As you may or may not recall, leading up to the August 31 deadline for my Frozen Blood Contest, there will be a handful of mystery bonus prizes randomly drawn for anyone who has a minimum of 5 points at the time of the draw.

Well, I've finally gotten around to drawing the first name for the first mystery prize. But! Before I announce the lucky ( Read more... )

To celebrate the Bram Stoker Award nomination for FROZEN BLOOD, I’ve decided to run a contest to say thank you to everyone who has helped to spread the word about my first novel.

QUICK OVERVIEW:

Buy FROZEN BLOOD, write a review and/or do any number of other small “acts”, and win cool, rare and valuable stuff!

PRIZES:

-Grand Prize: A one-of-a-kind ( Read more... )

Well, Colleen and I have arrived home from our west coast trip after having an amazing time. Alas, I did not need to make room in my luggage for a haunted house trophy, but I didn't let that get me down one bit. I mean, at the banquet I was seated right behind Richard Matheson -- how could I be upset?

There were so many highlights that I'm having a ( Read more... )

STOKER WEEKEND


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Back in March, an old university friend of mine made the trek out to Ajax for my Frozen Blood book launch and signing. Turns out he's been writing content for a cool website by the name of hardcorenerdity for the past while, and he asked if I'd be interested in conducting a short interview for the site. With the move and a million other things ( Read more... )

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We've moved into our new house and other than a hiccup or two, all went well. Beautiful weather, plenty of help, and no injuries. Colleen and I are real happy with the house, and although it feels a little odd to have so much space to ourselves, it's already beginning to feel like home.

Except for the lack of internet.

You see, we're redoing the ( Read more... )

Okay, so I'm squeezing in some time to make one more post before my move. I just learned this evening that Frozen Blood made the final Stoker ballot for works published in 2008. Words can't express how honoured I am and grateful to everyone who voted for my novel, and it looks like Colleen and I will be making the trek to California this June for  ( Read more... )

Well, friends, I'm about to become quieter than I usually am, as this is the week that Colleen and I move into our first house. We close on Thursday, and we have a moving truck rented for Friday and Saturday. There are a bajillion little things to do and loose ends to tie before we move. And wouldn't you know it? I've been scheduled to work far ( Read more... )

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