Help Me Choose a Book Cover

The Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for my second novel, Missing Steps, is just humming. Thanks to several generous contributors, we’re already halfway to the $2,500 target. Make a pledge if you haven’t yet. Perks include advance release paperbacks,...

Launch week has arrived

After Helen, the novel that won me the Lit Idol title and garnered great reviews when it was published in Canada in 2006, is at long last available to readers across the world this week. Anticipation is building. Here are a few easy ways for you to get on board. The...

Successful self-publishing

London, Ontario held its inaugural Words Fest Oct 24-26, 2014. It celebrated all this wordy and highlighted local, national and international talent. As part of the book fair portion of the festival, I gave a presentation on my experiences with independent publishing....

Congrats to Goodreads Giveaway Winners

Eight free copies of my novel After Helen were the prize in a Goodreads giveaway that closed yesterday. I’m happy to announce that the winners included two readers from the United Kingdom and six from the United States. Congratulations to...

Finding Franklin’s lost Arctic expedition

It was reported today that one of the ships from Sir John Franklin’s long-lost Arctic expedition has been found. If you don’t live in Canada, maybe you don’t appreciate just how significant this discovery is. In British terms, this is roughly equivalent to the bones...