I sent my nominations for the 2007 Aurora Award in this morning.
Audience with the King
Friday night I went to see Stephen King presented with a life-time achievement award. The theatre was full and the stage was decorated with at least two dozen of his book covers, that still represented only about a third of his body of work. The night started with speeches by Margaret Atwood, Clive Barker, and… Continue reading Audience with the King
Aurora Award 2007
Nominations for the 2007 Aurora Awards, Canada's science fiction and fantasy awards, are open for another week and a half. Any Canadian citizen is eligible to nominate, whether you're a resident or not.My short story, "Windigo" from the anthology Mythspring, is eligible this year for the category Best Short-Form Work in English.There's no cost in… Continue reading Aurora Award 2007
Off to see the King
I have my ticket ready for Booked, an event associated with Canada's Book Expo. One of the big name guests is Stephen King. He's the main draw for me, and probably one of my biggest inspirations when it comes to wanting to write. I devoured his novels as a teen, and though I stepped away… Continue reading Off to see the King
June writing weekend
I went to the cottage again for a weekend of writing. In my time there I finished a polishing pass on Company Car, which is going out on the market this week, wrote eight good (I hope) pages on a new novel, and finally started making changes to a short work in progress.On the way… Continue reading June writing weekend
Now that’s odd
Someone on horseback just rode through my suburban neighbourhood.
Recent Readings
Just recently finished reading:Lankhmar book 1: Swords and Deviltry, by Fritz LeiberBreakpoint, by Richard A. ClarkeThe Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass, by Stephen King.
Because LiveJournal, Blogger, LinkedIn and a web site aren’t enough
I succumbed to peer pressure and joined Facebook. I feel bad when things get too busy for me to keep up with people and now I can form networks with an even wider variety of people I can't keep current with. We'll see where it goes I guess. I was already found out of the… Continue reading Because LiveJournal, Blogger, LinkedIn and a web site aren’t enough
Writing weekend was successful
I spent the past weekend up at the family cottage on a writing retreat; just me, myself and I. There was also some relaxing done, but mostly it was about the writing.In addition to getting a good number of pages done on a new book, I managed to sort out a lot of conflicting notes… Continue reading Writing weekend was successful
You know you want it.
Doctor Who's sonic screwdriver
Dispatches from Obscurity 