Fantasy is fun to write and creating magic is so fabulous! Tara Gilboy is the author of Unwritten and the sequel Rewritten  published by Jolly Fish Press. Tara spills the beans about her writing journey and she has great tips on how to write fantasy. https://taragilboy.com/for-kids/ https://a.co/d/1DwZMbz https://www.facebook.com/taragilboy.Unwritten/ https://twitter.com/taramgilboy? ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Escreen-name%3Ataramgilboy%7Ctwcon%5Es2 https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17243098.Tara_Gilboy https://darlingaxe.com/ Support the sh ..read more

So much fun with Michelle Barker! We spoke about her life as a writer, and she has an incredible amount of insight about writing and editing. I loved reading her latest novel My Long List of Impossible Things  published by  Annick Press 2019. A brilliant historical YA that asks: how do you choose between survival and doing the right thing? https://a.co/d/8gpdff7 https://michellebarker.ca/ https://www.facebook.com/MichelleBarkerAuthor/ https://www.annickpress.com/Contributors/B/Barker-Michelle https://www.siwc.ca/presenters/barker-michelle/ Support the show ..read more

If you love BC history you'll love hearing this interview with Jennifer L.  Butler. Jennifer is the great-granddaughter of Mame and Duke Wastell, who bought and named Telegraph Cove in 1912.  Butler's book Boom & Bust: The Resilient Women of Historic Telegraph Cove, published by TouchWood Edition truly is a treasure, and  a must  read. Jennifer and I spoke about some of her many fascinating jobs, life in Telegraph Cove, and so much more.    https://www.touchwoodeditions.com/ https://jenniferlbutlerauthor.com/ https://www.amazon.ca/Boom-Bust-Resilient-Historic ..read more

I love Barbara Black's work, and we  had  such a wonderful conversation.  We spoke about music, puppets,  favourite books and Barbara read from her book Music from a Strange Planet, a striking and genre-bending debut short story collection published by Caitlin Press, 2021. https://www.barbarablack.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/bblackwrites/ https://www.facebook.com/barbarablackwriter https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSf6wfF1zx0-GbnPcZSK8vQ https://caitlin-press.com/our-books/music-from-a-strange-planet/ Support the show ..read more

Eufemia Fantetti,  was a delight to talk with, and what fun we had . We spoke about life in Italy, cultural differences, and mental illness.  Eufemia talked about what it was like for her to write her  second book My Father, Fortune-tellers & Me: A Memoir  released by Mother Tongue Publishing, in 2019.    https://www.eufemiafantetti.com https://twitter.com/eufemiafantetti?lang=en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuSvRhwUS44&t=1s http://www.mothertonguepublishing.com/page31/2019-new-books.html https://a.co/d/1mb3tDn https://a.co/d/7YibEc0 https://a.co/d ..read more

I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Holly Anna Rose.  We had a lovely conversation about writing,  she spoke about her writing process, and I was amazed at her story telling skill. I have a new favourite author! If you would like a copy of her story 'The Girl of Peace'  by donation, for the SPCA,  please email Holly's mom.   darcystottwellness@gmail.com Support the show ..read more

Last spring I spoke  with Caroline Adderson, who is the author of five novels, and many books for young readers. We spoke about when she joined the youth program, Katimavik. I loved hearing about why, and how she became a writer. Caroline is the Program Director of the Writing Studio at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, which runs for five weeks every May. I learned about The Shoe Project, and of course hearing her read, and talk about her lates novel  A Russian Sister Published  by Harper Collins Canada, 2020 it was fascinating. Caroline is not just a gifted writer, a b ..read more

What a fun conversation I had with Katherine Fawcett, we talked about her favourite books growing up,  naturally we spoke about writing, we laughed a lot and I must say I was spellbound listening to one of her stories from her latest book  of short stories ' The Swan Suit' published by Douglas and McIntyre (2020)   the book is enchanting, a little wicked and truly magical. Katherine Fawcett  who is a Squamish-based author. Her latest book, The Swan Suit  published by Douglas and McIntyre (2020) was a finalist for the ReLit award. She's also the author of The Little W ..read more

This was an intriguing and fun interview, and I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was a little intimidated. Daniel Paisner is an amazing writer and a well-established Ghost writer, New York magazine once called him “the world’s most prolific ghost,”   His bio reads, Daniel Paisner is a journalist, author and podcaster, with more than 70 books to his credit, including 17 New York Times best-sellers. He is the “voice” of Serena Williams, Steve Aoki, John Kasich, Whoopi Goldberg, Denzel Washington, Ray Lewis, Ron Darling, Gilbert Gottfried, Anthony Quinn . . .   We talked a bit about h ..read more

Heige's writing is influenced by the stories of her parents who grew up in Nazi Germany, and who at the end of the war, found themselves in East Germany. They escaped with their first two children to West Berlin in 1961, and Heige was born in Euskirchen West Germany on November 11, 1964. Ten years later the family immigrated to Vancouver, Canada, where they lived at the Sylvia Hotel for the first few months. In 1983 Heige's father was murdered in Texas. It was her desire to know his stories, and to understand him, that inspired her first novel. Heige spent 10 years researching and writing Sec ..read more