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ad two nonfiction books published one before and the other one during the pandemic can you compare and contrast the two experiences my first book was drop dead a horrible history of hanging in canada published by dundurn press in july 2017 the second one the don the story of toronto s infamous jail also a dundurn book came out on january 26 2021 exactly one year and four days ago let s start with the similarities fortunately when it came to the twin processes of research and writing nothing much changed research wise i did most of the heavy lifting for the don in 2019 so the sources i needed to consult such as books journal articles government documents and archival newspapers were all readily available libraries and archives were open and i even went to ottawa on several occasions to consult the case files at library and archives canada as i had done three years earlier with drop dead interviews were a bit trickier i managed to conduct quite a few in person interviews pre pandemic but i was still finishing off the book during the first wave in 2020 and i then had to move to telephonic or email interviews the actual writing process was virtually the same with both books i m not one of those writers who likes working in a coffee shop or some other public place which would have been out of bounds during the extended lockdowns i sit at my computer with all my files easily accessible and the internet just a click away whenever i need to verify my facts click to buy in what way did the two experiences differ promoting and marketing the two books was quite different take my book launches for example the launch for drop dead took place at ben mcnally s erstwhile book store a magical space on bay street in toronto around 90 people including a scattering of out of towners braved a huge summer storm to attend drinks and snacks were on offer i spoke briefly mingled with the attendees and signed copies of my book in short a great vibe but a very traditional format with the don i had fantasized about having the launch at toronto s historic don jail which forms the focus of my book well in early 2021 that was sadly no longer an option it was zoom or nothing fortunately i have two associates cathy landolt and tuhin giri who helped me choreograph the event working within a one hour time frame we started with a short virtual tour of the don jail from its inception to its present day repurposing as the administration building of bridgepoint active health we had two speakers dundurn s kathryn lane and bridgepoint s former president and ceo marian walsh actor and spoken word poet kelsi james recited a very moving land acknowledgement the evening ended with a q a between me and my son richard who emceed the event from his home base in south africa there were well over 120 guests some of them joining us from afar the event was recorded and the spin off was that each of the individual segments could then be reused for promotional purposes on my website and social media click to buy other marketing initiatives also differed radically from the first to the second book remember those heady days when we could gather in a public space to present our books or thoughts to a live audience well the last in person event i attended was an amazing 11 author panel at the new tecumseth public library in tottenham in march 2020 you were on that panel too since then most of my marketing has been through my website or social media my sites of choice are facebook instagram and linkedin in lieu of public appearances i ve done numerous zoom presentations generally using powerpoint featuring a relevant selection of images in all cases i ve used the opportunity to promote local book stores which is one of my passions what has been your take away from the past couple of years what i ve learned from having to plot my writer s course through the choppy waters of a global pandemic is that you need to be as creative and flexible as possible and keep in touch with your community but being a writer is a very solitary occupation and i do yearn for the opportunity once again to interact with people face to face and once again to freely visit libraries and archives for my research may all of this come about sooner rather than later to buy lorna s books amazon https www amazon ca books lorna poplak s rh n 3a916520 2cp_27 3alorna poplak at january 30 2022 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels crime writers of canada drop dead dundurn press lorna poplak nonfiction sisters in crime the don friday january 28 2022 true crime author nate hendley talks about the boy on the bicycle and the beatle bandit welcome to nate hendley author of several true crime novels nate hendley was born in new haven connecticut in 1966 and raised in waterloo ontario at present he is a toronto based journalist and author of several non fiction books primarily in the true crime genre nate s titles include the boy on the bicycle about a 1956 wrongful murder conviction in toronto the big con about scams and hoaxes in america past and present and american gangsters then and now a look at u s mobsters from the civil war to the present day nate s latest book the beatle bandit examines a murderous 1964 bank heist near toronto that fueled a nationwide debate about gun control insanity pleas and the death penalty the beatle bandit was published in november 2021 by dundurn press nate s website www natehendley com offers more details about his books and background he also hosts a blog at www crimestory wordpress com featuring posts about crime related topics social media links twitter https twitter com natehendley facebook https www facebook com nate hendley linkedin https www linkedin com in nate hendley a18bb4 instagram https www instagram com nate hendley how many hours a day do you write it varies i work from monday to friday as a freelance journalist so some days i write for up to eight hours while other days i concentrate on research and or interviews and write very little i typically work on my books on weekends and evenings i try to avoid doing all nighters when possible because my focus disappears as exhaustion sets in and my output diminishes i find it better to rest eat and return to writing later rather than trying to press ahead and work around the clock how do you choose which stories you will write when i first starting writing non fiction books i choose broad topics that had been well covered already such as organized crime in recent years i ve become more selective about the stories i write my genre is non fiction true crime given this i like stories that are a not well known b have a strong human interest angle c have lots of different elements and d lend themselves to a narrative format a terrible crime occurs police investigate speculation about the perpetrator runs wild the wrong person is unjustly convicted people work to free the unjustly convicted person the unjustly convicted person is released from jail or not in the end justice or evil prevails there are also practical considerations as i write non fiction i need to determine if there is sufficient research material on a topic before i begin any writing what is the most difficult part of your artistic process research rewriting editing and fact checking is the second most difficult part the actual writing process is relatively easy obtaining information from official sources is more challenging than you might think i ran into several brick walls while researching the boy on the bicycle my account of a largely forgotten wrongful murder conviction in toronto in 1956 i made freedom of information requests with the toronto police and various courts to obtain documents and received nothing in the end i was given a motherlode of documents for the boy on the bicycle from a fellow true crime writer the documents included police memos interrogation transcripts judicial commentary reports about the investigation telegrams letters etc this information didn t come from archives but from the files of various detectives who kept bits of paper from the case i like to do interviews when possible when means speaking with either the victims or perpetrators of a crime or their family members this can be tough but is a necessarily step five years from now where do you see yourself as a writer i currently split my time between journalism and non fiction books much as i enjoy journalism i would love to be able to concentrate fully on book writing hopefully this will happen within the next five years how many unpublished and half finished books do you have one awful novel i wrote after university that will never see the light of day various half baked half finished writing projects from university too i have scraps of other writing lying around that may or may not be turned into something publishable i m always juggling ideas for book projects in my head was there a person who encouraged you to write my parents always encouraged my creative endeavours be it writing drawing or making super 8 movies with my brother and friends in eighth grade i handwrote a series of long violent epics usually involving mercenaries or terrorists on some dangerous mission my grade eight teacher ken quantz took the time to read my stories and critique them as if i were a professional author i owe him and my parents a world of gratitude it must be awful to grow up in a household where your talents are underappreciated or crushed the boy on the bicycle the boy on the bicycle is about ron moffatt who was 14 years old in 1956 when he was falsely accused of murder in toronto this is the first full account of ron s ordeal originally published in 2018 the boy on the bicycle was updated and re published in e book format by dundurn press in 2021 it can be instantly downloaded at amazon https tinyurl com 3fbnkeny barnes and noble https tinyurl com wy8twrfb chapters indigo https tinyurl com 2vsr6kbf dundurn press website https tinyurl com 29yst52m this title is also available in audiobook format at amazon https tinyurl com mr3mh865 audible https tinyurl com 363m77ve such an important story and a great book i highly recommend it laura nirider clinical associate professor of law and co director of the center on wrongful convictions at northwestern pritzker school of law in chicago the boy on the bicycle is an exceptional read and serves as a unique time capsule of the times and mores of post wwii toronto when murders were rare and sexual predators were practically unheard of it was mr hendley s wish to finally tell ron s story after these many years which he has done in a direct yet compassionate manner five stars the miramichi reader the beatle bandit the beatle bandit is about matthew kerry smith an intelligent but troubled young veteran of the royal canadian navy who robbed toronto area banks in the early 1960s to fund a one man revolution on july 24 1964 smith put on a halloween mask and a beatles wig and held up a bank near toronto a bank patron intervened murder and mayhem ensued smith s murderous heist fueled a nationwide debate about guns insanity pleas and the death penalty published in november 2021 by dundurn press the beatle bandit is available in paperback e book and audiobook format at amazon https tinyurl com r6uhzwy6 apple books https tinyurl com 3xkb7w5t barnes and noble https tinyurl com 6h2p7epz chapters indigo https tinyurl com 9c654t4x dundurn press website https tinyurl com yse8fydk hendley does a fine job putting matthew kerry smith s crimes in the context of canadian culture decades ago students of true crime won t want to miss this thoughtful book publisher s weekly hendley tells the story as though he were writing a crime novel an apt read alike might be truman capote s in cold blood with which the beatle bandit shares a journalistic style and a perceptive analysis of people and events first rate true crime booklist with this absorbing deeply researched tale of a troubled gun obsessed bank robber turned killer in 1960s toronto veteran true crime writer nate hendley has scored another triumph dean jobb author of the case of the murderous dr cream and empire of deception a fascinating bizarre important story told by one of the country s top true crime writers what s not to enjoy the beatle bandit is a hit peter edwards toronto star crime reporter and co author of the wolfpack the millennial mobsters who brought chaos and the cartels to the canadian underworld for more information about nate s books and background please visit his website at www natehendley com at january 28 2022 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels american gangsters then and now crime story dundurn press nate hendley the beatle bandit the big con the boy on the bicycle wednesday january 26 2022 a demon s trade a brand new urban fantasy series by international bestselling author kathrin hutson a demon s trade the first in a brand new urban fantasy series by international bestselling author kathrin hutson demons might not be real but she is as a tracker of curse magic dark artifacts and forbidden netherwork kali sullivan is one of a kind and not just as a bounty hunter they think she s a demon what they don t know can definitely kill them and worse it only takes one slip to throw a curse into utter chaos so when an overconfident target gets himself killed before kali can take him in she s left to pick up the pieces and to figure out which magical nutjob had the bright idea to start tattooing casting circles on their victims when staking out another dark magic suspect reveals far more than who s behind the attacks on humans the ghosts of kali s past come calling in an unexpected way their messages give a whole new meaning to who and what she truly is and it s darker than she thought especially when the one job kali refused is the one she really should have taken fans of patricia briggs and kim harrison will love this action packed urban fantasy adventure from international bestselling author kathrin hutson the damned if she does series is set in the same universe as kathrin hutson s accessory to magic series amazon com https www amazon com dp b09jgsnf6d amazon ca https www amazon ca dp b09jgsnf6d the accessory to magic series from handsome fae leandras to grief stricken dwarf kerri the worldbuilding is vibrant publishers weekly the witching vault has created an intricate fantasy world that has set the stage for readers to uncover a much wider world throughout this series kathrin hutson thrusts readers into a magical world filled with dark secrets that jessica northwood tackles in entertaining fashion literary titan five stars this highly engaging modern and slick work of fantasy along with its snarky dialogue cinematic action descriptions and clever twists becomes a high octane caper that will keep you turning pages whilst also walking the tightrope of reality to 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