On the phone-in: Listeners call to share their experiences with Parkinson’s disease. And off the top, we hear the personal story of neuroscientist, Dr Harry Robertson, who’s the subject of a new book. 52 mins Aired: Sep. 2, 2026 On the phone-in: Dr Roople Unia and author Jon Tattrie talk with listeners who are keen … Read more
Client success story! I’ve had the privilege of working with Francene Gillis on her epic WW2 book, And Momma Cried: A True Story of War, Brotherhood, and Regular, Remarkable People, for most of this year. She has poured a staggering amount of heart and soul into this book, which captures life and death for four … Read more
Harry and Liz and I had a common goal for Doctor Dopamine: to make it a perpetual research machine. When you read a copy, one more person knows the latest on Parkinsons research and what we know about the strange malady. Plus, proceeds go directly to Parkinson Canada to fund more research! Parkinson Canada has … Read more
Je suis certain que le vrai foyer de l’Épée et l’Âme est dans la francophonie, alors j’ai passé beaucoup de temps ces dernières années à apprendre le français. C’est difficile. Mais si je veux traduire mon livre de Charles R. Saunders en français, je dois apprendre le français. Pour devenir un écrivain dans la francophonie, … Read more
In the two years I spent interviewing and researching Doctor Dopamine, my biography of the scientist Dr. Harry Robertson, one theme became clear: we wanted to build a perpetual motion machine when it comes to research. The first step came in the writing. Harry talked me through his decades of exploration of the causes and … Read more
Another great client success story to share this week! Ian Thompson is a person I’ve known of for decades, as our journalistic careers often overlapped. I never met him personally, and we often saw things differently, but I always respected and read his perspective. I was thrilled when he reached out last year for book … Read more
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* THE SCIENTIST AND THE DISEASE THAT FOUND HIM: Doctor Dopamine: The Extraordinary Life and Science of Dr. Harry Robertson Celebrated at Two Landmark Launches—the Second Among Fellow Patients HALIFAX, NS, July 20, 2026— What does it mean to spend a lifetime hunting a disease—only to find it hunting you? That question sits at … Read more
Launch day for a new book! I’ve been working with Rob McDowell on $MALL TOWN FINANCIAL: An Atypical Narrative For Atypical Times since January, when he approached me at Write Now! with Jon Tattrie seeking advice on his manuscript. He’d spent his career as a financial advisor and wanted to create a book to store … Read more
Traditional typesetting freelancers take weeks, charge by the hour for late-stage author corrections, and treat digital ePub formatting as an expensive, glitchy afterthought. My pipeline replaces that clunky workflow. I’ve built a high-speed, tech-optimized interior formatting and typesetting system designed specifically to help busy independent presses and authors escape brutal seasonal bottlenecks on standard trade … Read more
Heading into my third year in business as Write Now! with Jon Tattrie, I’ve been reflecting on some of the most valuable work I’ve ever done. I’ll be honest: when I started, I wasn’t sure exactly HOW I could best help writers. Prettier sentences? No: my writers are after the soul. Writers like Gwen Dixon, … Read more