February 15th, 2010
books . Publishing . reading . Writing . Zumaya Publications
Publishing
February 15th, 2010
books . Publishing . reading . Writing . Zumaya Publications
August 26th, 2009
books . ebooks . Publishing . reading
The Dawn of ebooks… again and again
I sat on a panel at WorldCon this year on whether the future belongs to ebooks. It was almost an exact repeat of the panel I sat on 10 years ago. I was the only one who was one hundred per cent pro ebooks. The entire panel resulted in a diatribe from other panelists against ... June 4th, 2009
Publishing . Writing
On critique partners
I was reading Write Anything Andrea Allison’s post about Beta Readers (the first person who reads your draft to seriously critique it) and it got me thinking about how lucky I am. One of the most important criterion for a critiquer is trust. I’ve dropped from writing groups before because I didn’t trust the people who ... May 21st, 2009
EBM . Espresso Book Machine . Publishing . Writing . Zumaya Publications
Zumaya joins Espresso Project
The following is a press release from my publisher, Zumaya Publications. I’m particularly pleased that there are three places in Canada on trial: Late in April, Zumaya Publications completed the paperwork that places all our titles currently being printed at Lightning Source into their pilot program with On-Demand Books, makers of the Espresso Book Machine. Other ... September 30th, 2008
Publishing . review . twilight series . vampire
Twilight: I’m hooked
When I say I’m fairly obsessed by the story of a teenage girl who falls in love with a vampire, most people who haven’t heard of the Twilight series look at me as if I’ve finally lost it. “It” being my mind, my reason, or any rhyme thereof. But I’m not afraid to admit that not ...
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About Me
I was born in Montreal, Quebec (that’s in Canada, folks) but was raised in a small Quebec Laurentians town called Mont-Laurier. I didn’t stay there long, though, and studied and lived in Montreal, Ottawa and Halifax, where I obtained my Masters Degree in Psychology from Saint Mary’s University.Throughout the years, I’ve been a housekeeper, ...
