Big thank you to all my readers!

Just wanted to thank all the recent readers that have read The Fall of Man series. You guys are the best. And thank you for the reviews and the kind emails. I'm really blown away when someone appreciates my books... I just wish life were a little less hectic so I could engage with folks more.

I've been pretty quiet lately (have a move coming up and there is always ten times as much work when moving than you think there will be). And it definitely doesn't help with getting in the writer's frame of mind. But that should all be over in the next couple weeks and life can return to normal.

Anyway, I'm hoping to start writing the follow up to Obey in November. I plan to write two final installments and provide a trilogy to that story. So we'll see when that's released. I'm thinking March/April 2018 if I release them both at once (still unsure about that, but we'll see).

I'll try to post here and blog a little in the coming months. October has been an eye-opener for me regarding the publishing industry. Suffice to say, I think not writing during October has provided me with a new outlook on the industry, and one that hopefully results in me producing my best work yet.

Again, sorry I've been so quiet lately. So much on the go that I'm trying to get off my plate so I can get writing again! (Been so busy I have no clue what Trump is even up to... my skin isn't burning so I'll assume no one has launched any nukes yet).

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Morgan Freeman Botches Reddit IAmA - Black Eye on PR

For those not familiar with Reddit it's basically a forum where people post interesting things on a wide variety of subjects. Postings gain popularity when people 'up vote' them and become more visible in their particular subreddit (a subreddit is simply a subject category, like politics or videos). One of Reddit's most popular subreddits is the IAmA subreddit - which allows reddit users to ask questions of various people. Over three million people subscribe to IAmA, which is also widely used by celebrities. An IAmA can last a couple hours during which Redditors (the term Reddit users call themselves) can ask the person doing the IAmA questions. The term "IAmA" comes from the concept of "I Am A doctor, ask me anything", "I Am A movie star, ask me anything" - you get the drift. IAmA's are not just for celebrities, lots of common folks do them as well. Recently Morgan Freeman did an IAmA and it turned into a PR mess. To make a lo...

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It's well known that CNN has been suffering an exodus of viewers, losing over half their viewership over the past couple of years. Yet Fox News has not lost viewers, but has increased its viewership slightly. It's an odd phenomena given that Fox news is clearly biased in their coverage. Mind you, so is CNN according to many. But I'd suggest it comes down to something much more simple. While Fox may be holding its ground, the rise of alternative media is taking off where CNN left off - a focus on hard news. For those of the under 40 crowd, that's what they are looking for, NEWS. The simplest way to highlight the difference between mainstream media and alternative media is to take a look at their homepages and the stories they highlight. It becomes very clear why people are turning away from CNN and turning to alternative media. Let's look at five media sites and their homepage (click on pictures to enlarge): CNN Feature stories: CNN heroes Top t...

E-cigarettes: A PR battle Health Canada cannot win?

So I've now been using an e-cigarette (e-cig) for two months and thought I'd talk a bit about how I see the upcoming battle between Health Canada and e-cigs going. First though, let's do a quick overview of what exactly an e-cig is. Basically an e-cig vaporizes liquid that contains nicotine. The vapor is then inhaled. People who use e-cigs are called vapers (not smokers). Because the liquid is atomized (ie. vaporized), not burned the way tobacco is, vapers do not consider themselves 'smokers' in anyway. An e-cig is comprised of basically three components: The tank - this is the component that holds the juice (sometimes referred to as e-juice or e-liquid). The atomizer - this a coil and wick unit that atomizes the juice. When the coil is heated (from the battery) it atomizes the juice that has soaked into the wick. The battery - batteries for e-cigs come in various capacities (some last 8 hours, others 40+ hours, depending on their size). The ba...

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