I'm down south this week so I'm also taking a break from my writing. However, I'm using the time to read some of the work of a few writing friends. There are some very talented new writers out there just waiting to be discovered. The genres include fantasy, historical, horror, science fiction and romance  Just … Continue reading Weekly Update

Just returned from a lovely week down south. Judging by the amount of snow in my driveway, I picked a good week to escape winter. It was also a productive week poolside as I did a read through of the first 17 chapters of Loved Mars, Hated The Food and did some substantive editing. Moving … Continue reading Weekly Update

An interesting lecture on how one has to make accommodations when working on a Mars mission. An issue that comes up in the novel I'm working on, LOVES MARS, HATED THE FOOD.

I picked up recently that MLSE and a major insurance company  recently announced a partnership that will see the insurance company offer Toronto Raptors- and Toronto Maple Leafs-branded home and auto insurance. If you have been to a game involving professional sport teams, you would have noticed how inundated you are with advertisements from corporate sponsors. … Continue reading And Now A Word From Our Sponsor

This week was spent editing the chapters written over the past two weeks. Editing can be as time consuming as writing. Once you've read over your first effort, you invariably want to make all types of changes beyond just correcting typos and grammar. It can take several attempts before you are relatively satisfied. Though, if … Continue reading Weekly Update

This past week, the Kindle version of THE ROAD AHEAD has been on sale to coincide with the Trump inauguration. Really, how often do fiction and reality align this well? Not that Rick Tompkins is really like Donald Trump. But THE ROAD AHEAD provides a humourous insight on government policy making, media relations and what … Continue reading Weekly Update

Philip Roth is one of my favourite authors. He has an interesting story telling approach that blurs the line between fiction and reality. He will use real people and actual events to build his fictional stories. His novels also tend to be very autobiographical and usually take place in Newark which is where he was … Continue reading The Plot Against America – Philp Roth

I think everyone hates having their name misspelled. People have given up on Starbucks where even spelling Bob becomes an adventure. Strangers are going to make mistakes, in particular, if your name is spelt slightly different than what you commonly see, such as Karyn, Caryn or Caron. Some names have more than one common version, … Continue reading It’s Willie Handler, Not Willy Handler

It's a new year and with it a new frame of mind. Completed chapters 12 and 13 of my new novel this week. I'm pretty sure that exceeds my output for the month of December. I also began drafting the debut issue of my Newsletter so it's been a productive week. My writing group also … Continue reading Weekly Update

The final update for 2016. There haven't been many updates the past few weeks. To be frank, I haven't been able to get much writing done. It's been an extended run of writer's block. It's a terrible feeling. The passion is still there but you feel as though you the creative flow has disappeared and … Continue reading Weekly Update