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The first of a series of guest posts I will be doing over at AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review, is up.

In this post, I talk about the division among fans between Hard and Soft SF and ask why we call can’t just get along.

Read it here.

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For those of you hoping to catch me at Polaris 2011, my anticipated schedule is this:

Friday
Early Afternoon-  help Erik Buchanan and Marie Bilodeau set up Dragon Moon Press table, sit at DMP table for a bit and/or do media interviews
7pm - Meet the Pros Party
8pm - Blast Off Party

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Polaris is swiftly approaching. I don’t have my panels list or schedule yet, but I wanted to let you lovely folks know where to be able to find me and my books!

I have been told that Bakka Phoenix will be providing my books for sale at their table, and if they run out, then feel free ( Read more... )

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Today I am announcing a Triptych FanArt Contest!

Yes, you read that right!

The Contest:

Create a piece of art based on my novel “Triptych”. It can be any kind of art - traditional, digital, a crossover, a comic, a cosplay, a puppet, something painted or knit or built, worn or hung or ( Read more... )

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Good morning, everyone!

As of 10:30am on April 12, Triptych is ranked #2 on Amazon.ca in the sci fi list, and #119 overall!

Way to go, guys! We didn’t quite make it to #1, but considering I was #48 in sci fi and #5 200-ish overall this time yesterday, I think we did a darn good job!

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The official launch party for Triptych is just a week away!

I am very lucky to have some amazing friends among the hordes of geekdom in Toronto, and they have agreed to provide raffle prizes, door prizes, and sweets for the party.  Please find out about them all below, and check out ( Read more... )

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Last year, when Ad Astra 2010 was complete and my editor and I had shaken hands and  drunk wine to seal the TRIPTYCH deal, I came back to work flying high on happy.  I was working as the Outreach Coordinator at the Elora Centre For The Arts, and I was helping prepare for the first ( Read more... )

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I had an interesting question during an interview, and the reporter has agreed that I can share my (rather long winded) answer here. As I said to him before, it’s a question that I’ve been asked a lot, and I have thought about the answer a lot, so it’s wonderful that he’s allowed me ( Read more... )

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There is a Dalek wearing Kalp ears.

I think my wee fannish heart just exploded in joy. There is a DALEK wearing my main character’s EARS.


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