Also, look out for me in and around the Edmonton, Alberta area. I'll be doing readings and giving workshops at various places and literary conferences, as well as having "office hours" at local libraries if you'd like to come see the writer at work. I'll be posting a schedule once I've gotten into the groove of things with the writing and feel ready to take my show on the road. I'm also a scheduled guest at several upcoming podcasts, so if you're not anywhere near Canada, you can still hear me chat about Author Versus AI online or on streaming services.

I keep saying that I'll be running a Kickstarter soon, which I will be (soon being a relative term). I'll be raising funds to pay the NON-AI (read: human) creatives who have signed up to participate in creating lovely artwork for the covers of my lovely books. And there will be all sorts of fun rewards if you support the project, such as being a character in a book or getting a one-on-one Zoom session to edit your own work or give you some targeted advice about writing. So, stay tuned for an announcement about that too.

Phew! Lots of things going on, but the first thing that's going to happen with me right now: writing like mad to get my word count in for today. Happy writing, all!

Okay, I'm getting nervous. Only 3 days to go until Author Versus AI kicks off!

Check out my recent post about my status update on my other website. I'll be posting regularly during milestone moments of my journey, especially on the first day of writing each week (which will be Mondays, except for THIS first week of writing, which starts on a Tuesday) and the last day of the week to share my wordcount.

Fast and steady will win this race. I'm hoping to average about 10,000 words a day. That will keep me on track to finish all of these books within a week and also give me some wriggle room when other things come up too. You know, life stuff, posting these updates, and, of course, wasting time on social media. As we all seem to do.

I also promised an update on my recent writing acceptances, since it's been months since I've done so, and I'm really pleased these lovely magazines have said yes to housing my recent poetry. Here they are:

I'm thrilled to announce my poem "On the Wing" will be nesting in Grain Magazine
My fantasy poem "Cataclysm" will be magically published in Dreams & Nightmares
"Morning Ritual" found shelter under The Wild Umbrella
My science fiction poem "NFS" is being beamed up by Star*Line
And "In another line of time" will be published by the illustrious Canadian Literature

I'm overwhelmed that my poems have found such wonderful homes! Thanks to all these awesome editors for enjoying my writing.

ALSO, if you'd like to see me in person BEFORE I start my big project, I'll be at The White Water Blinks, which takes place at The Aviary  at  9314 111 Ave NW. The event is this Monday, April 22nd at 7 p.m., and it's part of the Edmonton Poetry Festival. You can stop by to hear me and other poets read VERY short poems (30 seconds or less). The fun part of the event is that if any of the poets go over their time limit, they will be played over by the Blinks Band, who will drown out each overly verbose speaker. I've been practicing my poem, and I hope that I get all my words in...

Look out for my next update in a couple of days when A.V.A. begins... dun dun dun...

I'm about to jump in the car and take a trip five and a half hours south of Edmonton to Lethbridge. Why, you might ask? To attend the Wordbridge Writers' Conference this weekend and speak at a few panels as well! My friend Robert Runté is one of the keynote speakers, so I'll be there cheering him on too.

I'll be leaving quite early on Saturday to (hopefully) make it to the first panels starting at 9 a.m. (although you never know how it goes with a road trip).

My panels will be on Sunday, and they include:

11:10 a.m. - World-building with Jenna Greene, Adam Dreece, Halli Reid, and me.

12:30 p.m. - All About Conflict with Pamela Donison, Halli Reid, Monica Zwikstra, and me.

If you're at the conference, please say hi! Always glad to see writers and readers I know.