by PDR-Kellie | Jul 30, 2015 | Contemplations, Fiction, Firelight Interview Series, Process, Toronto, Writers, Writing Life
I can’t quite remember how I met Trevor Corkum, but it was online and shortly after we began communicating we discovered a bunch of connections: we both went to Trent U., in Peterborough, Ontario, at the same time, and we had a mutual friend unrelated to our...
by PDR-Kellie | Jul 2, 2015 | Books, Firelight Interview Series, Ontario, Poetry, Toronto, Writers
Andrea Thompson made a name for herself as a spoken word artist long before ‘poetry slam’ became a household phrase. Now, she’s turned her talent with words to the long form, with the release of her first novel, Over Our Heads. Who are you? I’m a...
by PDR-Kellie | May 7, 2015 | Books, Firelight Interview Series, Publishing, Research, United States, Writers, Writing Life
This month’s Firelight Interview is with Shelly Sanders, the author of the Rachel Trilogy, a series of Y.A. novels about Rachel and Sergei, two young people who struggle for a better future, moving between early 20th century Russia, China, and the United States....
by PDR-Kellie | Feb 5, 2015 | Books, Firelight Interview Series, Ontario, Recommended, Toronto, Writers, Writing Life
I first “met” Shawn Syms online, in the mid-2000s, through PWAC. I was attempting to make a living freelance writing in between surfing for killer travel deals and he was generous with advice and suggestions. A long-time journalist and fiction writer, his...
by PDR-Kellie | Dec 4, 2014 | Books, Firelight Interview Series, Ontario, Poetry, Recommended, Writers, Writing Life
Who are you? I am a poet and mother of three who has tried over the last 20 years to write and have a family while working at various other jobs (teaching and editing mainly), volunteering, being a friend, daughter, sister, etc. I’m from Middlesex County in...
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