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Postcard Stories:  Three Words

“Postcard stories” are stories of no more than 250 words; here, in this variation, each story also requires the use of three words, chosen at random and from various sources, or a permutation thereof.  

Articles and Editorials

A few favourites from over the years, both published and unpublished.

Film and Television

Scriptwriting, script coverage and storyediting, project proposals, one-sheets and script synopses, ghostwriting for writers and publicists, and creative consultancy.

Backyard Tourist

is an occasional series that I’ll contribute to as time permits. Focusing on Vancouver, the city I’ve called home since 1995,
“Backyard Tourist” is part “travelogue” and part wry observation about a place — and its people — that can inspire and infuriate in equal measure.

Stories From the Hood

was originally intended to be a magazine
series about my days living in Mt. Pleasant, Vancouver. Only problem was, I couldn't convince any of the local magazines or newspapers to consider my proposal. Something about “not appropriate,” “no space,” and “interesting idea, but too localized.” Then I upgraded neighbourhoods.

Proofing and Copyediting

Proofreading and copyediting of manuscripts for print and
e-publication. Competitive rates.

There’s no one right way to publish a book but there is one wrong way: uninformed.

The most comprehensive manual ever written on self-publishing, The Global Indie Author covers: To Kindle in Ten Steps: the Quick and Easy Way to Self-Publish * Beyond Kindle: the ePub Format * Manuscript Editing * Libel, Copyright and Trademark Infringement * The ISBN System * ONIX and BISAC Codes * Interior Book Structure * Cover and Interior Images * Software * Manuscript Formatting for eBooks * Creating and Testing Kindle Books and ePubs * Digital Rights Management * Print Formatting and Production * Distribution: Wholesalers and Aggregators * Marketing * Royalties and Withholding Tax * The Vanity Press Machine

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There’s more to good and evil than meets the eye...

When human remains are found in her pre-war fixer-upper in an east Vancouver neighbourhood, Claire Dawson’s grand plans to fix the house —and her life — take a disturbing turn. Suspicious there might exist a relationship between the discovery and her own tragic past, Claire insinuates herself into the investigation, unknowingly placing herself in harm’s way and Homicide’s Detective Dylan Lewis in an impossible conflict of interest. And when Dylan’s grandmother, a Coast Salish medicine woman, wades into the mystery, challenging the demon whose earthly form is behind the murder, the three find themselves embroiled in a high-stakes battle where lines are blurred and worlds collide — but souls are ultimately freed.

Updates to The Global Indie Author,
as at 01 May 2012:
Kindle download
ePub download
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Download first 4 chapters for free: Kindle, ePub, or PDF.

For up-to-the-minute book updates and reports on issues affecting indie authors, see my blog site for The Global Indie Author.