Bits And Peaces: The Nunavut I Knew - Video Diary

The world of book publishing has changed over the last many decades. These days, if an author wants to be successful, it's up to them to do a lot of leg-work and get themselves 'out there' for people to learn about their efforts. As an artist who has been promoting my art efforts for over 30 years, I'm no novice at promotions... in fact, I believe my experience will help to gain a large audience.

In this series of videos, I'll be sharing ideas that I'm bringing to life to promote my memoir. If there's any authors checking out this page, I hope that these videos will inspire you with new ideas that you can mould into your own.

On this page, I will also be sharing 'results' videos... meaning that I'll be creating fun videos at my events to share how successful my promotions were. Please enjoy...

Video #1 - Posted March 01, 2026 - Indigo Interview

Video #2 - Posted March 02, 2026 - Getting Ready For Upcoming Events

Video #3 - Posted March 10, 2026 - Reaching Out Across Canada

Video #4 - Posted April 09, 2026 - Securing A Place At Indigo

Video #5 - Posted April 11, 2026 - How To Buy My Book

Video #6 - Posted April 15, 2026 - One Idea For Promoting - Making Fliers

Video #7 - Posted April 16, 2026 - Promoting With The 'You Never Know' Philosophy

A huge part of promoting my book includes getting it into book stores!

I was able to do this just a couple of days ago!

Video #8 - Posted April 18, 2026 - My Book Is In A Store

Video #9 - Posted April 21, 2026 - Getting Ready For Events

Video #10 - Posted April 22, 2026 (Happy Earth Day!) - Donating Books to Help Spread The Word

Video #11 - Posted April 25, 2026 - My First Book Selling Event

Video #12 - Posted May 15, 2026 - Meet The Author (Lake House Books)

Video #13 - Posted May 16, 2026 - Trying To Get A Radio Interview

Video #14 - Posted May 23, 2026 - My Official Book Launch

Video #15 - Posted June 14, 2026 - Pond Fest

Video #16 - Posted July 19, 2026 - Heritage Festival

Sometimes it's a good investment to give your creations away in order to further your promotions efforts! Such is the case with what I've been doing a lot of this summer. My job offers me unique ways to meet people from all around the world... as shown in the above image. In this next video I share the countries where my memoir has recently gone to...

Video #17 - My Book In Five Countries

This next video shows me hitting the streets with copies of my book in hand. Find out where I go, who I meet and the results of this effort...

Video #18 - My Book In Another Store

Video #19 - Promotion Ideas

If there's one thing I'm learning through this 'promotions' adventure... it's about pace! Sure... I have lots of promotional ideas... but I have to be realistic: I have a job! I have a family! I have a garden that takes a lot of my time! I like going on adventures! So... with the time that's left over... I promote my memoir!

I try my best to pace my promotions. It's easy making a few posts on social media each day, but for bigger promotional efforts, time is needed. The important thing is to not stop! Sure... maybe take a break every once in a while... but always take small steps forward and always be on the look out for new and fun ways to promote your creations!

Video #18 shows how I made a 'cold call' to a local bookstore and how they agreed to sell my book. Yeah! A victory! That video was made a little over 2 weeks ago. This video was made just a few days ago (Aug 26, 2026) and here I celebrate another victory by getting my book into another store and I share details for an upcoming 'Meet The Author' event.

So... be inspired... and remember... pace!