Last week (October 12th to 14th, 2018) I attended my second CanCon SF in Ottawa. It was every bit as good…
Category: The Writing Life
Indigenous Culture and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
I attended my first CanCon (The Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature) in Ottawa last month (Oct…
Sudbury Ink – A Sudbury Writers’ Guild Anthology
I am proud to be included in this anthology – Sudbury Ink – published by the Sudbury Writers’ Guild. The…
Con Report: Ad Astra 2016 – Part I
The annual Ad Astra convention in Toronto* is one of those local SF&F conventions that I have been attending off and…
Return from Viable Paradise
Well it’s be nearly two months since I returned from Viable Paradise and felt it was time to do a…
The Final Countdown
I can’t believe it’s October already. There’s so much to look forward what with Thanksgiving (The Canadian Version), the return…
Sarah Connor and the Strong Female Character
I had the opportunity to rewatch the original Terminator (1984) with my son last night on Netflix. He’s getting to that…
Writer: Level Up!
Writing is a long journey and as a writer it helps to stop and get the lay of the land…
Supporting Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy
The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) held their AGM yesterday in Vancouver and in addition to the business…
Canada’s Prix Aurora Awards
In case you didn’t know Canada has it’s own Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards called the Auroras. The Canadian Science…