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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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