In 2010 I was just beginning to experience sciatic nerve pain that, by September, ended in emergency surgery. I wrote a lot during this season as I was mostly bedridden. And I had all but given up riding or teaching horseback riding. It was all I could do to look after the horses on …
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Why Did I Fictionalize the towns on North Vancouver Island
North Vancouver Island – and I’m talking about the REAL North Vancouver Island – 200 kilometres north of Campbell River, is breathtakingly beautiful. There are small isolated communities; island communities; and larger centres such as Port Hardy and Port McNeill. So why did I fictionalize the communities of North Vancouver Island in my novel Anna Wells …
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Why Did You Write This Story?
A common question for a new author is, “Why did you write this story?” I suppose a pre-writing question could also be, “Why do you think you should write this story?” My answer to both questions is the the same: Because I promised. Dusty/Duchess is based on a real pony, of the same name, who …