It’s been a while since my last novel (The Tangled Stars came out in late 2022), but I’m pleased to say I’ll have a new novel out this summer. This one is a middle-grade/YA modern-day …
Last night, I had the privilege of performing one of my favourite Christmas songs, “O Holy Night,” for Westhill Park Baptist Church’s Christmas Eve service. And here’s my performance! I hope you enjoy it. Also, …
Andy Philp, host of The Philp Side on CJTR Community Radio here in Regina, asked me to record “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore (better known by it’s first line, “‘Twas the …
The Kickstarter to support three of the titles Shadowpaw Press is publishing this fal, two science fiction novels and one fantasy, funded at $1,805 of the $1,500 CDN goal. Thanks to everyone who kicked in! …
It takes money to publish books, and most of that money flows out the door before the book is released and sales begin, so my publishing company, Shadowpaw Press, turned to Crowdfundr to help ensure …
Well, I did it again: led the Seven-Sentence Short Story workshop (created by science fiction and fantasy author James van Pelt) at a writing conference, this time, Wordbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta. Here’s the story I …
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More on the best ebook reader yet…
The Guardian takes a sneak peak at Sony’s remarkable new e-book reader.
Hey, I like paper as much as the next guy–but what’s really important about a book are its words, not how they’re presented. I get impatient with people who dismiss e-books out of hand because “you can’t read them in the bath” (so who has time for a bath? You can’t read a “real” book in the much more common real-world shower, either!) or “I like the smell of paper” (so keep a page crinkled up in your pocket you can stick under your nose whenever you need a fix!).
I welcome the day when I can have thousands of books and magazines that take up no space at all. I’m drowning in books and paper, and I’m sick of it. Let the trees be trees, I say–quit grinding them to pulp!
Go, Sony!
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