I’m pleased to announce that Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story is now live on iTunes! For free!!! Podcast one chapter at a time, it makes for a good way to make a commute go faster, to inspire you in only 15 minutes. I will be podcasting a new chapter on my website each Saturday until…
Category: Lifeliner
Anything to do with my first book “Lifeliner” a biography.
Lifeliner: Chapter 3 Podcast, Surgeries and Starvation
Judy is at Scarborough General Hospital, undergoing emergency surgery while Cliff waits anxiously at home with his neighbour. The surgeon calls him in the wee hours with good news. Cliff is ecstatic. But not for long. Soon the pain rises again, stronger even than post-operative pain. Another surgeon opens her up again and shock stills…
Lifeliner: Chapter 2 Podcast, Shunts!
Dr. Khursheed N. Jeejeebhoy has come to Toronto, Canada to practice his brand of medicine, as taught to him by his Zoroastrian grandmother. But as the newbie and one of only two minority doctors on staff at Toronto General Hospital, he gets the tough cases, the one no one else wants, and now one of…
Lifeliner: Chapter 1 Podcast, Back in One Hour
Judy Taylor had a simple dream for her life: grow up and have kids. But fate has other plans, and they come upon her rather painfully a few years after attaining her dream, her dream of a suburban life with husband Cliff, who works in sales, and their three daughters, ages 13 to 8. Chapter…
Podcasting Lifeliner, One Step at a Time
I’ve been thinking for awhile about podcasting Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story. Way, way back when I first envisioned this book, I had planned on creating an audiobook version. Well, podcasting isn’t exactly the same as it’s not all one book on one tape, but once all the chapters are posted and by using podcasting…
Lifeliner eBook listed on Barnes & Noble Website
I’m excited to announce that the eBook version of Lifeliner is now listed on the Barnes & Noble website for the Nook. According to Mashable.com, Barnes & Noble “has gained 20% of the e-book market in just the last year.” On top of that, to answer the competition, they’ve reduced the prices of their Nook…
Trucking Along with my Writing
Stories are everywhere when you take the time to sit down and talk. But first an update on part of mine. For several months now, I’ve been receiving weekly help to organize my life. I’m at last seeing seeing the dividends, beyond feeling calmer and less like a mouse running, running on a wheel going…
The DRM and Price of eBooks
There has been much discussion between publishers and between pundits about DRM: digital rights management. DRM allows “copyright holders to prevent unauthorized duplication of their work, either to maintain artistic integrity or to ensure continued revenue streams.” (Wikipedia) A book with DRM on it controls where an eBook can be read, how many copies —…
Lifeliner, the eBook, Launched on Smashwords!
“A compelling story.” “Shireen Jeejeebhoy has written an extraordinary account of Judy Taylor and her fight for life starting in the 1970’s when medical science was not as it is today.” “When (Judy) was drugged up, she’s going, ‘I can’t die cause there’s no way that Cliff can raise those three girls by himself. He…