My second novel,tentatively named “The Two Sisters”,deals with some aspects of mental illness and alcoholism,through the lives of two sisters,Connie and Rose. Rose has a history of mental illness,as well as substance abuse issues,and when my main character,Jack (her nephew) encounters her for the first time,Rose is fairly heavily medicated and tied into a wheelchair so she doesn’t fall out. Rose is a long-term resident at Riverview Psychiatric Hospital,a slightly fictionalized version of the real hospital,which is located in Coquitlam,BC. . . . →Read More:Research:Photos and Feelings of Riverview Hospital
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 2 comments - (Comments are closed)  Learning,Life,Outsiders,Research,Writing  Culture,Life Story,Vancouver,Writing Sometimes,a good moment in the present helps you to reflect better on the past,or plan for the future. In my case,a yearly summer vacation to a lovely ocean-side spot near Parksville,BC provided a welcome chance to unwind and reflect. I also started reading Craig Ferguson’s biography,“American on Purpose”,and even . . . →Read More:Meditating on Now,the Past,and Raw Material… 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Book Marketing,Outsiders,Publishing,Reading,Writing Book Marketing,fiction,owe nothing,Writing Recently,people from all over the world have been watching Vancouver,BC perform at its best,and there certainly is a lot to be proud of. This city has many sides to it,and truly,no two people experience this town in the same way. Owe Nothing is a non-mainstream look at this city: . . . →Read More:Owe Nothing:a different look at life in Vancouver… My first novel,Owe Nothing,was finally published on April 17,2009. This is,of course,the achievement of a personal goal that took me years to accomplish (I write slowly). It’s also an accomplishment in how it has allowed me to continue writing about my family history,using surrogate characters instead of directly writing . . . →Read More:Process:Casting a play with composite characters… Comments are closed Book Marketing,Life,Outsiders,Reading,Writing adventure,Book Marketing,fiction,novel,owe nothing,Vancouver,Writing |    | ||||
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