Nov. 26 seminar on niche writing

Posted at the request of the London & Southwestern Ontario Chapter of the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC).

The London & Southwestern Ontario Chapter of PWAC is excited to announce that it will be holding another "Learn & Earn" seminar on November 26. For this session, three of its distinguished chapter members, Jeffrey Reed, Melanie Chambers and Suzanne Boles, will discuss niche writing.

Come out to the seminar to learn:

• How to make money writing about what you love.
• How to carve out a niche for yourself as a writer.
• How to market yourself as an expert in a specific field.

Details are below. This seminar will also provide you with an opportunity to ask the presenters any specific questions you may have about niche writing.

Seminar Date: November 26, 2009
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Dundas Street Centre United Church, 482 Dundas Street (Dundas at Maitland). Use the ramp entrance on Dundas Street.
Parking: Ample free parking available next door (east), compliments of Pedec School of Esthetics (formerly Marvel Beauty School).
Pricing: Students $12 in advance ($15 at the door); Non-PWAC members $15 in advance ($20 at the door). Cash only at the door.
Pre-registration information: Please contact Kevin Glew to pre-register. Phone number: 519-453-9745, E-mail: kevin.glew@sympatico.ca

Book launch

My book launch for L.A. Heat will be held at Seven Club on Clarence Street on June 30th starting at 7:00 PM. You can see the invitation here:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=87663853320

There are 3 other writers of gay mysteries who will be on hand to read from their works. It would be great to see everyone there.

I'm going to try to get down to Chaucers at the end of the month, too.

Come on over and visit my web site, see my latest book trailer and read all about the books.

http://www.pabrown.ca

New contract

I'm really happy to announce 2 new contracts with MLR Press. One is a novel, Geography of Murder will be out this summer and the other is a novella Angel Light that will be published in the anthology To Die For in the fall of this year.

Blurb for Geography of Murder: Detective Spider has secrets, not the least of which is his yen for bondage and willing partners. Jason, with his past criminal record is forbidden fruit. But this is one cop who has never played by the rules. He's used to taking what he wants and moving on to his next playmate. He may have met his match with Jason. Can these two find a common ground and build a future together?

Blurb for Angel Light:

City boy Nathan Robertson is lost in a blizzard in the high Sierra Nevadas. Near death, he is rescued by the mysterious rancher Miguel Trevino-Ortez. The attraction between the two is immediate, but something is holding Miguel back. What secrets haunt his life? And what exactly are the meaning of the dreams Nathan is having. Dreams that leave him aching with need and mourning a loss he doesn't understand.

Find out more on my web site: www.pabrown.ca

Intro from Pat Brown

I want to say hi to everyone. I just joined the LWS and look forward to getting to know everyone. I'm the author of 2 in print mysteries, L.A. Heat and L.A. Mischief, and several upcoming books. To date all my books take place in Los Angeles, mostly because I lived there for 8 years. I've been writing since I was in my teens, when I lived in London. My first story was published in 1999 and my first book in 2006.

Recently I was in Hawaii for the Left Coast Crime, which was a lot of fun. I'm on the committee for next years LCC, which is taking place in L.A., so in a sense I get to go home. (or at least one of my favorite places)

You can check out my web page at http://www.pabrown.ca

If you want to read about my time in Hawaii, it's at http://www.pabrown.ca/lcc.htm

Looking forward to our next meeting.

Facts & Arguments (Globe and Mail)

I'm delighted to have received word that I will have a Facts & Arguments essay published in the Globe and Mail in the near future. My essay, "My Real Age," was also selected to be recorded for podcasting on the G&M website and iTunes. No word on a publication date yet, but the recording will take place this weekend.

Jennifer Baetz Chester

WeLoveAikido.com Launch

How wonderful it is to see this blog grow and grow as our membership claims the successes they so richly deserve!

I'm excited about sharing my own news: the launch of a new website (WeLoveAikido.com) to promote my writing about Aikido, a martial art that I have been practicing for some years now.

Some of the content is sober and reflective but the vast majority is humorous, poking fun at the clunkiness of the learning process and what results when things go awry. To that end I've teamed up with a talented cartoonist (Jon Oaker, a fellow aikidoka) and we have debuted the first of a series of eBooks:

I hope you'll drop in and browse around - and please share your feedback!

Best regards,

Kevin Love