Kenna McKinnon
Author of SpaceHive
Many people are
involved in my progress from a five-year-old girl who rhymed "stars"
with "Mars" to the 67-year-old author of a published novel.
I give credit
for my recent success to Imajin Books
and Cheryl Tardif in particular, that quintessential writer's editor, publisher
and mentor. Cheryl took me under her pinions and taught me to hone the
technicalities of creating an engaging novel.
My writing
career probably began for sure from 1971-1975, the years I spent at the
University of Alberta under some truly astonishing professors. Although I've
only recently been published during the past 2 ½ years, I've spent my life
writing. Writing is my passion. As a child, my only ambition was to be a
"journalist" although I wasn’t sure what that meant. Poetry was my
first love. An anthology of poetry has been published by Authors for a Cause this summer. An early reader's chapter book,
BENJAMIN & RUMBLECHUM, co-authored with a friend, has been accepted by a
publisher in California.
Together my
parents instilled in me a work ethic and determination to succeed despite all
odds. I say this because in 1978 I was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia
after first displaying symptoms in 1975, my graduating year from the University
of Alberta. I've battled abuse, alcohol dependence, mental illness including
delusions, obsessions and compulsions over a period of almost 40 years. My
education and experience taught me to think and to feel and to never give up.
In both ebook and trade
paperback formats, SPACEHIVE
will appeal to science fiction/fantasy readers of all ages, with a special nod
to middle readers/young adults who like Pixar-like action and, more especially,
the appeal of adventure and youth.
Hope you enjoy SPACEHIVE. It was fun to write.
What a moving biography, Kenna. Congratulations on the publication of SPACEHIVE. Us late bloomers are the best writers in the world because we have had so many experiences, met so many people, and are beginning to become so very wise.
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