Times are hard enough with criminals poaching your work!

Yeah, poaching!
There is a new scam running around and it just makes me sick. They are preying on young writers and that's the worst kind of low!

It's so difficult to get ahead in this business, yet some people (and I use the term loosely) feel they need to maker it harder for everyone.

Here's how it works...
They place an add of Craigslist or Kijiji or some such advertising board calling for resumes and sample submissions for articles. They then turn around and sell those articles to reputable companies, keeping the profits for themselves.

I know it's posted everywhere on the net but I have to say it again: RESEARCH! always check out the company that you are submitting to before sending your work. It takes only a few minutes to see if somebody is a legitimate company, so Google them!

If they are legit, they will have loads of information on the submission process and will not ask for a resume. Be wary of any adds on public boards, especially if they don't use industry terminology, like bio, synopsis, etc...

If you have a doubt, you're probably safer not submitting, but you could always ask my opinion, I'd be happy to refer you to a few good publishers who a accepting unsolicited manuscripts or Query letters. Send me a message and I'll give you my list.

Official Website Launch Contest!

The official website of Canadian author Kevin Grubbe has been opened for business. I hope you all will join me at my new website!

To kick things off, I've started a contest to win a free copy of Hunted by Chaos in PDF format.

Just visit the website and find the picture of my dog Loki laughing. It's not hard to find with a little bit of looking and you could walk away with a free E-Book!

Three copies are up for grabs and the contest is open until midnight EST on April 30th, 2009.

So what are you waiting for, come find the laughing dog and win yourself a good read! Click the logo below to goto the website, and be sure to bookmark it!

Kevin

Lend me a hand before March 31st?

Hey everyone,

I have a nomination in the New Covey awards. My trailer for Tiger's Realm is at the following site. I would consider it a personal favor if everyone would drop by and vote (especially if you vote for #12, Tiger's Realm) Simply click your selection in the menu on the left and scroll down to click "vote"

http://thenewcoveytrailerawards.blogspot.com/

Wish me luck!
Kevin

Love, Sex and Assassination

I received a great review for Assassins' Treaty, part of the Chroma Shift series. I was so excited to see how much Jaime from Dark Diva Reviews enjoyed the story. It's obvious from her comments that she isn't aware it is a series, but that's fine, because she'll be all the more excited when the next book comes out.
For those of you who are curious, check out the review HERE.

For those of you following Chroma Shift, you'll be pleased to know that I managed to get two more chapters done today and things are really picking up. I also have been doing work on a cover for the new book which I will release when completed.

Keep checking back and I'll keep you up to speed. Also, in the near future you can look at a new website that will have all of my information on display.

'til then, keep reading.