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...

Weighing Your Advice

Choosing A Title for My Second Novel As I said in my previous post, books are tricky things to name. Until now, I’ve been calling my second novel (due for release in Spring 2015) Our Fathers’ Sons. Before I committed to that title once and for all, I gave...