Now’s the time to grab an ebook copy of my novella, Unknown Enemy.
The 99 cent sale ends May 20, 2019. For Apple, Kindle, Kobo, and Nook.
Buy links: https://www.books2read.com/unknownenemy

Now’s the time to grab an ebook copy of my novella, Unknown Enemy.
The 99 cent sale ends May 20, 2019. For Apple, Kindle, Kobo, and Nook.
Buy links: https://www.books2read.com/unknownenemy
I spent part of last week at Write Canada, an annual conference for Canadian Christians who write and/or edit. This is my happy place, where I gain practical teaching and build friendships, in an atmosphere that renews my spirit.
After many years at the Guelph Bible Conference Centre, the conference moved to a Toronto hotel this year to be more accessible. This was a positive step, although a few logistics need tweaking for 2016.
I missed the restful beauty of the grounds in Guelph, but the open-air market behind the hotel provided fresh Niagara strawberries and there was a lovely little park a few blocks away.
Best thing about this year’s conference, for me?
One of my sons attended with me. Matthew was a runner-up in the Fresh Ink Contest at the university level. He can write circles around me, and that makes me proud. If you like dark fantasy from a Christian perspective, keep an eye out for him in the next few years.
Other best thing? Early morning and impromptu prayer times with treasured people (you know who you are.)
What did I learn?
From the panel on book launches (I was one of the panelists): One panelist recommended the short ebook, Hosting a Virtual Book Release Party by Shanna Festa. Another reminded me to contact the local cable TV channel with my book news.
From the Titles, Keywords and Blurbs workshop with NJ and Les Lindquist: The homework gave me a decent beginning on the back-cover blurb for Redemption’s Edge #3, and the workshop suggested No Safe Place may not be the best title for this one.
Indie Author/Publisher class with suspense author Linda Hall:
Marketing Best Practices with Mark Lefebvre from Kobo:
Going Global: Write Locally, Publish Globally, with Mark Lefebvre from Kobo: In the US, most ebooks sold are for Kindle, but Kobo outsells Kindle in Canada and in the rest of the world (Kobo started in Canada and is now part of the Japanese Rakutan company).
Writing from the Middle with writing teacher and thriller author James Scott Bell: I need to read this book. He made a lot of sense in the one-hour workshop. (No surprise. I’ve learned a lot from his other books on writing.)
The Word Awards Gala (for work published in 2014): My romantic suspense, Secrets and Lies, didn’t win in the suspense category, but to be a finalist is still a positive endorsement of the book’s quality. The suspense winner was Sandra Orchard’s Blind Trust, (Book 2 in an excellent series. I suggest starting with #1, Deadly Devotion.) You can read the full list of winners on The Word Guild site or by clicking the photo below.
This is on my news page too, but blog subscribers don’t receive updates for that page and I don’t want you to miss out.
The Kindle price for Heaven’s Prey has dropped to $2.99 US (comparable in other countries) for a limited time. If you were wondering but not sure, now’s a better time to try it.
And the print version is listed in two giveaways at present:
My newsletter subscribers have already received most of this information, but I didn’t find out about the draw at The Koala Bear Writer until just now. Bonnie’s celebrating on that site, and she’s offering a couple of other books too. Stop by and congratulate her achievement!