January 15, 2016

I wrote three books in 2015 and I’ve just published the third: a memoir. The Sound of Silence is an incredibly personal story. My father was a pedophile and I was sexually abused by him. I put my experiences and thoughts down on paper because, as I say in my dedication, it is with sincere…

January 8, 2016

I wrote a short wrap-up of 2015 and put it in WestWord, the Writers’ Guild of Alberta magazine. It’s in the January/February 2016 issue. I’m surrounded by lots of great writers. Graham Clews has had a busy 2015. He learned what a hashtag means, started blogging and indie-published two novels. Politically Detained came out in…

December 29, 2015

Thanks to everyone who entered my giveaway for A Slightly Tainted Hero. If you’re in the Calgary area, A Slightly Tainted Hero and Politically Detained are making the rounds through the Little Free Library on 7th Ave NE. I also want to thank author Thomas MD Brooke for his intro to my book on his…

December 16, 2015

The holidays are almost here and it’s a good time to curl up with a good book. I’ve just dropped off two of my new books at a Little Free Library in Calgary. A Slightly Tainted Hero and Politically Detained are waiting for a passerby to scoop them up and start reading. If you’re looking…

December 9, 2015

There’s a lot of choice in today’s publishing market. From imprints to indie publishing to hard cover books to ebooks, authors have alternatives that weren`t possible even 10 years ago. But with all this choice, comes some confusion and questions. In the past, I went through a “publishing” firm to get my indie books (4)…

November 30, 2015

It’s the end of November and I’ve been typing away in the U.S. for a few weeks now. I moved offices from the wintery weather of Edmonton – to the much warmer and welcomed weather of Arizona. (Although Alberta hasn’t been too cold recently. Still, there’s always a chance of snow in Canada. )  …

November 23, 2015

Chapter Twenty hits at the heart. What choices do you have when it comes to infidelity in a marriage? For a full copy of A Slightly Tainted Hero, check out Smashwords: http://bit.ly/20HECit. From Chapter Twenty: When her daughter once again settled down, Meg set her tea to one side and said, “Well, it seems to…

November 16, 2015

Read all about it! Excerpts from chapters 10 and 19 are out. For a copy of A Slightly Tainted Hero, check out Smashwords: http://bit.ly/20HECit. From Chapter Ten: A woman perhaps ten or fifteen years younger than him leaned casually against the doorjamb, an odd, knowing sort of grin on her face, as if she expected…