The “Wood Islands” part of our name is the area where I live here on Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada. The area is best known for the ferry terminal which is about two miles from here. The ferry goes across to Nova Scotia for 7 or 8 months of the year and is a popular tourist attraction. In the winter the area loses all tourist attraction and drops to a relatively few permanent residents.
The “Prints” part of our name began years ago when I first marketed matted prints of photographs I had taken to local gift shops. The photography side of the business has diminished to a small but steady business supplying postcards and photo-magnets of local scenes (produced through VistaPrint) mostly to shops on the southeast end of the island.
The writing and publishing sides continue to grow. After retaking control of a commercially-published textbook I wrote decades ago (C and the 8051), I went on to write and publish a book about impressions when first coming to the island from the Midwestern USA (Prince Edward Island Seen “From Away”). Subsequent to that I developed a book about studying the Bible (Revisiting Scripture) and began developing a (yet unfinished) book about sailing (Never the Same Mistake Twice–Sailing on Prince Edward Island). Hopes of marketing those books led me into developing this web site, although my attention drifted away when a blog seemed ineffective.
Producing and publishing works by my friends here on the island and has led to some 40 completed books. With that experience I stand ready to do the same for others.