Category Archives: Authors to Watch

Rango – The Post-Apocalyptic Western

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Mike

The Western was the Post-apocalyptic fiction of its day. Continue reading →

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Amanda Hocking is Not a Fluke

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Mike

Amanda Hocking is not a fluke, but she is an entertaining writer. Continue reading →

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Why I Chose Not to Get into a Fight at an SF Convention

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Mike

Robert J. Sawyer wouldn’t think much of my indie-published Vampire Novel if he knew it existed. Continue reading →

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99¢ Novels Versus 99¢ Music

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Mike

Why can we accept 99¢ music but we can’t accept 99¢ novels? It’s all about price expectation. Continue reading →

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Why We Launched William Deverell’s Kill All the Lawyers

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Mike

William Deverell went down the self-publishing road for Kill All the Lawyers. This may be the first of many self-pubbed Deverell books, and publishers should be watching. Continue reading →

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I Got My Name in the National Post – Two Times

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Mike

And I didn’t even have to get arrested to make that happen. Membership has it privileges, and for years I’ve been a member of the Crime Writers of Canada, ever since my editor at Storyteller Magazine (alas, gone now–the magazine, not my editor) told me I should join. Continue reading →

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Amazon Makes Author An Offer He Can’t Refuse

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Mike

Author Barry Eisler shocked the publishing world when he walked away from a $500,000 deal with St. Martin’s Press so that he could self-e-publish his next John Rain novel. Continue reading →

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At Ad Astra with the Stop Watch Gang

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Mike

But speaking of published: the second story I ever had published, Beer Truck, is now available for Kindle. Take it for a spin, but keep in mind that the story is about people doing very dumb things, taking chances so huge that a Darwin award is but one slippery grip away. Don’t try this at home. Continue reading →

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Trouble at the Airport with the other Michael McPherson

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Mike

The last thing I wanted after a cramped plane flight was to line up at immigration so that I could get back into my own country, and luckily I was pushed to the front of the line by the security guard because of my Canadian passport. Membership has it’s privileges. Continue reading →

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Who Would Walk Away From a Seven Figure Book Deal?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Mike

Less than a week after Barry Eilser walked away from a $500,000 dollar contract with St Martin’s Press so that he could self-publish his next novel, Amanda Hocking, the self-publishing star who has sold over 2 million copies of her e-books, has signed a seven figure deal with St. Martins for her next four novels. Continue reading →

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