Category Archives: Getting Published

Midnight in Havana!

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

Only two weeks until Midnight in Havana (aka The Beggar’s Opera) launches in the UK! So thrilled to be working with the folks at Polygon and Birlinn Books – it’s exciting!

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The challenge of writing about a foreign setting…

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

As you know, the Inspector Ramirez series is set in Cuba and since I don’t live in Cuba, I have to rely on a lot of research to get the small details. I’m always a little surprised at how many … Continue reading →

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Even published authors go on sub …

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

A lot of people think that if you get a book deal with a publisher, that’s it, you’re done–you never have to go through a submission process again. And for some lucky few, that’s the case. Alan Bradley, for example, … Continue reading →

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And it’s out! The Poisoned Pawn hits bookstores!

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Big day today: this is the day that the second in the Inspector Ramirez series hits bookstores and The Beggar’s Opera is released in paperback! My friend Debbie has already found TBO at the Ottawa International Airport as she was … Continue reading →

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How (NOT) to Submit Fiction

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

My long-time pal, Hayden Trenholm (we went to Mount A together in the early 70s), is a successful sci-fi author recently turned sci-fi publisher. Although he only acquired Bundoran Press before Christmas, he’s already wading through the slush-pile. And what … Continue reading →

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#6 – They sure airbrush those author photographs, don’t they?

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

In the last of six things not to say to an author, the final one is #6: Wow, they sure airbrush those author photographs, don’t they? After I was interviewed by CBC Radio about The Beggar’s Opera and how it … Continue reading →

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#5 – What made you decide to be a writer?

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

In this penultimate post on the six things not to say to an author, number five is What made you decide to be a writer? This is one I get every time someone finds out I have a book published. … Continue reading →

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# 4 – You should really write a book about it.

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

In my series of posts on what not to say to an author, # 4 is, You should write a book about it.  This comment references some idea that the speaker has about a story: something that has happened to … Continue reading →

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