Hello 2009!

Here we are at the end of the first full week at the beginning of 2009.  I have to say it's been a sluggish start, but then again that's how it is every new year.  In fact, for me the new year doesn't really start until March when the first stirrings of spring make themselves felt.  April will be particularly auspicious for me because that is when my first book of stories, Fatted Calf Blues, will be released by Turnstone Press.

These days I have been struggling to return to my novel (I was at it great guns last October and November, then hit a bit of a wall in December) while trying to make some preparations to promote Fatted Calf Blues (researching writers' festivals and other potential gigs).  I did manage to set a date for my book launch, which will be at the Confederation Centre Library in Charlottetown on April 23rd at 7:00 pm.  But on the whole I feel like I've been spinning my wheels.

Then imagine my surprise when I discovered (thanks to my wife, Thelma, who keeps me apprised of these things) that Fatted Calf Blues can now be pre-ordered (for a substantial discount) at Amazon.ca and Chapters.Indigo.ca.

Spinning wheels or not, I guess this thing is starting to roll.  CHEERS!