| |||||
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… In the spirit of “try before you buy”,I invite you to read a preview of my novel,Owe Nothing,on Google Books. Owe Nothing is my non-mainstream look at Vancouver:an adventure novel based upon real people and places that I knew when my family lived in dodgy Kingsway Motels for over a year. The . . . →Read More:Preview Owe Nothing Free,on Google Books  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Book Marketing,Life,Publishing,Reading,Writing  Book Marketing,fiction,Life Story,novel,owe nothing,publication,Vancouver,Writing In recent weeks,I’ve been researching mental health –manic depression (now called bipolar disorder). In my second novel,The Two Sisters,one character (one of the Sisters) has struggled with manic depression most of her life,and has been in and out of hospitals and halfway houses over the years. Her name is Rose, . . . →Read More:Process:Meditatng on Personal Freedom… 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… So,finally,here’s an answer to one of the questions I posed earlier: “Am I really writing more for myself,or more for my (hypothetical) reader?” The answer to this is both. I certainly write for myself,as a creative outlet (“I gotta be me”),a personal challenge (“Can it be done?”,or more to . . . →Read More:A Metaphor for the Creative Writing Process…? (Part 2) Hi, My first novel,titled Owe Nothing,was published in April 2009. At the time of this writing,that’s just a couple of months ago,which makes me,in many ways,a new novelist. However,that first project took years to complete:from midnight scribblings on the edge of my bed,to numerous Grande-Americano-fuelled sessions . . . →Read More:A Metaphor for the Creative Writing Process…? (Part 1) |    | ||||
| Copyright ©2012 E. John Love - All Rights Reserved | |||||
