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Smoke Over Baghdad - The Challenges Posed by Writing a Sequel
Writing my first novel (Dark Harvest) was a challenge, but one that I really enjoyed taking on. I loved the experience of creating...
David L. Thompson
Mar 8, 20204 min read
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FBI Interview Part 1
In an earlier Blog Post entitled "Now THAT's Credibility!" I wrote about a former FBI Special Agent who had read Dark Harvest and left a...
David L. Thompson
Oct 23, 20194 min read
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Pass The Peanuts
How does one begin to explain the excitement of sitting with a wonderful group of people who love books and who want to talk about mine?...
David L. Thompson
Sep 13, 20191 min read
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Sold Out!
So, this week we had a book signing event at the Indigo store in the Oshawa Centre. What a fantastic day! My whole family showed up (love...
David L. Thompson
Aug 18, 20192 min read
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Evolution of a Salesman
One of my earliest entries in this blog was called The Birth of a Salesman and captured what it was like to go and speak to the first...
David L. Thompson
Aug 11, 20192 min read
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Now THAT's Credibility!
So... you write a story about the FBI. What might give what you've written a little street credibility? How about a review on Amazon.ca...
David L. Thompson
Jul 10, 20191 min read
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My First Interview
Hi Everyone! You may remember Aimee, she manages the literary blog 'Red Headed Book Lover' and recently posted a review of Dark Harvest...
David L. Thompson
Jun 7, 20197 min read
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Another Big Thumbs UP For Dark Harvest
Aimee, the Red Headed Book Lover, has posted a very generous and glowing review of Dark Harvest. I thought I would paste excerpts of it...
David L. Thompson
May 2, 20193 min read
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Ouch!!!
So, I have a subscription to a really great author's website called The Author Learning Center and I just watched a video that I thought...
David L. Thompson
Mar 19, 20191 min read
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Rolling the Dice
Go big or go home. That's what I had to decide the other day. Do I reach out to one of the most respected reviewers on Goodreads and ask...
David L. Thompson
Feb 27, 20194 min read
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A Father's Pride
My family has been a great support to me as I explore my artistic side. From my sons giving me advice on weapons and tactics and...
David L. Thompson
Feb 6, 20192 min read
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2019! Here's To A Great Year!
It's been a while since I have written a post and lots has happened since then, some good, some very sad. We lost one of our precious...
David L. Thompson
Jan 15, 20193 min read
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Pinch Me, I Must Be Dreaming
Okay, so I've always wanted to be an author. That means that I had to sit down and write a book. Done. Now what? Well, it would be good...
David L. Thompson
Nov 20, 20183 min read
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Lucky Day in Lindsay
I'm starting to like this whole 'Let's take Dark Harvest to bookstores and see if they will carry it' thing! I am really pleased to say...
David L. Thompson
Nov 7, 20182 min read
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10, 9, 8, 7...
Well, I did it again. I have gone into another bookstore, this time the Blue Heron in Uxbridge. I used my own version of 'The Art of...
David L. Thompson
Oct 30, 20182 min read
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Birth of a Salesman
So, how does a guy who is not a salesman, never wanted to be a salesman, who would stuff his own paltry allowance into the band-a-thon...
David L. Thompson
Oct 19, 20182 min read
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Lighting One REALLY BIG Candle
In this post, I want to explore the scientific accomplishments of the Jewish people. Many of the most accomplished nuclear physicists...
David L. Thompson
Oct 16, 20182 min read
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Modern Ideas
From an ancient land characterized (perhaps romantically) by nomadic shepherds wandering with their flocks across a boulder-covered...
David L. Thompson
Oct 10, 20182 min read
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When I Look Up At The Night Sky
When I look up at the night sky, I am fascinated by the grandness of what I see. The darkness of the cosmos, filled with the brilliant...
David L. Thompson
Oct 5, 20182 min read
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And So We Begin...
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I will use this blog to help explain a bit about that part of the world where many of the characters...
David L. Thompson
Oct 1, 20182 min read
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