
Writers come from all walks of life. Some are businessmen, some are farmers, others teachers or, like today’s guest, Navy veterans. Where you come from and what your working life is like absolutely shapes your writing as Ben Coleman talks about today. We talk about what he is doing to make his writing relevant and to help monetize it. I also talk about making your characters work for their success. Something I didn’t do enough of in early drafts of my novel, Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero. I talk about one of the major lessons I learned while editing that manuscript for print. I also wanted to share some of my successes. I have recently written and sold two short stories […]
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