Category: Novels
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Wrong book or wrong agent?
I have previously shared how difficult it was to get my first short story acceptance. It took over fifty submissions before I finally got one yes. Just one week before I received my first yes from Idle Ink for “Memory Catcher” an editor responded to one of my short stories with some personalized feedback. Typically,…
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Idle Ink Podcast
A bit late but here is the Spotify link for my podcast with Idle Ink. Idle Ink gave me my first published credit when they posted “Memory Catcher” to their site. It was an honour to speak with the editor, J.L. Corbett, about my writing journey and my projects. It’s a long one (around 45…
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Anansi Complete
A draft of “Anansi” is complete at 68,000 words. Once I finished, I realize I didn’t know what genre this work fell under. I’ve been so used to writing sci-fi that it didn’t even occur to me that this falls outside of that genre. There are sci-fi influences for sure, especially since my protagonist is…
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Fox- A Disney Company
Today, Disney acquired 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion. The deal comprises numerous properties, ranging from The Simpsons, to Avatar, but the biggest point of interest for me is that Disney now has the rights to X-Men. The development is now confirmed but this is something that a lot of Marvel fans have been praying for for…
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Alive: Part II Complete
For the past year I’ve been working on and off on completing my fourth book, Alive: Part II. I am proud to say that a rough draft is now complete at approximately 60,000 words. The book came out shorter than I intended but I’ll deal with issues of length later. The story ended how I…