Marketing True Magics 2: It’s Not Just the Book

To review: I have finished True Magics, third book in my Magics Trilogy (you can buy Small Magics and Cold Magics here), I have a contract to have them published this fall, and I have time to build a proper marketing campaign. So what do I do next? Being a good little...

This Writing Life 2: How I Got Here

The final step was losing my job. The first step was thirty-five years earlier in grade 3 at William Grayson School in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, when I decided to write a book. It wasn’t original – the characters and stories came from comics I was reading. It probably...

Marketing “True Magics” 1: It’s Written! Now What?

I’ve got True Magics written! It’s done! And I have a contract with a Dragon Moon Press to publish it! This is amazing! It’s wonderful! It’s… … the third time I’ve done this. And yes, it is still cool. My first published novel was Small Magics (2007), my second...

This Writing Life 1: Introductions

It’s 8:30 a.m. and I am at my desk. Well, desk is a misnomer. I’m sitting at the kitchen table in our apartment in downtown Toronto, Canada. But this table is where I work, so until the family comes home it’s my desk. My name is Erik Buchanan. I’m a...