Josiah Stubb - A Photo-Journey Through Louisbourg

The following is a quick photo-journey through Louisbourg. I'd posted them on facebook while I was there in 2011, researching for Josiah Stubb, but thought that you might like to see them again.

 This is Kenington Cove, named after the Royal Navy frigate that provided covering fire when the British attempted to land on the eighth of June, 1758. Prior to that the British referred to it as Fresh Water Cove. Notice Amber standing at one end of the beach and the high ground behind her. I was at the other end of the beach with the camera. Now try to imagine hundreds of boats trying to land on such a narrow front, and the French in strength on the heights with heavy artillery.

 This is just inside the fortress. The embrasures are part of the Dauphin Bastion, these ones overlooking the harbour. The Dauphin Bastion saw heavy action during the siege.

 This photo was taken from the sentinel's post built into the wall of the King's Bastion, with one of King Louis' soldiers striking a martial pose. Behind him you can see the tower of the citadel.

 This photo was taken from the ramparts inside the King's Bastion. The soldiers are putting on an impressive display of their musketry drill.

Here we have Amber standing at an embrasure at the King's Bastion, to give you an idea of the scale. The embrasure itself is perhaps only six to eight feet thick. The wall that we're standing on is considerably thicker.

 This is inside the Dauphin Bastion. The canon are facing the landward side.

 And this is looking through an embrasure from the Dauphin Bastion to the King's Bastion on the horizon. Notice the (more or less) dry moat that had to be crossed before even reaching the walls, which were protected from artillery fire by the outer escarpment on the right, forming the outer face of the moat. Caught between the cannon fire between the two bastions, the moat would have been the perfect killing ground for any troops assaulting the walls.

 This is the drawbridge and gate at the Dauphin Bastion, protecting the extreme north end of the fortress, by the Barachois Inlet. On the left you can see the harbour.

This is an extension to the right of the photograph above - the fortress walls, with a sentry post. In the distance, you can see the King's Bastion and the tower of the citadel, at the time the largest, and the highest building in North America.

The Winnipeg Free Press and Me - Yeah, We're Like That!!

I thought that you might like to know that the Winnipeg Free Press (only the newspaper with the largest circulation in the entire province) wrote a short piece about me and my work. That was a nice surprise.

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Josiah Stubb - Call For Reviews

You knew that this was coming, didn't you?

For those of you who have read, or plan to read Josiah Stubb (which I'm sure is all of you...and if not I'd like to know the reason why) I would be grateful if you left a review. It doesn't have to be splendiforous (this is actually a word; I just looked it up!), a paragraph or two will do. They really, REALLY help.

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"The Adventures of Charlie Smithers" - Two Really Great Reviews

These will be my happy thoughts when I put my head on my pillow...in a few short minutes. Thank you for taking the time, Scarlet and Beach Bum.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Powerful Tale, March 17, 2014

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This review is from: The Adventures of Charlie Smithers (Kindle Edition)

A powerful read, filled with the good, bad, ugly, and beautiful. The Adventures of Charlie Smithers conveyed, in the most eloquent, humorous, and reflective manner, all facets of human emotion and experience. Tender tales of love, heart-breaking remembrances of old, and descriptions of horror, all came together in this wonderful tale of a man who also found love in the most peculiar place. Humor, where it crept in, didn't fail to please. A tale that will stay with me for a long time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wry, tongue-in-cheek, captivating & gut-wrenching, a unique adventure, March 13, 2014

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The Adventures of Charlie Smithers is a fascinating blend of wry, self-deprecating humor and an insightful look at class distinctions, cultural differences and the adaptability of the human spirit. The voice of the narrator rings true, the dangers real, and there's the the unnerving sense that violence doesn't just lurk as a threat, it's part and parcel of the human condition. Charlie's quintessential Britishness is tested at every turn, his understanding of how the world works turned upside down. He bows to acculturation, but in the end he is who he is. Or so it seems. Charlie Smithers is one of the least likely survivors you can find. Captivating, self-absorbed, irritating, resourceful (to a point), the man is on a journey of discovery not of his choosing.

Written memoir style, The Adventures of Charlie Smithers is quite a ride. I'm glad I went along.

Editors, I Tell Ya...

Boy, editors, I tell ya...! When I was informed that one of my stories had won first in fiction on the Write on the Lake Contest for the second consecutive year, I was also told to send a digital copy to "Voices" capable editor, Maurice Guimond. In the body of the email, I also asked if this meant, due to all the other contest entries making demands on available space, that my regular submission, "Incomplete," was going to be bumped again. This was his reply:

"It's like you're psychic.  If you want "Incomplete" to get in, you're just going to have to stop winning!

Congrats, "Angel" would have been my choice too.

-Maurice."

J. Jonah Jamison's got nothing on this guy, but it was well worth a laugh. Still, I think that's three issues now that "Incomplete" has been bumped. Oh well, it's a small price to pay, and there's always the fall. It'll have its day in the limelight, too.

Josiah Stubb - In the Top 100

Day two, and "Josiah Stubb" is in the top 100 in Canada. The US and UK look promising, too!

 http://www.amazon.ca/Josiah-Stubb-Siege-Louisbourg-Lovatt-ebook/dp/B00IZKEIYQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394840219&sr=1-1&keywords=josiah+stubb

• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #3,809 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  
  
  • #30 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > War
  • #40 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > War 
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"Josiah Stubb" - Up and Running

Sorry for the delay, it was a matter of days not hours after all, but "Josiah Stubb" is now up and running on Amazon. If there's anything you should take away from this experience, it's not to take me along to the horse races with you. Obviously my predictions aren't worth a damn.

The paperback is due out in mid-April (in case you were wondering, this prediction is from Sam, not me)

"It is 1758 and The Seven Years War is raging.  The military might of the British and French empires collide in a desperate bid to control the key strategic Fortress of Louisbourg and, in turn, Quebec and French-held North America.

 One man caught amidst the bloodshed is the young grenadier, Josiah Stubb.  Raised by a whore amidst poverty and incest, Josiah seemed doomed from birth to a life in the gutter.  His attempt to leave his sordid past behind leads him to Louisbourg, but it comes back to haunt him in the form of a gifted officer, battling his own inner demons.

 As the siege blazes towards its inevitable bloody climax, will Josiah live to overcome the formidable obstacles that keep him chained to his past, or will his aspirations for a better life die with him on the brooding shores of Ile Royale?"

US: http://www.amazon.com/Josiah-Stubb-Siege-Louisbourg-Lovatt-ebook/dp/B00IZKEIYQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394798188&sr=1-1&keywords=josiah+stubb
UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Josiah-Stubb-Siege-Louisbourg-Lovatt-ebook/dp/B00IZKEIYQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394798796&sr=1-1&keywords=josiah+stubb
CA: http://www.amazon.ca/Josiah-Stubb-Siege-Louisbourg-Lovatt-ebook/dp/B00IZKEIYQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394798957&sr=1-1&keywords=josiah+stubb
 Au: http://www.amazon.com.au/Josiah-Stubb-The-Siege-Louisbourg-ebook/dp/B00IZKEIYQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394799090&sr=8-1&keywords=josiah+stubb