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It's Finally Here, and the Hard Part Starts

It's finally release week! The Stones of Ailsa Craig is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IngramSpark, and at DavidFlorig.com. I...

The Stones of Ailsa Craig is in Production!

The Stones of Ailsa Craig is in production and will be available September 12th on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and IngramSpark. It is...

Book Reviews are Scary!

I've never had a book professionally reviewed, so I decided to submit The Stones of Ailsa Craig for review and see what happened. Waiting...

The Tyranny of Email Marketing

Selling a book is a bigger challenge than I imagined. Letting people know about the book and how to order it, especially through email...

Why in the World Write a Novel About Curling?

I was recently asked, "Why on earth would you write a novel centered around curling?" The short answer, I guess, is that I was once told...

The Roarin' Game

Here is a quick peek inside of The Stones of Ailsa Craig: The Fife Herald reported on curling in Kirkaldy in 1855: The 'roaring game,' as...

Writing the Book was the Easy Part

I never imagined that actually writing a novel would be so hard, but it was easier than the part which came next - trying to get it...

Are You My Mother?

As those of you who have read A Life of Dates know, I was adopted as an infant. As you also know, I never pursued learning who my birth...

Why Would Anyone Read My Blog?

It seems so vain, to think that anyone would be interested in what I have to say. After all, I'm just a pretty average guy with some...