Date: 2026 January 13
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
The APOK trilogy – The pacing is unapologetically aggressive. Scenes are engineered to force decisions, not linger on exposition…“hard to put down.”
SHOUT OUTS:
Big thanks to all the new and old APOK followers. I am happy that you enjoyed the APOK trilogy so much so you’ve decided to stick around and share to your friends, family and followers.
The APOK Facebook page is well over 2,700 followers
The Instagram has seen a big increase since APOK CrossFire’s release – from 270 to over 600 and climbing.
Of note of the new followers joining, a big shout out to the following as they have expressed interest in promoting the APOK novels;
- Bookish Outlaws of Canada
- The Silver Ribbon Reviewer
- misslizsteatime.com
Last and certainly not least, a very special thank you to Mike from the Canadian Armed Forces who devoured the novels and is in the process of writing reviews. Thanks for reaching out.
SWAG Giveaway
For limited time only – Anyone who was moved by the APOK trilogy and wanting it to succeed, Subscribe to the www.michaelwalton.ca website and write a review and post it on any or all of the main pages, (Amazon, Goodreads, Indigo, Barnes and Noble), or create a post online and tag or forward the post to me and I will do what I can to get you fitted with APOK swag. Do you have a preference, black, red, gray, blue or pink??
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, APOK!
This month marks APOK’s 15th birthday. I can’t believe it’s been that long since I started writing my first novel. Where does the time go? The APOK story haunted me for 10 years before I ever put pen to paper… who knows what would have happened if I made the time to write sooner. Since beginning, it has certainly been an unexpected odyssey that is still far from over. During the creative writing phases of the APOK trilogy, my mind would wander into dreamland and out of those mini brainstorming sessions, I have created well over 20 more novel ideas. It would seem that I definitely have enough to keep me occupied for the foreseeable future.
What has been haunting you? What have you ignored that you’ve always wanted to do?
If there is one thing I have learned in this lifetime, be like a baby. Don’t let the noise of adult life get in the way. As children we are fearless, we don’t ask or seek our parent’s permission, we try everything because we want to, and we are so very happy / grateful when we succeed.
So, what are you waiting for? Make that list of dreams and get to work making at least one of those dreams a reality.
Enjoy your journey!
Mike