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Five Questions & Answers With a Professional Book Editor 23 Jul 2013 | 10:03 am
Every week new stories seem to come out about one author after another leaving the world of traditional publishing to become an independent author. (Or an “indie” as it is called by those who have h...
The Dead Zone of Journalism 26 Jun 2013 | 08:01 am
If you’ve never lived in Canada, specifically in Toronto, you may not be familiar with the Toronto Star. It’s been around for quite a few years and was once the home of Ernest Hemingway before he coul...
The Lingering Nature of Fear 14 Jun 2013 | 11:34 am
Children have an intimate relationship with fear. From spiders and needles to things that lurk under the bed at night, children live with their fears every day. As we mature, the fears diminish one b...
Bouncing Off Clouds 24 May 2013 | 06:11 am
Sure, Bouncing Off Clouds is also the name of a great Tori Amos song, but when is the last time you took an hour, or even a few minutes, to gaze into the clouds yourself? Children do it and poets do ...
How MLB.TV Stole My Heart’s Digital Home Plate 23 May 2013 | 09:10 am
At this very moment, the Pittsburgh Penguins are in town, battling the Ottawa Senators in the NHL playoffs. Soon, I’ll log into Twitter and will no doubt find out who is winning or if the game is alre...
5 Ways to Fish for Ideas 23 May 2013 | 04:04 am
If you’re looking for ideas – new ideas, fresh ideas, great ideas – they all have one thing in common. They are not usually hiding very far. But like new breeds of fish spawning beneath the subconscio...
A Salute to Chris Hadfield 15 May 2013 | 02:03 am
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield returned to earth this week after nearly five months in orbit. It’s been an exciting and enjoyable journey for all of us. Commander Hadfield has done more while in o...
Goodbye Cable (It’s not you, it’s me) 19 Mar 2013 | 11:59 pm
About an hour ago, I finally untangled the cables behind TV and removed the cable box. Like most people I know, I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with TV, but when it came to cable there’s rare...
Books Weren’t Always Books 7 Mar 2013 | 10:46 am
In the 15th century when the printing press was still new, dealers often kept books in loose sheets rather than binding them. If someone in the 15th century wanted two copies of the same printed boo...
Unsocial Media 24 Feb 2013 | 05:13 am
Some of the most extraordinary people I know don’t use social media*. And that’s a shame because it makes it unlikely that you will ever get to know most of them. As an experiment I took most of a ye...
