Scott Bury

Should I delete my Facebook account?

“When the service is free, you are the product” Whether they were successful or not, Cambridge Analytica has made a lot of people uncomfortable to the point that many have deleted their Facebook accounts, and more are considering it. The scandal alleges that Cambridge Analytica unethically used 50 million people’s Facebook data to try to […]

Writing tip: Doing dashes right

One of the dead giveaways of a non-professional book is misusing the poor hyphen instead of a dash. Let’s clear something up right away: a hyphen is not the same thing as a short dash, which is distinct from a long dash. They are three different punctuation marks, each with their own uses and rules. […]

We're not as good as we think we are in Canada

RCMP watchdog to examine handling of Colten Boushie shooting   Indigenous leaders call for resignation of Thunder Bay police chief over non-investigation of death of Indigenous man My home town seems to have become the epicentre of institutional racism in Canada. I grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, a city sometimes called the Lakehead. Years, […]

Wildfire cover

Do you love California wine? Great food? Mysteries? Indulge your tastes on Wattpad. You can now read Chapter 1: An Open Door, on Wattpad. Tara’s shoulder slammed into the passenger door as the big old pickup flew around a bend. She wanted to tell Roberto to slow down and speed up at the same time, […]

Wildfire cover

Book 1 in the new Tara Rezeck Mystery Series is now available for pre-order on Amazon at a special low price. If you order the book before its launch day on March 22, you’ll be able to get it for just 99 cents. Pre-order here. What it’s about Wildfires swept across California wine country in […]

Wildfire cover

The first book in a brand-new mystery series Launching March 22, 2018 That’s right, a brand new mystery series, about a young legal investigator named Tara Rezeck, will launch in less than a month. And here’s your first look at it—a striking cover by the one and only David C. Cassidy. The book is now […]