Mar 23, 2018 | Cocooning The Butterfly, Interviews
Author Spotlight interviewed me recently, and what a bunch of wonderful and professional people they are. Thank you Author Spotlight for the opportunity to chat with you about my book, ‘Cocooning The Butterfly’. You can read the entire interview HERE.
Mar 14, 2018 | Author Resources, Canadian Traditional SelfPublishing Hybrid Publishers
Just some of the Publishing Firms I’ve found so far, and most are Canadian based – the majority of which are listed members of the Canadian Publishers Association – however, some may have offices located in other countries. Finding the right method of publishing, or publisher, is like finding a needle in a haystack. Be aware! Not all traditional publishers are the same, and they all have their own methods and procedures for manuscript submissions. I personally, chose to publish with a ‘hybrid’ publisher – Book Baby – because I wanted the control, ownership, and rights to my work, but I also wanted the best royalties available, as well as a distribution channel that reached the world. I got all of that, in one easy to use control dashboard, where I can do anything and everything an author would want or need to do to publish, promote, market, sell, advertise and offer discounts or coupons. I wish you all the best on your journey.
Flanker Press
University of Alberta Press
Formac Publishers
ARP Books
Boulder Publications
Essence Publishing
Signature Editions
Orca Books Canada
Coteau Books
McGraw Hill Educational
Talon Books
Dunburn Publishing
Great Plains Publishing
ECW Press
Breakwater Books
Palimpsest Press
McGill-Queen’s University Press
Brick Books
Book Thug Publishing
Invisible Publishing
Mansfield Press
TouchWood Editions
Arsenal Pulp Press
Ryland Peters & Small
Nimbus Publishing
Caitlin Press Inc
NeWest Press
Second Story Press
Guernica Editions
Douglas & McIntyre
The Porcupine’s Quill
House of Anansi
Heritage House Publishing
Goose Lane Publishing
Anvil Press
Hancock House Publishers
New Star Books
Playwrights Canada Press
Tradewind Books
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pemmican Publications
Thistledown Press
Harper Collins Canada
Between The Lines Publishing
Inanna Publications
Barlow Books
Penguin Random House Canada
J. Gordon Shillingford Publishers
Cormorant Books
Turnstone Press
Coach House Books
Mar 9, 2018 | Author Resources, Free & Paid Video Footage Resources
Like books, music, paintings, and photographs, video also falls into the public domain and/or copyright protection. Please be sure to check and double-check that you have the appropriate license and usage rights prior to downloading and/or using any video for any of your projects. This list will continue to expand as I find more websites offering free & paid video, so please check back often. If you know of a great website, please let me know.
Public Domain Review
YouTube & Creative Commons
Wikimedia Commons
Wikipedia Sound Files
Choral Public Domain Library
Vimeo Creative Commons
Archive.org/Video
Archives.org/prelinger
Videezy
Videvo & Videvo’s Stock Footage
Coverr
Pexels Videos
NASA (SoundCloud) & Usage Guide
National Park Services
Mar 9, 2018 | Author Resources, Free & Paid Images
A time-consuming thing it can be to find the right images for a project, whether that project is a book cover, poster, banner, or a social media header. This list will expand with time, as I locate more of these websites, so come back often. Please note that some of these websites may ask you to create an account, and it is probably a good thing that you do. Read through their Licensing Terms & Conditions to be sure that you have the right to use, manipulate, and/or transform any image prior to downloading and using them. Do the CYA and stay legal – you’ll save yourself a world of stress if you do. Best of luck to you in your projects.
Adobe Spark – Some of the images appearing throughout this website were acquired through the generosity of Adobe under Creative Commons License.
Pixabay – Some of the images appearing throughout this website were acquired through the generosity of Pixabay.com under Creative Commons License.
Pexels – Some of the images appearing throughout this website were acquired through the generosity of Pexels.com under Creative Commons License.
Deviant Art
Jeshoots
Yale Art Gallery
WDRFree
Travel Coffee Book
Gratisography
StokPic
NOAA Photo Library
Picography
Death To The Stock Photo
UnSplash
GoodFree Photos
US Agriculture Image Gallery
New York Public Library
Public Domain Archive
FFCU – Free For Commercial Use
StockSnap
MorgueFile
National Gallery of Art
Europeana Collections
Feb 25, 2018 | Author Resources, Canadian Copyright Act & Law
It’s not enough to wing-it, don’t make any guesses here! You cannot claim innocent to Copyright infringement – it’s a criminal offense – whether you know or don’t know, it is up to you to learn and find out, prior to writing anything about anyone, or their work. Know how to protect your work, and understand how to prevent a potential lawsuit. Here are the links to Canadian Copyright Law – the Act & Registration, Q&A, FAQ, and legal advice on all the Do’s and Don’ts. Do the DIY and the CYA, you won’t regret it in the long term.
Government of Canada ~ Copyright Act & Registration
Library and Archives Canada ~ Legal Deposit Program
Library and Archives Canada ~ Deposit of Digital Publications
Library and Archives Canada ~ Deposit of Physical Publications
Government of Canada – Justice Laws Website Links
Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency
Copyright Clearance Center
Ryerson University of Candian Law ~ Copyrights – Libraries & Archives & Resources
Canadian Copyright Law ~ Do’s & Don’ts
Canadians BEWARE ~ Copyrights & NAFTA