Review: Last Song Before Night, by Ilana C. Myer
While Last Song Before Night is a remarkable first novel for Ilana C. Myer, it is also one which, for me, doesn’t quite live up to what I believe is Myer’s full potential as a writer.
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The Rose Guardian in audiobook
After months of laborious recording and mastering audiofiles for distribution through ACX, I was met with further frustration when it seemed the Amazon-owned distributor had upped their technical requirements, which would mean another several weeks for me to remaster all 60 tracks of The Rose Guardian.
Review: Siren Queen, by Nghi Vo
Nghi Vo is a new writer to me, apparently an award-winning author. I am not sure what constitutes worthiness of awards these days, but it would seem wandering plot, predictable characters, and seedy settings are the criteria.
Review: The Cat’s Table, by Michael Ondaatje
I do have to say I have enjoyed most of what Ondaatje has written. He demonstrates a craftsman’s skill in his art. In The Cat’s Table, for me, that skill seemed laboured, even tired.
Review: Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik
Spinning Silver was my introduction to Naomi Novik, and a glorious introduction it was. It has been a very long time since I have been so captivated by a story, by writing, by the beauty of language that it silenced my inner critic and editor.
Review: The Kingston Cycle, by C.J. Polk
A refreshing take on fantasy, set in a world of an aristocratic ruling class which holds not only social and economic power, but secretly magic, while all others are outcasts, and should they show any signs of magical abilities, are consigned to asylums to apparently languish.
Short story appears in On Spec
So today’s exciting news is I have a short story appearing in On Spec Magazine.
An August Update
I know, I know, I truly am hopeless at promoting myself, of keeping people up to date on what I’m doing. But mostly it’s because I’ve convinced myself no one’s listening. Now, that’s not meant to sound like a sucky-baby statement. Just being very pragmatic.
Interview with author, Michele Laframboise
LS: You first studied at Polytechnique Montreal, I believe. What was your course of study, and did it relate in any manner to where you find yourself now?
Review: Ship of Theseus, by J.J. Abrams
More of an artifact than a literary work, a choose your own adventure for Generation X and Millennials, I found reading the novel as a literary work difficult because there was so much else going on with postcards and maps and memorabilia, lots of distractions which took me away from the primary…
More audiobooks!
I’ve ventured into the territory on the map which says: here there be dragons!
Closing keynote address Editors Canada
Was very pleased to be the closing keynote speaker for the 2022 Editors Canada conference held May 29 and 30, 2022.
Keynote Speaker at Editors Canada Conference
I’m very pleased to announce I’ll be a keynote speaker at the Editor’s Canada Conference May 29, at 4:00 PM.
