Imposter Syndrome
They say it represents “all Canadians” who have worked in the Space Program. But it’s really Chris Hadfield. I struggle a bit with Imposter Syndrome – the feeling that I don’t really deserve the success I’ve had, and that I’m not as smart as some other people believe. It started when I was 29 and…Read More
The Importance of Submission
Don’t get your perverted hopes up. This post is not about *that* kind of submission. Nor is it about Mixed Martial Arts. It’s about that tiny little button you must click in order to complete your book’s acceptance by Amazon. Submit. I blew it. For the last week, I’ve been cursing Amazon and their tardiness…Read More
10 Questions With Amani Jesu
I’ve stalked you on Amazon since reading Eliana-Who-Sees-Us. You have a very interesting background. One of the things I promise readers is that I won’t ask authors the stock questions, so here goes! I know I saw The Key to Rebecca as a made-for-TV movie, and maybe there were glimpses of belly dancers in other…Read More
SPARK Second Edition: Cover Reveal
The journey to this point has been a bit longer than I anticipated. I ran this as a competition through 99designs and was very pleased with the results. One major lesson learned for the next time will be to make the competition “private” so that artists can’t see each other’s work. Some artists were very…Read More
Book Review: Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
Beautifully written. Bas-Lag is a well-crafted, steam punk world full of fantasy science and fantastic species. I would not want to live there. Mieville put together a wonderful story that is, in his words, “new weird.” This book won a Hugo Award and it was well deserved. I listened to this as an audio book…Read More
Interview with Michael Hingson – Part 1
A while back, Michael Hingson interviewed me for his Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Michael is the author of Thunder Dog, a book that earned my first perfect 10 on this blog. It was a great conversation and I’ll post a link once it goes live. He records them several months before they air. He’s a busy…Read More
(Mis)Adventures in Publishing
So. I’ve been promising everyone that Book 2 will be out in time for Christmas this year. That may still happen. Here’s the deal: I signed a contract with a publisher that gives them the rights to everything in the SPARK universe for ten years. Earlier this week, they told me that the book will…Read More
Comicpalooza – Houston – See you there!
Please note that the bird will not be attending.
Book Review: Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer
Hominids is a combination hard SciFi/murder mystery/parallel universe tale that makes it to the top of my ratings for the year. Well worth the read, and the audiobook is excellent. Ponter Boddit is a Neanderthal physicist working on quantum computing. Louise is a French Canadian human physicist working at the Neutrino Observatory deep underground when…Read More
Interview with Dr. Jacalyn Kerbeck and Diann Boehm
Dr. Jacalyn had me on her show, The Corner Bookstore, recently. The show airs on USA Global TV and Radio. It was a lot of fun chatting with her and author Diann Boehm. We talk about writing for a particular age group, SPARK, and the world in general. But as I’ve reviewed the show, all…Read More