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Jul.26.2010
Soon I'll be off to Alberta, stopping by book stores in Calgary and Edmonton, hand-selling my novel SO DARK THE NIGHT.
Meanwhile:
Praying the manager isn't going through a tough divorce.
Or the store hasn't gone into receivership.
Or they haven't got any available space on shelves already...
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Jul.15.2010
When I go quiet, it's a good sign.
It means I'm working, boys and girls, and you'll find evidence of my latest literary and visual endeavors on my main blog over at WordPress.
I decided I wanted to try a "cut up" piece, an homage to Messrs. Burroughs and Gysin. But then I went a...
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Jun.16.2010
The trailer for my new novel, a supernatural thriller titled SO DARK THE NIGHT, has been posted on both YouTube and Vimeo.
Click on this link and have a look at what we've come up with. You're in for a real treat...
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Jun.06.2010
I'll be launching my new book, a supernatural thriller titled So Dark the Night, at our local library on June 17, 2010. My friend Laird Brittin will be performing three original songs preceding my reading, including two we wrote together. For further information, pop by my main blog,...
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May.25.2010
It's official:
SO DARK THE NIGHT is now for sale, available from Amazon.com and various other affiliates. Or, if you'd prefer a signed copy, just pop over to my main blog at WordPress and you'll find all the ordering information there.
Kids, I don't want to brag, but if you're looking for summer...
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May.20.2010
My wife Sherron just added our short film collaboration "Eyes Open" on to my main writing blog over at WordPress. She handled the visual side and I took care of music. Sherron describes the film as a "meditation on perception"---it's abstract and gorgeous and I urge you to pop...
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May.10.2010
I've just posted a new short story on my main blog over at Wordpress--a tale of psychological suspense titled "Bedevilled".
This one was inspired by incidents we're all familiar with--a delusional individual enacting a horrific crime for motives that are obscure...or completely...
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Apr.28.2010
Still waiting for Lightning Source to conjure up a proof of my novel So Dark the Night. There have been...complications. It has been a couple of weeks of complications and it's all gotten very wearing. So, to take my mind off it, I've posted a new short story on my "Beautiful Desolation...
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Apr.19.2010
An e-mail from the folks at Lightning Source, a slight delay but the proof of my novel So Dark the Night should be printed up tomorrow. Will it be pristine, absolutely glitch-free, the book ready for production? Or will there be another delay as we try to figure out how to get those flippin'...
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Mar.30.2010
Moments ago I posted the new cover art for my mystery thriller SO DARK THE NIGHT. Pop over to my site ("Beautiful Desolation"; Wordpress) and get an advance peek at the artwork for my novel, which should be out by the end of April.
And don't be shy about leaving a comment, letting me...
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Mar.18.2010
It's the third anniversary of my writing blog, "Beautiful Desolation".
To say a BIG thank you to my readers and fans, I've posted one hour of music on my site, spacey, instrumental tunes I recorded with my iMac's "Garageband" software. All of it available for free listening...
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Mar.04.2010
I know, it's been awhile since I last updated this page.
Busy, busy, busy. I don't have time to explain in detail but here's a link to my main blog, there's more info there, including news on the impending release of my thriller, So Dark the Night.
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Feb.13.2010
I loathe "wannabe" writers but not those aspiring authors who display modesty and do not assume airs of importance and prominence. The distinction may seem a bit arbitrary, but if you would like further elaboration on this point, pop over to my "Beautiful Desolation" blog and...
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Jan.31.2010
A new posting over at my Wordpress blog, an essay on the redemptive power of fantasy. I call it "A Life of the Mind" and I think more than a few writers and readers here will draw some inspiration and hope from the piece. I mention scribes like Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury and P.G. Wodehouse...
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Jan.16.2010
I'm prepping the manuscript of my novel So Dark the Night, fiddling with the cover design, composing jacket copy...and, meanwhile, looking into print-on-demand companies.
Initially, I was set to go with lulu.com: the set-up was simple, no frills, seemed to be what I was looking for. But then me...
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Cliff Burns is a literary pioneer, going independent two decades before it became fashionable. For Burns, it was never about the money; it’s always been about artistic integrity and connecting with his audience.”
—Robert Runte, Canadian critic and academic
About Cliff
I've been a professional author for more than 25 years and an independent publisher since 1990, when my first book, Sex & Other Acts of the Imagination, was released through an imprint my wife and I created. That little publishing concern, which...
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Causes Cliff Burns Supports
The Stephen Lewis Foundation, Community Radio
Cliff’s Favorite Books
Ah, now this is a tough one. "Favorite" books or "best" books? Because that's two entirely different things... Still, here are a few of the ones that have...