"Showing Their Scales" and "The Hockey Farmer"

We are pleased to introduce the works of local B.C. authors KP Wee and Farhan Devji to you:

"Showing Their Scales" contains three tales of lies, lust, and deception. These are short novels which deal with betrayal and revenge, with three main male characters and how they end up hurting the women in their lives.
**Catch an episode of BlogTalkRadio here with KP's interview on his books, recorded Dec 29, 2008.**

"The Hockey Farmer" is a story about Logan Watt, who hails from Cochrane, Alberta, and has to decide whether to rehabilitate the legendary family farm or pursue an unlikely career in professional hockey. The story also shifts to Vancouver and contains numerous Vancouver Canucks references.

Help support a pair of B.C. authors by picking up your own copies today!
-- "The Hockey Farmer" can be purchased here,
while "Showing Their Scales" can be bought here. --

The Hockey Farmer / Showing Their Scales

The Hockey Farmer / Showing Their Scales

Thursday, September 25, 2008

What does failure mean?

I received correspondence from one of the kids' magazines I'd submitted to, notifying me the 700-word story "Saving Trout" will not be published. (Trout was right!!)

I wasn't at all disappointed about it; after all, if I'm getting my manuscript "Replacement Pitcher" published by a book publisher, why would I fret about a short story not being accepted by a children's magazine?

But what constitutes a failure? Surely the fact the article didn't get accepted doesn't mean that.

I mean, think about it. I've had students before who have gotten perfect scores on one of my weekly tests, and yet at the end of the program hadn't done well enough to receive a diploma. Some have scored very low marks on tests but have gotten that piece of paper.

So, one bad performance doesn't mean anything. One good one doesn't either.

Virgil Trucks threw two 1-0 no-hitters in the same season once, but went 5-19 that year.

Ron Tugnutt once made 70 saves in a single game at Boston Garden, but was 17 games under .500 that year. For his career, the Tugger was 53 games on the negative side.

Brian Boucher made modern-day history with five straight shutouts but faded later in the year.

The Blue Jays' Chris Michalak started the 2001 season 3-0 with two victories against the powerful Yankees, but didn't even finish the season with Toronto.

I wouldn't call Trucks or Tugnutt's careers failures by any stretch of the imagination, despite some struggles along the way. Others made not see it that way. Whatever.

I'd say one could have his or her moment of glory, but it doesn't necessarily mean it would last. On the other hand, one failure doesn't mean that person is doomed for life.

Either way, doesn't matter. I have "Replacement Pitcher"; that's all I care about right now. :-)
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Brief Resume Highlights

Writing Experience
- Bleacher Report: contribute articles on the Vancouver Canucks, Boston sports, hockey, and baseball at least three times a week (2007-Present); edit sports-related articles from other posters (2008-Present)
- UCL: developed Career Planning curriculum (2007); consulted on for other curricula issues (2005-Present)
- Consumer Research: submitted unsolicited proposals for improvements on company operations (2005)
- B.U.D. College: developed Grammar curriculum consisting of five levels (2004); edited curricula for other courses (2004)
- KGIC: developed Career Planning curriculum proposal for Surrey campus (2004)
Writing Accomplishments
- Named Bleacher Report Bruins Community Leader (2008)