Author: Lou Rider

HUGE SHOUT-OUT of Thanks to the local businesses listed here, who have shown me tremendous favour. They were genuinely excited to allow me to post my flyer announcing my book launch for Tuesday, Dec. 1. There were the big guys, and the little guys: In Red Deer:    Sobeys                         Ashley Furniture                         Starbucks                        …

How did it sneak up so fast? Just three days before the official Launch date: Tuesday, December 1. I hope you will join me on my FaceBook author page: authorlourider.com to see interesting interviews with authors, teachers, and a surprise visitor! Author Website: lourider.ca www.amazon.com/Jake-Knight-Tale-Vindicatum-Rider/dp/1990107001 United Stateswww.amazon.ca/Jake-Knight-Tale-Vindicatum-Rider/dp/1990107001/ Canada If you are wishing to purchase my…

Scroll down and check out the rules and prize for the draw! DOUBLE ENTRIES FOR PURCHASING ON LAUNCH DAY: December 1. Here are the links to Amazon, but please WAIT till Launch Day, December 1. There are two reasons to wait: You can help me achieve BEST SELLER Status on Amazon that day, and if…

Here are the links to Amazon, but please WAIT till Launch Day, December 1. www.amazon.com/Jake-Knight-Tale-Vindicatum-Rider/dp/1990107001 United Stateswww.amazon.ca/Jake-Knight-Tale-Vindicatum-Rider/dp/1990107001/ Canada There are two reasons to wait: You can help me achieve BEST SELLER Status on Amazon that day, and if I do, I will donate 10% of the proceeds from that day to Red Deer Food Bank,…

IMAGINE being the star of your very own personal short story!If there is one thing I LOVE to do, it’s writing stories! I especially like writing them for kids of all ages. As you know, my first junior fiction novel will be launched very soon on Amazon. So, here is how you can be entered…

Because of the imminent Book Launch of Jake Knight and The Tale of Vindicatum, I am swamped with stuff to do. I don't want you to miss your Sammy Story fix, so... I am posting FIVE Sammy Stories today. You will have to survive on those for a bit, until things settle down a bit!…

M had said they had been starting to teach him to “stay” when he was with them, but it was a hit or miss affair. I decided to pick up where they left off.Since Sammy the shadow was used to being glued to my side, this was going to be a major change for him…

How was I going to train this scared little rescue dog? If I would be too firm with him, he would interpret it as bullying him. He would be scared and retreat and I might lose his trust that I was a safe place for him. On the other hand, M had told us he…

Sammy is a wonderful gift. His very presence is a complete object lesson for me.He came to us so wounded, so scared, so unable to trust. Gradually he has bonded to me so tightly and we are now at a point of being able to train. I didn’t want to be too firm or hard…