Via Rose Smith: Two rednecks were looking at a Sears catalog and admiring the models. One says to the other, ‘Have you seen the beautiful girls in this catalog?’ The second one replies,… more →
Allanbard's Blogwrote 1 day ago: I was chatting to Paul Johnston, the author of several excellent books (I recommend them), and he de … more →
wrote 1 day ago: Here’s one more insultingly obvious pro-tip from a newbie novelist: the first book launch event you … more →
wrote 5 days ago: June 6th is the anniversary of one of the most significant days in modern history. Commonly referre … more →
wrote 5 days ago: Reblogged from The Great Canadian Publishing Tour: (April 21) The drive to Montreal from Toronto, at … more →
wrote 6 days ago: Via Rose Smith: Two rednecks were looking at a Sears catalog and admiring the models. One says to th … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I first heard of the Visconti pen some months ago when I was working hard on my last book. It is the … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Me and my advance reading copy, taken from my good side. The sight of a thick, yellow envelope postm … more →
wrote 1 week ago: To say that the internet doesn’t always bring out the best in us would be an understatement. It’s so … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Broaden your vocabulary with Another Kind Of Mind! I’m fascinated by words and where they come … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: This has been one of those weeks of urgent work with very little to show. A few days ago Simon and S … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: “We threw a lot of eggs at the politicians at the yesterday’s meeting…” … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Daily Prompt: Second Time Around Tell us about a book you can read again and again without getting b … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: What the poets are doin’ – 2013 Poetry Prowl in Red Deer, Alberta. Photo by Grant Ursuli … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: All our history is checkered with disgusting crimes of murder, torture, rapes, etc. That’s why some … more →
wrote 1 month ago: As I chunter along my blogging journey a staging post is to jettison Facebook….I’m worki … more →
wrote 1 month ago: And to celebrate this, both my books, The Gauguin Connection and The Dante Connection are discounted … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I rarely like to think back to errors made in previous books. Well, not with my own books, anyway. T … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Daily Prompt: Million-Dollar Question Why do you blog? I love to blog because it’s the place where t … more →
wrote 1 month ago: “There is no reason to regret that I cannot finish the church. I will grow old but others will come … more →