Hello,
The Ontario Election is on Thursday the 27th. If you haven’t gone to vote in the early polls, please go vote on election day.
If you don’t vote, you’re letting others decide for you, and that didn’t work out too well the past few provincial elections or down south.
Stay safe and be kind,
Éric
Hello family, fans, people who randomly read this blog, and friends (both real and imaginary),
Just a reminder that the nominations close on April 22, 2023 just before midnight.
One of the questions I was asked about this was “When will I receive the package of downloadable works?” and I had no idea and thought it was an excellent question, so I reached out to ask. Here is their response:
“We hope to have the voter’s package out around the 20th of May. With nominations not ending until the 22 of April, we expect it to take about a month. We first have to confirm who is on the ballot, then it usually takes 2 to 3 weeks for us to get the works for the package and put it together and test. If it’s ready earlier then it will be announced but at this point later in May is the best time to expect it.”
Thank you all for your time, attention, and support. Wish us luck!
The Aurora Awards, which are for Canadian science fiction and fantasy writers and artists, are open for nominations! This means the LONG lists of eligible works are being narrowed down to 5-6 per category.
Once they have a list of nominated works, every single person who signed up and paid the $10 membership fee gets ALL the nominated works as downloads. That’s all the adult novels, YA novels, novellas, short stories, graphic novels, and related works (usually anthologies), so about 36 works, for just $10 CAD, which is a great deal.
Getting nominated for an Aurora Award is a BIG DEAL in the writing community. You get a nomination pin (only once, so I’m terrified I’ll lose mine!), and you’re part of an elite group of people.
How do you nominate?
It would mean a lot to us if you’re willing to nominate us! (Categories are in alphabetical order by work)
In case you’re wondering why Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers is not included in the best cover art category, it’s because our cover artist is Vietnamese! Only Canadian creators are eligible, unfortunately.
Thank you so much for your time, attention, and support!
Jen and Éric
Hello family, fans, people who randomly read this blog, and friends (both real and imaginary),
The Aurora Awards, which are for Canadian science fiction and fantasy writers and artists, are open for nominations! This means the LONG lists of eligible works are being narrowed down to 5-6 per category.
Once they have a list of nominated works, every single person who signed up and paid the $10 membership fee gets ALL the nominated works as downloads. That’s all the adult novels, YA novels, novellas, short stories, graphic novels, and related works (usually anthologies), so about 36 works, for just $10 CAD, which is a great deal.
Getting nominated for an Aurora Award is a BIG DEAL in the writing community. You get a nomination pin (only once, so I’m terrified I’ll lose mine!), and you’re part of an elite group of people.
How do you nominate?
It would mean a lot to us if you’re willing to nominate us! (Categories are in alphabetical order by work)
In case you’re wondering why Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers is not included in the best cover art category, it’s because our cover artist is Vietnamese! Only Canadian creators are eligible, unfortunately.
Thank you so much for your time, attention, and support!
Jen and Éric
But only until January 30th!
If anyone would like to nominate our book:
Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers by Jen and Éric Desmarais
It is eligible in the following categories:
Please and thank you!
Happy nominating, everyone!
https://www.theswoonawards.com/2023/01/16/the-2022-swoon-awards-nominations-round/
I recently discovered a thing called “Goodreads Lists.” These include things like “Most Anticipated Reads of 2022” and “September 2022 Anticipated Romance Reads.”
If you find yourself looking for something to do over the next ten or so minutes, and you’re on a computer (MOBILE DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO VOTE), please click through the Lists that contain Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers on the Goodreads page and it will send you directly to Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers. At this point, please do two things:
I have no idea which list is the most important (but probably the ones with the higher numbers of books and/or votes in them), so if you have the time and the energy, please vote for it in as many lists as possible! The more votes, the more it gets noticed by people who don’t know us personally.
You can check out the summary while you’re on the page, and if it looks interesting, ask your local bookstore to order it! The distributor for our publisher is going to independent bookstores over the next couple weeks, so it would be cool to get our book in local stores as well as the big chains.
Thank you in advance!
Good Reading
Jen and Éric
Dear Readers,
Here’s a conversation my kids had yesterday. Reminder that Pegasus is two and Dragon is five.
Pegasus: I want a cupcake.
Me: *Clears throat agressively*
Dragon: What’s the magic key?
Pegasus: Magic key?
Me: She means say please.
Pegasus: Please can I have the magic key?
Me: No, say please for the cupcake.
Pegasus: Please for cupcake. *I give him a cupcake* Where’s magic key?
Me: She meant magic word, which is please.
Dragon: The magic key is please.
Pegasus: Can I have magic key please?
Me: There is no key, it’s a word.
Pegasus: What’s magic word?
Me: Please.
Pegasus: *Confused* Can I have magic key please?
Dragon: *Mimes handing him a key* Here you go.
Pegasus: Yay! Magic key!
Me: *Throws hands in the air* Eat your cupcake please.
Some days I feel like an extra in Who’s on First.
Hope that made you smile.
Stay safe and be kind,
Éric
Hello Readers,
Tomorrow is my birthday. Why not buy yourself something nice in my honour?
Here are a few options:
All of these are available from the following stores:
Available at the following stores
Buy some coffee from JenEric Gourmet Coffee
If you’re not comfortable or able to buy anything, why not consider reviewing the books you’ve already read? Review them on the site you bought them and/or GoodReads.
Thank you!
Stay safe and be kind,
Éric
Hello My Imaginary Friends,
The best way to help an author is to leave a short review of their work on Amazon or Goodreads. Even anonymous reviews count towards something. Write what you liked and what you didn’t or just a line of what you thought.
The more a book is reviewed the more it’ll show up on recommendations and the more people will see it.
If you didn’t know I have three books out that you can review:
Please and thank you for your time,
Éric
Hello My Imaginary Friends,
On Monday I’ll be turning 34. It’s not old for our modern world but it’s kinda terrifying for someone who has had both parents die before they reached sixty. I’m considering a midlife crisis… maybe buying a couple of DVD boxsets or some more books.
Since I’m turning 34, I’d like you all to give me a gift. Please!
I’d like you to review my book! If you haven’t read it you can get it on Amazon Canada, Renaissance Press, or even from the public Library.
Once you’ve read it please go review it on Goodreads and/or Amazon (You can even copy paste your review from one to the other)
Reviews on those sites help bring the profile of the book up and have both sites recommend it to others. It helps with sales, name recognition, and building a readership.
I’m not asking you to give it a good review, be honest and write what you feel.
Thank you!
Éric
