Still Kicking

If you look at the date of my previous blog post, you can see that I am not a blogger to emulate in your own blogging practice. I have things brewing, though, so I have hope that I may have a few things published now and again.

So! I am glad to announce that I am doing social media work and editing (among other things) for Bramptonist, a fantastic local news site. I have regular, continuing work with Hex Publishers and Not So Super Comics. I have many other individual clients as well, such as Maria Alexander (who just won a second Stoker award!) and Hank Early, with a debut Southern crime novel coming out in November.

Also, I will be at Ad Astra in Toronto this coming weekend, and Confluence in Pittsburgh in August, and then Bouchercon here in Toronto in October. I may get to another convention at some point during the year, but that's the current plan taking everything into consideration like budget and time.

Anyway, this is just a little taste, there's always lots going on here. Thanks for staying in touch, as always.

Gerald M. Weinberg Book Giveaway, Week 3!

The month of Jerry Weinberg marches on!

We are waiting for the winner of Week 2 to confirm with us, but in the meantime, let's forge ahead with Week 3!

Gerald M. Weinberg, or Jerry as he is often called, is a longtime and well-respected computer scientist and fiction author. Some of his books are perennial bestsellers and he still wins awards for his contributions to his field. Not only are testing, quality, and consulting topics about which Jerry writes, but he also creates smart, interesting genre fiction, too. Here's how the contest works:

Use the form below to choose any or all of the four ways to enter. But first, make sure you're cool with Jerry getting your email address for an occasional email. (He will NEVER sell your info. Not in a million years.)

If you win, you can choose one book from this list of Gerald M. Weinberg's non-fiction and fiction works (note that when the Week 2 winner chooses a book, this list will be reduced to five books):

• Quality Software Management: Systems Thinking (Volume 1)
• Perfect Software and Other Illusions about Testing
• The Secrets of Consulting
• Freshman Murders
• The Aremac Project
• First Stringers: Eyes that Do Not See

That's it! It's very easy, and easy to share, so I hope you will. We will announce the winner of this first round on Friday, then next Monday we'll do it all over again, so keep checking back both here on this blog or on my Twitter (or Jerry's Twitter)!

Entry-Form

Week 2 of the Gerald M. Weinberg Book Giveaway

The winner of week one was Jeff B, who chose Introduction to General Systems Thinking. He's got a personalized, autographed copy on the way. Thanks, Jeff!

So on to another week! Gerald M. Weinberg, or Jerry as he is often called, is a longtime and well-respected computer scientist and fiction author. Some of his books are perennial bestsellers and he still wins awards for his contributions to his field. Not only are testing, quality, and consulting topics about which Jerry writes, but he also creates smart, interesting genre fiction, too. Here's how the contest works:

Use the form below to choose any or all of the four ways to enter. But first, make sure you're cool with Jerry getting your email address for an occasional email. (He will NEVER sell your info. Not in a million years.)

If you win, you can choose one book from this list of Gerald M. Weinberg's non-fiction and fiction works:

• Quality Software Management: Systems Thinking (Volume 1)
• Perfect Software and Other Illusions about Testing
• The Secrets of Consulting
• Freshman Murders
• The Aremac Project
• First Stringers: Eyes that Do Not See

That's it! It's very easy, and easy to share, so I hope you will. We will announce the winner of this first round on Friday, then next Monday we'll do it all over again, so keep checking back both here on this blog or on my Twitter (or Jerry's Twitter)!

Entry-Form