I am naturally an upbeat person. I tend to want to have a good time, be silly, and dive into creativity. But 2020 has knocked me on my bottom. If you have been following this blog or my on social media, then you’re aware that I have frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis. I have 24/7 …
It’s that time of year again, when members of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) can nominate eligible works to be on the voting ballot for the Prix Aurora Awards. The Prix Aurora Awards are a big deal for Canadian speculative fiction creatives. Getting on the ballot means the work becomes a Prix …
If you’ve been following my Twitter posts for the past several weeks, you know how much I had been looking forward to launching The Stealth Lovers and Nothing Without Us at Glad Day Bookshop in Toronto. I’d heard amazing things about this bookstore for years from my author friends and was honoured Glad Day would …
Continue reading Last weekend, I fell in love with Glad Day Bookshop!
I'm so proud to announce that I'll be at Glad Day Bookshop to launch Nothing Without Us and The Stealth Lovers on November 30. Also joining us is the amazing Su Sokol, who'll be reading from her latest novel, Run J Run. (Her first novel, Cycling to Asylum was fantastic, too.) Consider stopping by to …
Continue reading Toronto Book Launch of Run J Run, Nothing Without Us, and The Stealth Lovers
Last night (October 5) at the multi-author book launch hosted by Presses Renaissance Press, I read from The Stealth Lovers and also got my copy of Nothing Without Us. It never stops being magical—holding the paperbacks of my work for the first time. *happy sigh* I thought I'd provide an update where you can buy …
Continue reading Update: Here’s where you can buy The Stealth Lovers and Nothing Without Us!
This is really happening! The Stealth Lovers is going to be published on September 30, 2019!!! Here's where you can pre-order it! Presses Renaissance Press: pre-order the paperback!Amazon.com: pre-order the Kindle version!*Amazon.ca: pre-order the Kindle version!* * Paperbacks will be available on Amazon after Sep 30. My guess you can find it on an Amazon …
Continue reading Official Book Trailer for The Stealth Lovers and Pre-order info!
The fantabulous Nathan Fréchette from Renaissance and I collaborated once again, and I'm so happy with the result. The greyscale version of the cover is already out in print as a promo at the back of MJ Lyons' Murder at the World's Fair, so, as Xax would say: What the hay? I figured I might …
Continue reading Oh, what the hay? Here’s the full-colour cover reveal for The Stealth Lovers.
I was going to wait on this, but anyone who purchases MJ Lyons' novel, Murder at the World's Fair, will see a promo for my upcoming book, The Stealth Lovers! Cover and all! Promotion of The Stealth Lovers. Cover design description to follow in this post. You can find the official back-cover blurb on the …
And here's a snippet! ID: Fighter ship flying away into space. Once again, I'm working with the super-talented Nathan Fréchette from Renaissance for this cover. I wanted something that was a little different from the ’Cosm series but would still look like it belonged as its prequel. (For the two sequels following Life in the …
Continue reading Cover design for The Stealth Lovers is happening!
That thing, when you take a moment to reflect on a challenging 12 months, then realize something amazing. While I had to deal with complications from my disability and other tough situations during the last 12 months, other stuff happened as well. Awesome stuff. So, it's with delight that I get to announce that 2018 was …
