Found this on my computer. Not sure who I wrote it for, or whether I published it on a blog somewhere. I would’ve written this sometime in early 2016 so almost three years ago… So I had a boo...
Making a cover is a tricky thing. Because no one really knows what works. Not really anyway. I’m certain there are things that they know 100% *don’t* work, but that could be true of anything....
Sometimes it can be hard to connect the dots of how society operates. Why do things happen in our society? Why does the pendulum swing to personal rights, then away, then back? Why is there a ris...
Like I said: a lot of friends with book releases last week. Today we have another SF Noir (my fav kind of book) from Gerald Brandt called The Courier. Not only is Gerald my buddy, but he hit it ...
I’ve never actually tracked the books I read in a year – because that simply sounds like a little too much organization for me. But considering I read very few dead-tree editions, it’s pre...
I had this guitar. Kari bought it for me a couple of years ago but I never played it (didn’t have time for lessons, and couldn’t figure it out on my own). So I put it on Kijiji for $75. ...
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(Steve here: Part 2 can be found here) To recap: discussing how to network at conventions (or really anywhere), specifically for writers. Getting kind of sick me telling you what not to do? (IT...
http://ryanmcfadden.com/blog/an-editor-and-a-publisher-walk-into-a-bar-who-do-you-hit-on-part-3/
One of my first conventions was at the Montreal Worldcon in 2009. This
shouldn’t have been my first as it was massive and overwhelming
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OMG, OMG, OMG…a giveaway! Beginning now and ending December 4th, enter to win a copy of my book Cursed: Black Swan (A Fixer Novel). There must be so many tests of skill and feats of strength t...
I recently attended When Words Collide, “a festival for readers, writers, artists and publishers of commercial and literary fiction, including genre, YA, Childrens books, and Poetry.” (descri...
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