In my second year of university I decided to write a full-length novel. Until then I had only managed a novella. I went out and purchased a 400-page booklet. I only had a rough idea of what the story would be but I began nonetheless. I wrote in that booklet everywhere I could. I wrote […]
If anyone has read my blog ‘I’m Batman’ they can easily tell that I am a HUGE Batman fan. With the anticipation of the third and final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy (THE DARK KNIGHT RISES) only weeks away I am posting a few photos of the Batmobile aka the Tumbler when it visited […]
As a Canadian I figured why not mention some books written by Canadian authors that I’ve enjoyed reading. Let me first lay it out that we, Canadians, have a complex. This complex can be identified as ‘hey-look-he’s-also-Canadian’. Being in a country that is second in land mass (after Russia) but with a population slightly over […]
To have a movie made from a book is every author’s dream come true. To have that movie garner rave reviews, receive prestigious awards, and make a heck-of-a-lot of money is heaven. Every writer knows a good/great movie = a bestseller. Those who enjoyed the movie may in turn seek out the original source material. […]
Along with being a writer I’m also a huge movie fan. Most of my blogs in one way or another have some connection to movies. So I figured why not write about book-to-film adaptations. Now, there are hundreds, heck, thousands of books that have been turned into films. In most cases the books were better […]
I’ll be the first to admit I’m not a fan of fantasy books. I just don’t understand them. I do have great respect and admiration for those who write them, though. It takes great skills and imagination to create entire planets and characters that are not from our world. But like millions I do know […]
(ten humorous ways to save money by the hero of RACE) Don’t block driveways. (Unless it’s your neighbour who refuses to return your lawn mover, hairdryer, rake, paper clips and other essentials in life) Keep your distance from fire hydrants. (Permitted only if you are a dog) Watch for signs on the street. (They are […]
What is it about serial killers that we find so fascinating? Could it be that it is horrifying enough that someone would kill another human being, and then do it again, and again, and again? Could it also be that when they do commit these heinous crimes they get away with it—repeatedly? This makes us […]
If you type “How to write” in Google you will get almost 600 million results. If you narrow it to “How to write a book” the results go down to 194 million. Now if you narrow further to, say, “How to write a bestselling book” it goes down to 462,000 results. (These numbers are surely […]
It’s interesting to see the debate of who would win if Jason Bourne ever met James Bond. These two literary constructions would be fascinating if ever they were on the same page. Mind you, as far as what they are in on the actual page, by Robert Ludlum (Bourne) and Ian Fleming (Bond) they are […]