PEI’s red dirt roads; an island onto themselves
They’re every bit as much a part of the culture and life of Prince Edward Island as Anne of Green Gables, lobster, ceilidhs, potatoes, stunningly sandy beaches, and the Cavendish Beach Music Festival. People touring the Island’s picturesque countryside often travel...
The importance of author websites
As an independent author, you’re essentially a one-person operation. Not only are you focused on writing books, you're also your company's marketing department. If you don't have a large budget to spend, an author website can be a relatively inexpensive way to...
Treating your book like a product
Treating your book like a product Authors and writers, particularly those who are setting out to publish a book for the first time, are often blinded by the sheer amount of passion and excitement they have about not only writing a novel, but putting it out there for...
The high costs of going green
Most people – regardless of where they see themselves on the political spectrum – have a vested interest in protecting the environment and our planet. Hey, after all, it’s the only one we’ve got. This desire to rid the planet of carbon emissions and every type...
Are we doomed to endless mediocrity?
It never fails. Every election campaign follows the same formula, almost as if sitting MLAs and political candidates are following a script written specifically for them. Every few years or so, Islanders are treated to a tirade of the same old accolades and promises....
July 9th, On this day in history
1755 - British General Edward Braddock mortally wounded during Battle of Fort Duquesne during French and Indian War. 1776 - Declaration of Independence is read to George Washington's troops in New York. 1789 - French Revolution: The National Assembly renames itself...
Is Publisher Rocket worth the investment? Opinions vary
Indie authors are continually being introduced to new types of software and tools design to make their work more efficient and profitable. If you are any way at all familiar with Publisher Rocket, you will be aware that this online application - which can be...
Is entrepreneurship the way to go to ensure job stability?
In 1977, famed American economist John Kenneth Galbraith wrote one of his most prolific works, a book entitled ‘The Age of Certainty.’ Inspired by events which were taking place in the 1970s – including Watergate, the rise of corporate dominance of government, and...
To ensure food security, is the future to be found in the past?
It goes without saying that the world is undoubtedly in the most unstable position it has been in both economically and politically in nearly a century. Along with the threat of a third world conflict comes a looming global food crisis. For far too long, Canada and...
Cats are some of the most amazing creatures on Earth
If you ask the average person if they’re a cat person or a dog person, many will say the latter. There is a great amount of misunderstanding of cats, but in reality, our feline friends - who have been kept as pets for thousands of years - are truly amazing to spend...
It’s time to bring back common cents
‘There is no such thing as a free lunch.’ This statement rings truer now than at any other time in recent history. Since the 1960s and 1970s, Western democracies have slowly been moving away from good old fashioned common sense – not to mention common cents, meaning...
Gardening becoming more popular in this era of great uncertainty
It goes without saying in this period of skyrocketing inflation, economic malaise, and the ever-present threat of grave world events that people are concerned - to say the least, and are looking for ways to save money, either at the pumps or in their grocery bill. It...