By E. John Love, on August 6th, 2010%
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
By E. John Love, on July 17th, 2010%
Along with my dream of writing for a living (and being able to work from home on my own terms), I’ve recently adopted the dream of living on the sea. No, not near the sea, or next to the sea, or with a view of the sea – ON the sea… . . . → Read More: A Lovely Home, on the Sea…
By E. John Love, on July 10th, 2010%
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 names . . . → Read More: Preview Owe Nothing Free, on Google Books
By E. John Love, on June 27th, 2010%
Thanks for visiting! I’m a designer and writer, based in Vancouver, BC. This site is where I crow about my novel, Owe Nothing and my other works of fiction.
My mission is to write fiction that resonates, based upon some of the real events and people from my life in Vancouver. Currently, I do this through characters like Jack Owen and his family and friends. Jack’s stories combine adventure, humour, drama, with realistic characters who get caught in offbeat situations that test their limits. I invite you to read more about Owe Nothing and judge for yourself. . . . → Read More: Welcome
By E. John Love, on June 26th, 2010%
Visual artist Sonny Assu fuses native symbols with pop culture, and reminds us that native culture isn’t dead, or dying, or just about preserving the past: it’s alive and interacting with us every day. . . . → Read More: Visual artist Sonny Assu fuses native symbols with pop culture
By E. John Love, on June 9th, 2010%
Ah, Spring. A time for growth, renewal, and positive change. And spring cleaning.
My personal web presence at www.ejohnlove.com has been in play since 1998, and over the years, it has been the home of all of my online personal shrines and pet projects, not the least of these is “True Life”, my personal family memoirs project.
Creating . . . → Read More: Owe Nothing: Taking Writing and Marketing to the Next Level…
By E. John Love, on May 21st, 2010%
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 . . . → Read More: Process: Meditatng on Personal Freedom…
By E. John Love, on March 3rd, 2010%
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: an adventure novel . . . → Read More: Owe Nothing: a different look at life in Vancouver…
By E. John Love, on February 21st, 2010%
The following little scene is from my second novel, a work in progress tentatively titled “The Two Sisters”.
This will be a sequel to my first novel, “Owe Nothing”. I hope you enjoy this little preview…
“Jack looked down at his plate, still preoccupied with thoughts of the Paradise Car Wash. He wondered what to eat next. The . . . → Read More: An excerpt from my next novel, “The Two Sisters”
By E. John Love, on May 25th, 2009%
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 about . . . → Read More: Process: Casting a play with composite characters…
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E. John Love is an artist, designer and writer living in Vancouver, BC.
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