“People think that [fantasy] is entertainment for children or particularly slow adults.” – George R. R. Martin – Truer words were never spoken. Yes, the genre is vastly entertaining (to read and write), but too often critics cast it aside without realizing that in the right hands, fantasy can – and does – tackle some of society’s toughest issues. By the unenlightened few, a fantasy writer is also dismissed as
Author Linda Abbott Last month, author Linda Abbott, published her first novel entitled The Loss of the Marion. Newfoundlanders among you may already be aware of the story, either from local folklore or the song by Simani recorded back in the ‘80s. For those who aren’t familiar, the Marion was a banking schooner that set sail from St. Jacques in Fortune Bay, Newfoundland on June 10, 1915. She was on
The good news is that I get to work with Lisa Moore in October. The wee confession is that I’m not working toward the November 30 deadline anymore. Let me explain. From October 22-27, I’ll be attending the Piper’s Frith writer’s workshop organized by the Literary Arts Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. It’s being held at Kilmory Resort in Swift Current, NL. So not only do I get to have
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