Mike is currently Chair of the Board of Crime Writers of Canada, a national organization promoting Canadian crime and mystery writers.
website & social links
Website → www.sgtwindflowermysteries.com
Twitter Link: → http://ww.twitter.com/mike54martin
Facebook→https://www.facebook.com/TheWalkerOnTheCapeReviewsAndMore/
Tell us about your
book! What is it about and what inspired you to write it?
Christmas in Newfoundland is a collection of stories and mysteries,
some fictional based on the character in my mystery series, Sgt. Windflower and
some personal memories and recollections.
Tell us about your
publishing process. What was it like? Did you go indie or the traditional way?
I have always been
an indie person. I am not opposed to traditional publishing but I am too
impatient to wait for their timelines and other processes.
How did you choose
the title for your book? Did it come to you right away, before you started
writing it, or did it come later?
The title always
comes last, for me. I don’t even think about it until the book is finished the
first major draft.
Tell us about the
cover design process. Did you have a basic idea of what your book cover would
be like?
We used a class of
high school students who are in a visual arts program to produce illustrations
for the book and choose one for the cover which embodied the essence of the
stories.
Who is your cover
designer and how did you find him/her?
Mag Carson came to me via my publisher, Ottawa Press
and Publishing.
How was your
experience working with the designer?
I enjoyed working
with her because she tries to capture the story behind the story in the cover.
What has been the
readers’ response to your cover?
People who see it absolutely
love it. It calls the reader to come inside and visit. That’s the whole purpose
of the book.
What tips would you
give to authors who are looking for a cover designer?
Find someone who
will help you think about the story behind the story, and not just try and give
you a cookie-cutter design
Anything else you’d
like to say about your book?
I hope you enjoy
it!!
about the book
Christmas in Newfoundland is a special time. In the depths of long winter nights memories are made and stories are told. Of Christmas by candlelight and horse and buggy rides to church. Of shopping on Water Street in St. John’s before malls and the Internet.
In later years, Sgt. Windflower came to work and then to stay in the quiet town of Grand Bank by the Atlantic Ocean where the salt air froze in the wind and the Mounties were welcomed to warm themselves by every fire.
Come and warm yourself by the fire and hear their stories. Some memories and some mysteries. Enjoy some holiday time with Sgt. Windflower and all the familiar characters that you’d come to know and love. Good food, good friends and always another chair at the table.
No comments:
Post a Comment