BEA stands for the Book Expo of America and it takes place in NY (or at least has for the last several years). It's a great time, fun p...

I was seriously delighted a few years ago to learn that ALEX AND THE IRONIC GENTLEMAN had been nominated for the Red Cedar Award out in BC....

Because my life isn't just acting and writing . . . I'm moving at the end of the month to my very first home that I actually own (we...

Yup! I know y'all have been waiting for it, and finally it's here! Thanks to the amazing Nadine Bell and MakeGoWork who helped me ...

Like the title suggests . . . here's a couple cool things about me that I've discovered recently. First - Kirkus reviewed CORSETS ...

So the Canadian National Steampunk Exhibition was this past weekend and it was bloody brilliant! I had such a great time, meeting some rea...

Yesterday I attempted to concisely define what Steampunk was in my post Steampunk Goodness . My friend Katie (who designed my jewelry in sa...

Steampunk. Steampunk? While more and more the word is making its way into popular vernacular, I realise that not everyone automatically know...

Yes . . . it's that time of year again . . . Time for our annual Ad Astra report! (echo echo echo) For those of you who don't know,...

. . . writing one that is. Sunday night I put the finishing touches on the first version of THE FRIDAY SOCIETY and sent it off to my editor ...

Yes, I warned you guys that I might or might not but most definitely might be participating in something amazingly awesome for the release o...

Let's just get this straight once and for all. Literally means literally. It doesn't mean figuratively. So when you say you did some...

So the web has been in a tizzy the last few days ever since Barry Eisler turned down a $500,000 book deal on two books in favour of self-pu...

So I have a couple nice things to share! First: I got my author copies for THE GIRL WHO WAS ON FIRE this week and they're awesome! For ...

So today the Globe and Mail posted a series of answers made by Canadian authors to the question: Is This Country Supportive of its Authors...

Now this is just the most perfect Valentine's Day gift ever. Today I opened my mailbox and found the ARC for Corsets & Clockwork , ...

From @Charlesatan: Fear of getting typcasted/ghettoed in one genre. So this is a question that I see often on writing forum boards, and as...

I got a lot of really good questions from my request in my previous blog entry (don't be confused by the solitary question on that one, ...