Tag: books
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Why Leaving Book Reviews is Important & Every Reader Should Do It
Gas Giant Gambit has been out for over a year, and in that time it has received a number of accolades. First, it got a glowing review from Kirkus, complete with the coveted Kirkus Star. Then it was named a finalist in the American Writing Awards for Fiction: Sci-Fi. Next,…
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WIP Updates
I’m coming to the end of a brief transition period between writing projects, so it feels like an appropriate time to share an update. I currently have five writing projects in various levels of progress, some far more developed than others. Untitled Cosmic Horror WIP If you follow me on…
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EdiE Update
(My MCM Retro-Futuristic PC) Monday was a holiday, and I’m running late this week, so this one’s gonna be short, but with plenty of images! As I have mentioned before, I have build a custom PC (nothing fancy, it’s really just a glorified word processor and internet browser–which is why…
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The Word on the Street is “Tutubi!”
Toronto’s Word on the Street Book & Magazine Festival was this past weekend, and I was there for the full fourteen hours! Since I work from home, most days the only actual, living human being I speak out loud to is my wife Jessie (I talk to the dogs a…
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Writing Roundup
We’re more than halfway through 2026, so it feels like a good time to share a run-down or roundup or whatever you prefer to call it of my writing so far this year! Let’s start with what’s been published! Short Stories While I have ramped up my novel writing, short…
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Shallow Trenches/Open Skies Draft 1 is Finally Done
I’m a little late with this, but I was completely wiped out with a migraine all last week. But now I’m better, so I’m pleased to announce that I have finally finished the first draft of my World War 1 set sci-fi novel Shallow Trenches/Open Skies. I had originally thought…
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What’s On My TBR?
Keeping it light this week because I’m extra busy with new projects and a regular hobby jumping into overtime. Add to that the fact that I just finished my first book of the year (yes, I know, I am way behind on my reading goal, and while I have broken…
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5 Books I Own That I Need to Finally Read
They say buying books and reading books are different hobbies. If that’s true, then I indulge in both, and thus have a shelf full of books I fully intend to read. I even actually get around to reading some of them too. But, alas, there are still a number that…
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My Top 5 Sci-Fi Books
I have always been a child of science fiction–which is kind of odd, since neither of my parents were super into it when I was a kid. I don’t know where it came from (though I suspect it was the syndicated Star Trek I watched during the day at my…
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The 5 Year Plan
With 2025 drawing to a close, I thought I would share with you my five year writing career plan, and in doing so, commit it to the world so it’s no longer just something in my head I say I’m going to do. The Status Quo The current status quo…
