You may have seen on social media that I attended the Surrey International Writers Conference over this past weekend. I participated in the Author Signing Event on the Saturday evening, alongside sixty other authors – some famous (Tess Gerritsen), and some just like me; an indie. It was a busy and quick hour and a
As an author, I sometimes come across people who say they don’t read a lot, or maybe even at all. I have no real opinion on this, because I know everyone has their challenges, whether they are with specific reading issues, focus issues, economic issues or even just finding the time to read. Some people
Kate Rauner is a science fiction author from New Mexico, USA. She’s been writing science fiction novels for a while now and has a series of novels, namely, Colony on Mars. In this interview, Kate introduces us to her books and tells us more about her process as a writer. I enjoyed doing the interview
I interviewed a budding writer, Marcus Vance, about his keen interest in micro-fiction and other short prose recently. Unlike my own fiction, in which I prefer to give my story a long timeline to play out on, micro-fiction is a very contained and controlled expression of the writer’s distilled thoughts. Read what Marcus had to
I have a confession to make… I absolutely LOVED the Kelowna Comic Con! The event was amazing and I met so many great people. I enjoyed the vibe and the spirit of the event. If you’ve never attended a comic con, now’s the time to dive in. There were some great celebrities – people that
We Are Mars is close to its four month anniversary and it’s time for me to take a step back and ask the hard question – How are we doing, book? SALES So far, I’ve seen modest sales. No surprises there – I am bootstrapping into a flooded market place. But the sales I’ve had
I’m proud to announce I’ve been selected to be a featured contributor over at sheownsit.com (I write under my married name for this one – Cheryl Bezuidenhout). She Owns It is a women entrepreneurs portal offering great articles and a community dedicated to helping women succeed in their businesses. My first article is up and
Working on the next book of the Rubicon Saga has been great fun. I’m about a third of the way through my first real draft and finding the story developing some interesting twists and turns. As a creative person, I always marvel at how my creative works tend to take on a life of their
It’s been a busy month since We Are Mars launched and it seems it’s just going to get busier! I was asked to contribute to a blog interview over at Pulp Den with Tom Johnson. So when you have a chance, go take a look. There are other interesting author interviews and guest posts –
I am fascinated by writers with the ability to produce volumes of work around a central theme or set of characters. Doug J. Cooper is one of those authors and his Crystal Series #, a set of four books, is a science fiction volume that is worth much more than just a passing glance. Doug’s