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Brian L Porter A Glowing Endorsement for A Study in Red

The following message has appeared on the forums at Casebook.com, one of the world's leading sites dealing with research and information on the Jack the Ripper crimes of 1888. The writer of the message is the subscriptions manager of The Whitechapel Scociety 1888, another prestigious organisation which holds regular meetings in London for the purpose of studying the Ripper crimes and Victorian London's history in general. What a wonderful review! Hi Brian I too have registered my vote. Hav… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on May 12, 2008 at 10:47am — No Comments

George Wilder Jr. Raw Deception Two

She is diabolical, she is deceitful, she is dreadful, she is a killer, and she's a mother that no child wants to have. She is the nightmare no real man wants to have. Kidnapping and murder have devoured her fat soul. My skillfully written crime fiction novel is heart pounding, thought provoking, jaw dropping, and wickedly informative. Its funny buy very serious. In Raw Deception Two, Dee Moore is going to get very pissed. She meets and falls in love with her garbage man and he winds up breaking… Continue

Posted by George Wilder Jr. on May 9, 2008 at 8:57am — No Comments

Brian L Porter Another Five Star Review for A Study in Red

This is the latest review of A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper which was posted on the Amazon.com site on May 6th. I'm delighted that so many people seem to be enjoying the book and are taking the time to add their thoughts to the Amazon sites both in the USA and UK. A Study in Red, May 6, 2008 By Sharon Davies - See all my reviews This is a truly wonderful book - one of the very best 'thrillers' I have read in a very long time. It is fabulously well researched… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on May 7, 2008 at 1:00am — No Comments

Aidana WillowRaven Let the voting begin! WillowRaven Covers being judged at The Author's Lounge for Best Cover Art!

Ok guys, now it's time to vote for your favorite cover art for May's B… Continue

Posted by Aidana WillowRaven on May 2, 2008 at 5:56am — No Comments

Brian L Porter Cover Art Design Awards - Voting now open

'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' has been nominated for the Authors Lounge Cover Art Design Awards for May 2008. Voting has now opened, and runs tro the end of the month. Could I ask any of my friends who feel kindly disposed towards the book to visit http://www.talauthors.com/TAL/RomanceandMoreAwards.htm and if you feel the book cover has merit, to place a vote which would be greatly appreciated. Cover artwork was by the brilliant Deron Douglas at Double Dragon Publish… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on May 1, 2008 at 4:07am — No Comments

Brian L Porter An Awsome Review!

American author Barbara Watkins is the latest reader of the book to provide a customer review, the following being the gist of the review which she has submitted to retailer Barnes & Noble for inclusion on their website. She was kind enough to send me a copy of her review in advance of it being published, and this is it: A Review by US Author, Barbara Watkins I started reading this afternoon and finished in just a few hours. It was AWESOME! I can't tell you how many times I tried to… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on April 27, 2008 at 2:55am — No Comments

Brian L Porter A Study in Red Now at W H Smith

UK Readers may be interested to know that 'A Study in Red' has at last been added to the onlne catalogue of W H Smith. It can be ordered for home delivery or I understand that it is also able to be ordered for collection at your local W H Smith store. The book can be found at http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/ProductDetails-A+Study+in+Red+-9781554045273.html&tab=1

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Posted by Brian L Porter on April 25, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Brian L Porter Fantastic new chart position on Amazon UK

Wow, 'A Study in Red' just rose to number 21 in the Amazon UK best selling Jack the Ripper book listings. This morning it was at 33, having reached number 27 earlier in the week. This is great although it can just as easily slip down the chart again by tomorrow or even tonight as I believe the listings are updated almost hourly according to sales records. For now, though, I consider that a great position to have reached against so many very fine books by very illustrious authors. I'm very proud… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on April 22, 2008 at 11:45am — No Comments

Brian L Porter Publishing Timetable for five Paperback Releases

With five paperbacks due for release by Still Waves Publishing, I've now been given the proposed timetable of release for the coming months. These dates are of course subject to change but as long as all goes well these are the dates when each of the books should appear in print. Purple Death: July 2008. Glastonbury: July 2008 The Nemesis Cell: August 2008 Avenue of the Dead: October 2008. Pestilence: October/November 2008. I look forward to seeing each… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on April 21, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Brian L Porter Now I'm writing articles for Hi-Brow Journals - And a great sales ranking too!

I'm pleased to say that I've been asked to contribute an article to 'The Journal of The Whitechapel Society 1888'. This is the journal of the prestigious 'Whitechapel Society 1888' that I found myself a member of soon after the release of the novel. I was approached by the editor when I contacted the journal about placing a book ad in their next issue. The article is called "Whodunnit?"..."I Dunno.", and I only wish that some of those here could get the chance to read it. Perhaps once it'… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on April 20, 2008 at 1:57am — No Comments

Brian L Porter Two Novel Contracts Signed Today

I'm absolutely delighted to announce that I've signed contracts for two of my novels to be produced in paperback today. After the intended publisher of 'Glastonbury' sadly closed its doors, Still Waves Publishing have offered an incredible contract for the right to publish the work. They have also contracted to publish my latest novel, 'Pestilence' and both contracts have been signed today. Still Waves will now be publishing five of my novels over the coming year, and I'm delighted… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on April 17, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

Aidana WillowRaven Cover Critique for "My First 24 Hours in Hell by VK Sansone" Designed by WillowRaven

Since I have such a large network of skilled friends in their crafts spread across such a wide range of networks; Yahoo Groups, Ning, MySpace, Goodreads, Shelfari & countless others, I noticed not everyone was able to be interactive with my cover cr… Continue

Posted by Aidana WillowRaven on April 11, 2008 at 5:49pm — No Comments

Brian L Porter Yet Another Great Customer Review - A Study in Red

I was delighted to find yet another fantastic review of A Study in Red on the Amazon UK site this morning. I'm just so pleased that everyone who's reading it seems to be enjoying my humble offering. Here's the new one. Brian www.freewebs.com/brianlp Five Stars: A Thrilling Study in Red!!, 11 April 2008 By Mr. Michael Covell "Mike Covell" (Hull) - See all my reviews I was lucky enough to win this excellent book, otherwise I would have bought it anyway!! It grips you from the off slowly bui… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on April 11, 2008 at 1:49am — No Comments

Brian L Porter Latest Customer Review - A Study in Red

This is the latest customer review of 'A Study in Red' posted on the Amazon.co.uk site. I'll forgive this reader spelling my name wrong at the end as his enjoyment of the book is self-evident in his words. Regards Brian Five Stars: A BLOODY good read, 7 April 2008 By Michael C. Walker "Jfripper" (OZ) - See all my reviews The book I should have, could have, would have, but did not, write. But I did read it. And what a read!! This is the kind of journal the real Ripper would have wrote, not th… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on April 10, 2008 at 3:23pm — No Comments

Brian L Porter An Award Nomination

'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' has received a nomination for 'The Author's Lounge May 2008 Best Cover Art Award'. The cover was designed by Deron Douglas at Double Dragon Publishing of Ontario, and I'm thrilled that it has been honoured with this nomination. Voting opens on May 1st, at which time I will be listing the voting links in hopes that one or two of my friends might feel kindly disposed enough to cast a vote for the book.… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on April 6, 2008 at 3:31am — No Comments

Brian L Porter A Short but Telling Review

This short but very telling review has been placed on the Amazon.co.uk website page of 'A Study in Red' by someone who has obviouly really enjoyed ny latest nvoel. How wonderful to see his words there, as after all, the customer is the only real critic that matters where book sales are concerned. This reader gave the book a five star rating! Could not put it down, 22 Feb 2008 By G. Bowers (uk) - See all my reviews A cracking read, keeps you on the edge of your seet from page one, can't wait… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on April 5, 2008 at 4:51am — No Comments

Aidana WillowRaven Twelve WillowRaven Cover Designs are in the Running for The Author's Lounge's May 2008 Best Cover Art Award!

The following covers except for Shiloh's Daughter have been entered in May 2008's Best Cover Art competition at The Author's Lounge.

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Posted by Aidana WillowRaven on April 4, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Aidana WillowRaven WillowRaven's preliminary cover for "Midnight Hours" by Vivian Gilbert Zabel is ready for critique...

Since many of the pics lately have been quite hard to see, I am breaking down the latest cover I am doing for 4RV Publishing into parts in hopes you all can give me an honest critique of this cover before it goes to press. If ya'll see any errors… Continue

Posted by Aidana WillowRaven on April 1, 2008 at 4:39pm — No Comments

Brian L Porter Latest Review - A Study in Red

I received the latest review of 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' today. This one emanates from all the way across the world in Malaysia. Title: A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper by Brian L Porter Paperback: 244 pages Publisher: Double Dragon Publishing; First Edition (January 11, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 1554045274 ISBN-13: 978-1554045273 The description of this book on Amazon.com reads as follows: A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Ja… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on March 31, 2008 at 9:49am — No Comments

Brian L Porter Proposed cover design for new novel

This is the proposed cover design for my latest novel, 'Pestilence'. It still has a bit of work left to be done before it's fully ready, but I thought I'd share it with my frineds here. The artwork is by my brilliant friend and cvoer designer Graeme S Houston, the man who can actually 'see' my books in his mind, and then 'thinks in pictures' in order to design my covers. The man is a veritable genius and I don't know what I'd do without his amazing work on my cover designs. Thanks Graeme!… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on March 30, 2008 at 4:11am — No Comments

Brian L Porter Sad News about 'Glastonbury'

In an e-mail I received two days ago the CEO of Rain Publishing, who were due to release 'Glastonbury' in four weeks, informed that due to personal health reasons, the publishing company wil be closing with effect from 15th April. She has what appears to be an aggressive and as yet un-named, (though easily guessed at), illnesswhich is life-threatening and she has to devote all of her time to trying to beat it. This means that 'Glastonbury' is now back to square one, as she will be releasing me a… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on March 27, 2008 at 2:30am — No Comments

Brian L Porter A sequel is born

'A Study in Red- The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' is apparently selling rather well. I received an e-mail to this effect from my publisher last weeek, and when I told him I was intending to write a sequel, he immediately replied with an acceptance of the manuscript of th… Continue

Posted by Brian L Porter on March 24, 2008 at 5:29am — No Comments

Aidana WillowRaven Still Waves Publishing Accepts Sci-fi//Fantasy, Sci-fi/Horror, Romance, Suspense/Thriller/Mystery, Children's Literature, Self-help, Education, Instructional, & Biography Submissions.

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Posted by Aidana WillowRaven on March 23, 2008 at 2:31pm — No Comments

George Wilder Jr. This is no musical

Willie Robertson, Jr. is about to become the first African-American President of the United States of America. The votes have been tallied and the results are in-he wins in a landslide victory over his opponent and all the non-stop mud slinging. But suddenly a grisly discovery is made: corpses are found in the Lincoln Bedroom of the White House. The President is handcuffed and arrested in the Oval Office during a National televised speech. Derrick Sweat, must seek the truth, One or another. The… Continue

Posted by George Wilder Jr. on March 18, 2008 at 11:13am — No Comments

George Wilder Jr. His name is Johnny M.

Derrick Sweat Returns; this time he comfronts the mobster Johnny Macaroni, who also moonlights as mild-mannered Harold Rinehart. The mobster masterminded five in-air helicopter robberies in broad daylight. Suddenly there is a freak snowstorm in the middle of June catching everyone off guard. Soon the mobster's daughter is killed by a hurricane in the Caribbean and now he holds the National Weather Service Hostage. Also, the Nation is under harsh budget cuts across the board. Johnny takes his rag… Continue

Posted by George Wilder Jr. on March 12, 2008 at 3:06pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Take The Canadian Book Challenge

We have a lot of talented writers in Canada and I think people should check us out. I came across a blog today that invites readers to read Canadian books and participate in a challenge of reading 13 book before Canada Day--July 1st, 2008. The Book Mine Set blog, operated b… Continue

Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on March 7, 2008 at 5:28pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Blast From My Past: Through the Moongate to Bermuda

When I was 14, we moved to Bermuda. My father was in the Canadian Armed Forces and this was the best posting we'd ever gotten. We were all very excited. We packed up only the stuff we really needed and put everything ielse nto storage. And I said goodbye to my best friend Cathy. For those of you who have read Whale Song, you'll recognize this scenario.

I was sad to leave behind my best friend but so excit…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on February 8, 2008 at 9:50pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Do prison inmates deserve their privacy?

TV shows like Prison Break tend to glamorize prison life. Yes, they show the violence, but they tend to make the characters more sympathetic. Some of them. And we forget why they are there.

In real life, this sometimes happens as well. Some prison rules allow for many of the same comforts we have at home. And there is a lot of controversy around this. How much do prisoners derserve these creature comforts? What rights do they have?

On Saturday, January 26th, Matsqui prison, loca…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on February 8, 2008 at 9:49pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Frozen in Grand Central Station

When I think of frozen, I think of ice cubes, ice cream, yoghurt. My husband Marc has been complaining about being "frozen" for weeks. So much so that we booked a trip to Mexico later this month. (YAY!) We live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and it's been anywhere from -10 degrees celcius to -30. Well, today Marc came across a video of people in Grand Central Station, New York, and these people were definitely far more frozen than Marc has been. Check out this incredible video. I've never seen any… Continue

Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on February 8, 2008 at 9:43pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif "Oprah's next book club pick - Canadian novel Whale Song"

Can you imagine hearing those words? The title of this post gives me goosebumps on goosebumps. I c…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on February 8, 2008 at 9:38pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Blast From My Past: "You are getting sleeepy..."

Today's Blast From My Past takes me back a few years. Okay, a couple of decades (now I really feel old!) So here's the setup...

What do Bermuda and George M. Dawson High School in BC have in common? Well, I was hypnotized in both places.

[Disclaimer: I may have gotten the hypnotists' names mixed up. I mean, they're darned close--Reveen and Romane. Also, remember...I was hypnotized. I was not responsible for my actions. Really!]

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on February 8, 2008 at 9:36pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Canada's oldest bookstore says farewell

"Another one bites the dust." For the last two years, I've watched Canadian independent bookstores fight to compete wit…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on February 7, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif A West Virginia librarian says, Whale Song "touched my heart"

"I just finished reading Whale Song and wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed it. I have pur…
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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on February 5, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif 'Create a Corpse' Contest Winners Announced!

I received so many wonderful entries for my 'Create a Corpse' contest that it was very difficult to…
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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on January 30, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Blast From My Past: Cheryl's singing career continues

Ok, I've told you about my singing debut and now I'll tell you how my "career" took off. I think I was about 12 the first time I entered a talent show in Masset, BC. I believe that first time I sang 'I Can See Clearly Now' and 'Amazing Grace', while strumming on my old guitar.

I was excited and nervous. The lights were bright and hot on that stage and I could barely make out the people in the audience. I think there were a couple of hundred--I'm not sure.

I h…
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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on January 21, 2008 at 1:37pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Christmas book drive for ACE - a success!

I hope your Christmas was filled with joy, fun and family.

Below is part of an email that Jan from Alliance for Children's Enrichment sent me. It's a short update on what turned out to be an amazing part of my Christmas celebration this year--and I hope for all of the authors, publishers, reviewers and anyone who donated books, gifts or money.

"We finished up the Christmas Drive fairly successfully. We were able to give books to almost every child remaining, even those who didn'…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on January 18, 2008 at 7:41pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Whale Song is mandatory reading for residents of a shelter for victims of violence

Because of everything that happened with Alliance for Children's Enrichment (ACE), I was contacted by a few of ACE's board members. One of them is Linda, the Executive Director of Community Welcome House, a shelter in Newnan, Georgia, for women and children who are victims of violence. I received this email from her.

Cheryl,

I love the book. I have been reading it in between the business of the Christmas Season which is always tragic for women and children who are v…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on January 18, 2008 at 7:40pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Whale Song discussion guide for book clubs & schools now available!

Whale Song is the perfect choice for book clubs and schools!

Not only is Whale Song a “beautiful” and “compelling” novel, it has had an emotional impact on many readers and it explores numerous topics. Reading it, you will learn about living in an isolated town, the lives of killer whales, west coast native traditions and legends, the effects of racism, the impact of bullying and abuse, the choice and consequences of assisted death, the depth of a parent’s love, and survivin…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on January 18, 2008 at 7:36pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Blast From My Past: Cheryl's singing and acting debut

I've decided to blog a series of articles titled 'Blast From My Past', so that you have a chance to really get to know me, maybe have a laugh or two. I'm going to dig deep on some of these, and dates may be off somewhat because we moved around a lot.

So here's the first Blast From My Past...

I'm not sure how old I was, but it was in elementary school--Tahayghen Elementary in Masset…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on January 18, 2008 at 7:32pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif More reviews of Whale Song:

"A powerful, moving family drama that spans the generations! Beautiful writing! The title of this book leaped out at me from its striking cover, but when I started reading, I was capt…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on January 17, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif In memory of my brother Jason...

Today, my "baby" brother Jason would have turned 30. Quite a bit younger than I am, I know. He was an "…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on January 15, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif TV's hit show Medium redeems itself with second episode

I really didn't enjoy writing my last review about NBC's hit TV show Medium. After my huge disappointment in the season premiere, I am happy to report that I truly enjoyed the second episode. It should have been the premiere! :)

In it, we find the characters acting more like we are used to. Ariel acts like her usual spoiled self, but we're also treated to her softer side. And it was very interesting to see her dreams in relation to Allison's.

Joe had his witty charm back.…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on January 14, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Singin..."I Love Kunati Rock 'n Roll"

Here's a (silly) little ditty by 'Cher Jett and the Redheads'...

It's called "I Love Kunati Rock 'n Roll"...

I saw him dancin' there by the Belly of the Whale
I knew he must've been Mothering Mother
The beat was goin' strong
P…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on January 12, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Medium premiere - "And Then" please shoot us

When I sat down to watch the highly anticipated season premiere of Medium, one of my favorite shows, my first reaction to the episode titled "And Then", was: "Good God, what did they do with the writers?" I am not sure if this was the product of the writers' strike or if it was taped earlier, but the episode was flat, predictable and...in one word, BORING. Sorry, NBC.

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on January 10, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Review: Sacrifice by Kelly Komm

This year I had the pleasure of reading a wonderful fantasy novel by a new Canadian author - Kelly Komm. In fact, part of my review is on the front cover of...

Sacrifice

5 Stars

ISBN-10: 0-7414-4254-X

Publish date: December…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on January 10, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Law & Order premiere and Dr. Death - too close to reality

Assisted death is still a sensitive and timely topic, and even the hit TV show Law & Order is discussing this controversial topic.

Because of the assisted dying theme in Whale Song, I have read many articles about right-to-die activist and retired pathologist Jack Kevorkian, who was paroled in June 2007, after spending 8 years in prison. He had been convicted of second-degree murder [People v. Kevorkian, 248 Mich. App. 373, 639 N.W. 2d 291 (2001)]. So when I sat down last…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on January 5, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

George Wilder Jr. THE DAY I WENT BALD

The Day I Went Bald

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George Wilder Jr.

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Posted by George Wilder Jr. on January 5, 2008 at 1:42pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif A time for renewal

January means we get to start over. It has always been a time of renewal. That's why we like to reaffirm our New Year's resolutions. It is the one month of the year that we feel anything is possible, that we can make a new start--out with the old and in with the new.

January has aways been the time of year where I focus on my next novel, putting my marketing of existing novels in second place. I won't be doing any book signings now for a while. There aren't many other events lined up f…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on January 3, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Miracles cross borders

There are times in my life when I have to stop and take a moment to just listen to that "still, small voice". Some of you may know what I'm talking about. That voice that says, "Hey! Listen up! You're meant to do something here. But you won't know what unless you stop and...breathe."

There are times when I am so glad I stopped. This is one of those tim…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on December 2, 2007 at 11:49am — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Short story: Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams
©2005 Cheryl Kaye Tardif

I always hated camping—the strange lurking noises in the woods, the bloodsucking mosquitoes that voraciously drilled for blood…the thin canvas of a t… Continue

Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on November 25, 2007 at 9:15am — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Film Review: Partition, starring Kristin Kreuk

Review for Partition (as seen on http://www.mynews.in/ on April 29th, 2007)

5/5 stars – MUST SEE

Release date: February 2007

A Romeo and Juliet plot set in India and Pakistan, with incredible visual…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on November 7, 2007 at 5:32pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Cheryl Kaye Tardif - a 3-Time Amazon.com Bestselling Author

After the recent success of my latest novel Whale Song, and after achieving bestsellers' status on Amazon.com and Amazon.ca with the title that I call "my heart book", I am happy to announce that both Divine Intervention and The River have made the list.

Divine Interventi…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on November 7, 2007 at 5:27pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif How important are reviews to the author?

Today I came home from a book signing at Chapters in Sherwood Park Mall and found a very interesting email from an author friend of mine. She wanted to know about Amazon reviews and whether I r…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on November 6, 2007 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif The day I ate my book cover

Yes, you read the title of this post correctly. I ate my book cover...and it was delicious.

Okay, I'll explain...

I was at the 2nd Annual Local Authors Extravaganza in the West Side Chapters in Edmonton, Alberta. There were about 16 authors, including myself, at this event, and it was filled with energy and excitement. I sat at a table next to Drew Karpyshyn, bestselling author…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on November 5, 2007 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Whale Song erases racial boundaries

Yesterday at a book signing at Coles in Southgate Shopping Centre in Edmonton, AB, I was reminded of the power of words and what an honor it is to have written a novel that has affected so many. Although Whale Song is a work of fiction, it is also an inspired work that originated from a single, beautiful native l…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on October 27, 2007 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif One girl's inspiring optimism in the face of a deadly disease

With over 200 book signings and events under my belt, I have met many wonderful people. Some have become close friends; some are wonderful and supportive media contacts, and many are fans of my novels.

I have a teen fan named Alora who is very special to me. She first emailed me about a year ago after reading some of my books. She told me then that she was a fan. She also told me she'd had a rough year, with knee surgeries and other issues. She mentioned her school, one close by me. So…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on October 20, 2007 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Much ado about absolutely nothing

Today I've decided to blog about nothing. Nothing special, nothing in particular. Nothing at all.

For some people that might seem like a pointless thing to do. For others it may seem easy. But for me, my mind always seems to be overflowing with something.

Some writers have experienced that dreaded 'WRITER'S BLOCK', which essentially means their mind is filled with...nothing. A big blank wall. Picture it! A big blank white wall. My advice to writers struggling with Writer's Nothi…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on October 12, 2007 at 4:19pm — No Comments

AB Creative Writing monthly task

Hello everyone. Just to let you know I have started running a creative writing task every month over at http://creativewriting.ning.com. I have uploaded a random image and this should be your starting point to write up to 2500 words. Everyone taking part will upload their piece to the discussion for review by everyone else. I think this is a good way to get your creative minds flowing and, also, having a deadline to work to can often prompt interesting avenues you may not have ventured down befo… Continue

Posted by AB on October 8, 2007 at 6:46am — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif Kristin Kreuk and Eva Avila Read Whale Song

The following appeared (although now slightly modified) on My Book, The Movie in August 2007. I was quite excited when I realized that I would have a chance to dream a bit and discuss a possible movie version of my novel Whale Song, a novel…

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Posted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on October 5, 2007 at 9:44am — No Comments

Cheryl Kaye Tardif 8th Annual Express Yourself...Authors' Conference

Tonight I am 'penning a Pennsylvania post' from the Sheraton Park Ridge Hotel in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. And yes, two days ago I was in Edmonton, Alberta. So how did I get here? Well, by plane, of course. :)

I am attending the