The other sad little cheque I receive every year (other than Public Lending Right) comes from Access Copyright. Payment varies, but in 2015 I received $120.04. In 2013, I made much less, but I received a detailed report that indicated that someone had made 444 copies of “Killers are Useful”, [...]
Every year I get a sad little cheque for being a writer. The cheque would be much larger if I had more books in circulation, but for now it’s just a sad little cheque. For some writers, I’m sure the program is a significant source of income. The Public Lending [...]
John Aitken is a physical actor, carver, filmmaker, photographer and educator. John’s mixed ancestry includes Coast Salish and Scottish. He self identifies as First Nations. OM: On February 20, 2016, I saw your latest performance, The Gift, at the Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver. It was a smaller matinee [...]
When considering what a blog should be, I’ve found it helpful to consider some of my favourite blogger role models. Garth Turner’s Greater Fool blog has been predicting a crash, decline, or merely a “slow melt” in Canada’s housing market since March 1, 2008. His timing may be off, but [...]
Wayne Jones is the University Librarian at Carleton University, but it’s his writing life we’ll discuss today. He’s written novels, short stories, and non-fiction books that are available on his website, Kindle, Amazon, and Smashwords. Currently, he’s working on a book about Samuel Johnson and another about comedian Greg Giraldo. [...]
Last November, the good folks at Goose Lane Editions responded to my query package by requesting the full manuscript of No Call Too Small. I told a few people but kept it from most. Why? Is it because I’m a semi-psychotic secret squirrel when it comes to personal information? Perhaps, [...]
This blog may contain more questions than answers. Can an introverted writer effectively promote his own work in the digital universe? Will “likes” become the new measure of artistic success? Does self-promotion interfere with creation? Must I become a media whore in order to survive when the competition for attention [...]
We sit in our cruiser at the far end of the lot in Belcarra Park, where all is really calm except for the two squirrels I’ve been tracking. Observed but unreported, one has scored a cheese doodle from under the picnic bench, and the other seems determined to take it [...]
