Jacques Cartier at St. Malo With the exception of the Vikings, (more on that subject in a later post), Jacques Cartier captained the...

In 2006, I finally listened to that inner voice telling me to do what I’d always wanted to do– write novels. Then there was the question...

Review an E-book There are so many millions of books out there. How does anyone find one? Browsing, of course, but then when you find one...

I have a lot of friends who are writers too, and for you I’d just like to say that you should publish your book on Smashwords. It’s...

Yes, it’s me again. Yes, I am going to post a blog every day this week because if you’re like me you meant to purchase a book but you...

How to download a Smashwords book to a Kindle reader Don’t be held captive by Amazon. Sure it’s more convenient to buy e-books direct...

My new book The Loyalist is 50% off this week as part of the promotion “Read an E-book Week” on Smashwords. Smashwords is an e-book...

[This book is available now at your local ebook retailer or smashwords!] On November 26, 1782, the Nova Scotia Gazette Weekly Chronicle...

In the book The Loyalists at Kings Mountain, it is written that Michael Isham “evacuated Fort Ninety Six with Lt. Col. John H....

In many ways the American Revolution was as much a civil war as a revolution. Not every colonist took up arms against the British; many...

In the years following the Seven Years’ War (1754-1763), tens of thousands of Germans left for the New World to improve their worldly...

Michael Eisan was born Michael Greissen Frein in the Palatine region of Germany (Pfalz) sometime around 1730, exactly where or when we do...

The Loyalist is my great-great-great-great-grandfather who came to be known as Michael Eisan, though he had many names over the course of...

Today I shall write for the sheer joy and pleasure it will bring me and not to produce something grand or even good. Yet every word tends...

I will be at the Saanich Public Library at George Pearkes Community Centre behind Tillicum Mall to flog my books on Saturday, October 1...

It doesn’t happen often, but occasionally the world surprises you with a win. No, it wasn’t the lottery. I’d have to buy a ticket for...

If you have an e-reader and would like to get a tremendous deal on ebooks, you should check out Smashwords. For the month of July, they...

Greater Victoria Public Library is a great supporter of local writers. This evening they are hosting a reception/book launch for the...

Well, why do we put ourselves through such torture if we can’t brag about our accomplishment? This morning I validated the 50,003 words...

Why do I write? Writing is my greatest pleasure. It is a gift from God and a gift for God. And what is God? God is a spirit, the spirit...