Category Archives: Technology

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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Apocalyptic Fiction Authors Beware

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Mike

If you think the power grid can outlast the apocalypse by a few days, you’re sorely mistaken Continue reading →

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The Accidental Google Ad Campaign

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Mike

Blame it on sleep deprivation, new technology or simply a bad click, but it seems I launched a Google ad campaign for Vampire Road last week. Continue reading →

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German E-books Platform Contacts Me

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Mike

It’s the wild west in e-publishing, and everyone is striving to find a niche. I know this, yet I was surprised today when an e-mail arrived this morning from XinXii.com asking me to post me e-book with them for sale in Germany. Continue reading →

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A Moment in the Smashwords Sun

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Mike

I’ve waded through the Smashwords Style Guide and come out the other side, humbled and wiser. Continue reading →

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How to Publish Your E-book

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Mike

I’m at the Bloody Words Mystery Convention this weekend in lovely Victoria, and I’ve been surprised at how many authors, both newbies and established, have come to me asking about how to format and publish their e-books for Kindle and other platforms. Continue reading →

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The Wall Street Journal Gets It

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Mike

The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article about how self-pubbed e-books are totally upending the e-book market.  My favourite quote is from author John Locke, who sold 369,000 downloads of his seven novels on Amazon just in March.  Locke … Continue reading →

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E-books Get More Like Paper Books

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Mike

The crowd that clings to paper books has a standard set of excuses as to why they prefer dead, pulped trees over electrons as their delivery system for words. Continue reading →

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Railroaded with a New Cover

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Mike

Railroaded tied for second in the 2005 Great Canadian story contest. How three judges tied for their second place vote I’m not really sure, but hey, I’ll take it. Continue reading →

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Burning Moose

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Mike

Yup, I’m finally ready to re-launch my Sioux Rock Falls Short Story, Burning Moose. This was the first of a series of stories that appeared in Storyteller Magazine between 2002 and 2006. Continue reading →

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