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The Piano - interview with multi-genre author H.J.

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H.J. is a multi-genre author , from Ontario Canada. Consistently rated 5 stars. She began writing with a professional legacy in mind at the age of 14 - by the time she was 19, she released her first full-length publication, which is a Fiction/Romance chapter book titled " The Piano ". Along with her author work, she also partakes in social advocacy; primarily in the field of Disabled Rights and subsequent accessibility issues, but also environmental conservation. H.J. has also founded "Massive, Mutual Magnificence" and "the NEON movement" and she volunteers for Suicide Prevention causes. We have conducted an interview with her. How did you become a multi-genre author? When did you figure out that you should not be limited to one genre in your writing? There was never a defining moment where I ''figured'' my path out; this wasn't a result of any sort of epiphany, I just simply had to go where ever the writing took me. My fir...

Sex and the Circus

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Mike Gagnon is a professional author and writer. He lives in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. We have conducted an interview with him about his my new novella, Sex and the Circus , a modern day quarter life coming of age tale of a young woman who manages a traveling circus.  Why is the story set in the circus? I wanted to come up with a setting that was familiar for readers, but unusual. I like to explore human experiences that most people can relate to, but examine them through a fictional filter. There are some characters who are definite nods to favorite characters of mine by other writers and artists. I also wanted to examine the very common phobia of clowns, something which I've never understood and wanted to say something about. I wanted to show clowns as regular, every day people, who may be flawed, but not frightening. If that makes any sense. What inspired you to write a modern-day quarter-life, coming-of-age tale of a young woman? I wanted to tell ...