13 Nov A Day Early
Normally, I would say good Saturday morning, but this week, it’s good Friday afternoon!
I’m getting up bright and early tomorrow morning to go to Robert Plante greenhouses to take part in their annual holiday market, which runs from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Don Butler and I will man our table Saturday while Madona Skaff and Chris Fournier will be there on Sunday. There will be about 300 vendors spread out across the site (all indoors) It should be a great way to kick off the holiday season! Be sure to come by our table and say hi (#48) if you make the trip.
Well, I completed my review of Allister Thompson’s edits and went through edits from one of my beta readers, Derek Nighbor. Different sets of eyes find different errors. Derek makes sure that all my Ottawa references are correct, something I appreciate. Now, my copy editor, Susan Rothery, is having a final look for anything missed. The next step is to register the book for an ISBN. Then, I’ll be approaching my designer to come up with the cover. I’ve settled on a title: A Deadly Spring.
This week, I also submitted the two short stories that I wrote in 2026 to the Crime Writers of Canada awards of excellence competition. I don’t normally submit my work to any other contests, mainly because the judging is so subjective and I’m not certain that readers care about what books win or don’t. That said, the Gillers are on Monday, and high-profile contests such as this one give great publicity to the finalists. We could have a big discussion about the value of contests!
This will be a short blog this week as I’ve got a number of pans in the fire when it comes to publicity and writing, but check in next Saturday when I give a recap of the Robert Plante Holiday Market. I hope to see you there!
Have a great weekend, everyone.
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