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		<title>Gordon Snow&#8217;s Fishery Tales</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Newfoundland’s own Gordon Snow spent a lifetime in the fisheries.<br />
A graduate of Memorial University in Biology and Geography, Snow spent over 35 years in the fisheries sector with the Canadian government and private industry in resource management and harvesting through the market, consulting those in government and industry and ]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Newfoundland’s own Gordon Snow spent a lifetime in the fisheries.</p>
<p>A graduate of Memorial University in Biology and Geography, Snow spent over 35 years in the fisheries sector with the Canadian government and private industry in resource management and harvesting through the market, consulting those in government and industry and travelling to international markets over the course of three decades.</p>
<p>Snow did his research, and kept notes, and as such had more than a few stories to share.</p>
<p>“All of my fishing career, I had gathered a lot of documentation and oh jeez, I don’t know how many years it took before I got around to writing the book called <i>From Fishing Boat To Ottawa</i>,” shared Snow, a proud Newfoundlander who now calls Ottawa home. “I pretty well told the whole story of the fishery off Newfoundland as it pertained to Canadian fisheries and also foreign fishing as well.”</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Trio of tales</b></h3>
<p>Snow’s <i>From Fishing Boat To Ottawa</i> applied his vast experience in government and industry as a manager and consultant to reveal hidden features of Eastern Canada’s fishing industry. It would follow <i>An Atlantic Trilogy,</i> a trio of tales of survival and tragedy centered on a fishing family, pilot whale disaster and a unique take on an Atlantic salmon’s life story.</p>
<p>Most recently, Snow made his debut foray into fiction with <i>Foreign Danger, </i>a novel of drama, suspense and intrigue that applied Snow’s own real world fisheries expertise and examines fisheries surveillance on Canada’s East Coast.</p>
<p>“I used to have a chance to explain to a lot of people here in Ontario about what happens offshore in Newfoundland with foreign fishing. They only know what they see sometimes in the news. So a friend of mine said ‘you should write a novel about that,’” Snow recalled. “I thought about it for a couple of years before I got around to it. And then in 2021 I managed to put it all together and got a publisher over in the U.K. and that came out. And of course, it’s called <i>Foreign Danger.</i></p>
<p>“When I was in Newfoundland I was director of resource management there. I was involved in all the offshore activities related to foreign countries and whatever. So based on that, I wrote a novel. Now, a lot of it of course is true. It’s very realistic, there’s no doubt about that. But there’s a lot of parts of course that are not. I used my imagination on a lot of it as well.”</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>‘It was catastrophic’</b></h3>
<p>Reflecting on three decades since the cod moratorium rocked the foundations of the province and Snow, who was in a real world position to see the ins and outs of the devastating deal, pauses.</p>
<p>“It was catastrophic, and it should never have happened,” he admits, explaining that warning signs were there long before ‘92.</p>
<p>“Back in the ‘84 and the Kirby report came out saying that we were going to have 465,000 tons of cod available and all this kind of thing, my information didn’t agree with that. And I sat down with some people and sort of explained to them and the final answer they used to give me was ‘well, this is what the scientists say.’ But you see, there were other things happening as well. I was talking with fishing vessel captains from all across the south coast who were out on the Grand Banks fishing for years. I talked with many fishermen, and the information they were giving me certainly didn’t justify that there was going to be this big influx of cod, for instance, and other ground-fish as well.</p>
<p>“Of course that could never last,” he adds somberly. “When I got out of university in 1970, I knew one thing for sure: unless we change management in fisheries, it couldn’t last. It just could not last. And of course, it took till ‘92 before it was completely fished out. It’s a sad story. Of course, what kills me is I was part of it. It was a sad, sad state. I mean, a lot of fishermen and a lot of people were out of work. Thousands, 30-40,000. So that’s catastrophic. It was a sad day, there’s no doubt about that, when John Crosbie had to announce that.”</p>
<p><i>For more on the written works of Gordon Snow and much more visit gordonsnow.com</i></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Newfoundland Herald catches up with local author Candace Osmond to chat about her most recent published novel A Kingdom of Iron &#38; Wine<br />
Number one international and USA Today Bestselling Author Candace Osmond captivates her readers once again with her most recent book release, marking her 24th published novel, ]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><i>The Newfoundland Herald</i> catches up with local author Candace Osmond to chat about her most recent published novel <i>A Kingdom of Iron &amp; Wine</i></strong></p>
<p>Number one international and <i>USA Today</i> Bestselling Author Candace Osmond captivates her readers once again with her most recent book release, marking her 24th published novel, <i>A Kingdom of Iron &amp; Wine</i>. Osmond is best known for her <i>Dark Tides Series</i> including 2018 novel <i>The Devil’s Heart</i>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Born in North York, Osmond has Newfoundland roots and grew up on Fogo Island. Influenced by creativity as far back as she can remember, the established author spent a large portion of her childhood drawing, writing, and painting. “While it’s definitely a beautiful place to live, there’s not a lot to do, especially with no other kids around who were my age,” she shared in a one-on-one interview with <i>The Newfoundland Herald</i>.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>A Writer at Heart </b></h3>
<p>“I often found myself sitting on a rock, staring out at the sea as I dreamed of mermaids or other fantastical creatures. Some days, I’d see how far I could venture into the woods and discover giant burrows or small caves to crawl into.” The young writer had no limits to her imagination, and once a high school graduate she received acceptance letters to three different universities for creative writing. For fear of never making a career out of it she chose to study interior design instead, but continued to play around with the idea of writing a book.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Osmond kept a handwritten plot in a journal and placed it aside, only to pull it out years later and have it become the reason her love for writing was re-ignited. The journal becoming the inspiration behind leaving the design world and diving head first into the world of freelance writing.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“Getting paid to write for others while I worked on my own book? Yes, please! I finished the book, naively self-published it, and then got to work on my next book. I never really looked back, never gave the first title much thought or care,” she shared.</p>
<p>From creative writing classes and learning the ropes of the industry, to publishing short stories, trilogies, and novellas, Osmond’s love for writing was well reflected in her work. Today, Osmond has published over 20 books, hitting international bestselling lists including <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author, and even adding award-winning screenwriter to her long list of accomplishments.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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<p>With years of knowledge and experience now under her belt, Osmond dusted off that original journal entry manuscript during the pandemic. Reforming and rewriting her first self-published work, she turned it into the book she had always wanted but lacked the proper skills to produce so many years ago.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>The finished product landed us here, covering the official release of <i>A Kingdom of Iron &amp; Wine</i> in its final form.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Mythical Existence</b></h3>
<p>The title <i>A Kingdom of Iron &amp; Wine</i> comes from the duology found throughout the novel, and will continue to flow throughout <i>The Ironworld Series</i>. The main character, Avery Quinn, is human. She stumbles upon a hidden mythical existence of fae, vampires, and shape-shifters.</p>
<p>“She straddles the line of both worlds; the tempting magic–like the alluring aroma of wine. And the harsh reality of the mortal realm–full of buildings and weapons of metal,” Osmond explained.</p>
<p>“I’ve never written a book or series with such a huge cast of characters. That was the most challenging part of this project, making sure they all have epic backstories, but also that those backstories connect to one another and mean something to the overall plot and future of the series. Most of all, I hope my readers find a character they can relate to. We’re always looking for ourselves in things; books, TV, movies, etc. And I think I represent many walks of life in this book/series. There’s really something for everyone.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>This most recent release is similar to Osmond’s previous work in the sense that it’s in her chosen genre, fantasy romance, and is based in a Canadian setting, this one being Halifax. Twice as long as her usual novels, it holds a tremendous amount of thought, detail and adventure to keep readers hooked to the massive cast of characters, and a plot woven together with the past, present, and future.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“I’ve always been drawn to fantasy and the paranormal, mostly because the possibilities are endless,” Osmond explained.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“I have a huge imagination, I’m always thinking and dreaming of plots, themes, and magic systems. The smallest thing could ignite a massive idea. For example, I once saw an old ship-in-a-bottle at a thrift store, and it sparked the idea for a time travel fantasy about Newfoundland pirates that became six books.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Fantastic Tale of Magic</b></h3>
<p><i>A Kingdom of Iron &amp; Wine</i> embraces the magical world of fantasy and throws us into the fantastic tale following Avery Quinn and her crew of misfit friends as she uncovers a secret society of werewolves selling fae blood to vampires on the black market. The epic and unexpected plot is balanced with romance as Quinn falls for Cillian, a vampire, as she navigates a hidden mythical world and uncovers all of its dark secrets.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“Newfoundland has such a fantastical history of pirates, Vikings, and ghosts. The province is a breeding ground for Fantasy ideas, and I hope to bring as many as I can to life.” <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p><i>Purchase your kindle edition of A Kingdom of Iron &amp; Wine and all of Osmond’s books on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Accomplished novelist and history nerd Michelle Butler Hallett is back in The Newfoundland Herald’s spotlight with her latest historical thriller published by Goose Lane Editions, Constant Nobody<br />
In 2016, Butler released This Marlowe. The gripping account of English playwright Christopher Marlowe’s last months of life before being brutally murdered under ]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Accomplished novelist and history nerd Michelle Butler Hallett is back in <i>The Newfoundland Herald’s</i> spotlight with her latest historical thriller published by Goose Lane Editions,<i> Constant Nobody</i></strong></p>
<p>In 2016, Butler released <i>This Marlowe</i>. The gripping account of English playwright Christopher Marlowe’s last months of life before being brutally murdered under mysterious circumstances was listed for the ReLit Award and the Dublin International Literary Award. Now, five years later, she takes us on a riveting journey of love and tyranny set in 1937, during Stalin’s Great Purge and the Spanish Civil War.</p>
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<p>Butler Hallett, described by novelist Christy-Ann Conlin as an “elemental” writer, was immersed in reading, writing, and all forms of art at an incredibly young age. Alongside an enormous collection of storybooks and records, she found herself diving head first into non-fiction book subscriptions pertaining to biography, science, and history.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“I had a privileged childhood. My parents sacrificed a lot for all the read-along storybooks and records,” she shared in a one-on-one interview.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“I read about a very wide variety of topics, people, and places. I still do, and this helps me develop empathy for other people. I am parched with curiosity, so thirsty to learn — though of course the more I learn, the less I know.”</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Constant Nobody</b></h3>
<p>A totally absorbing storyline accompanied by humorous dialogue, <i>Constant Nobody</i> brings together two flawed characters within a time of violence and immense suffering. A young British agent operating undercover as a nurse meets a NKVD (Soviet Secret Police) agent under unfortunate circumstances. Add in the tricky language of love and you have what the Barenaked Ladies would refer to as — <i>Lovers in a Dangerous Time.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p>
<p>“Violence, evil, love, and grace seem to be constants of the human condition: how we live, and how we’re shaped. I am fascinated by both the depths and heights of humanity and the tensions between them,” she explained.</p>
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<p>On the outside, it seems a story of violence and repression. However, between the layers of psychological suspense, you find a powerful tale articulating the dynamics and depth that come with human nature.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“One theme of this novel is duty and how it’s perceived. I wanted to show how and why someone might do what Kotsya and Temerity do. If a reader takes something away from <i>Constant Nobody</i>, I hope it’s a sense of the complexities of empathy and responsibility.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Ochre Fest</b></h3>
<p>Founded in 2013, Ochre Fest is an annual celebration of Newfoundland and Labrador books, music, art, food and culture. While the festival usually takes place in beautiful Ochre Pit Cove, Conception Bay, this year required a COVID-19 adjustment. Author readings, along with all other components including musical performances, were recorded in advance and premiered via Facebook and their website.</p>
<p>“I love reading to an audience, whether it’s in person or online. I also have some readings posted on my YouTube channel. I feel very strongly about being prepared for a reading. If someone’s bothered to come to a venue or check out a stream, then I had jolly well be ready to give it my best. It’s about respect for one’s audience,” Butler Hallett shared.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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<p>“I’ve given many readings on the mainland, and a few here since I first published in 2006. This year’s Ochre Fest is my third time being invited to a festival here in Newfoundland and Labrador.”</p>
<p>Although I’m quite certain this won’t be the last incredible piece we see from Michelle Butler Hallett, this is the one you should run to purchase if you want to experience the addictive roller coaster of violence, evil, love, and grace.</p>
<p><i>You can grab your hard copy or eBook at www.gooselane.com. Hard copies are also available at Chapters and Coles, as well as The Bee’s Knees, one of Ochre Fest’s sponsors. To check out Ochre Fest updates visit www.ochrefest.ca</i></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bestselling author and distinguished broadcast journalist Linden MacIntyre shares how he’s always been connected to the province of his birth<br />
Linden MacIntyre has much to celebrate. Besides a 40-year career as one of Canada’s most accomplished broadcast and investigative journalists, he’s also a bestselling author.  <br />
His first novel, The ]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Bestselling author and distinguished broadcast journalist Linden MacIntyre shares how he’s always been connected to the province of his birth</strong></p>
<p>Linden MacIntyre has much to celebrate. Besides a 40-year career as one of Canada’s most accomplished broadcast and investigative journalists, he’s also a bestselling author. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>His first novel, <i>The Long Stretch</i>, was deemed “Mesmerizing,” by the <i>National Post</i>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>The praise was well placed as <i>The Long Stretch</i> went on to become a national bestseller.</p>
<p>MacIntyre followed his debut novel with two acclaimed works of non-fiction, sticking to his journalistic roots for <i>Who Killed Ty Conn?</i>, an in-depth investigation into the controversial death of a convicted bank robber and prison escapee. The second, <i>Causeway</i>, was an elegant memoir of MacIntyre’s coming-of-age in Cape Breton.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>‘The Wake’ &amp; NL Roots</b></h3>
<p>In 2009, MacIntyre returned to fiction with <i>The Bishop’s Man,</i> a poignant work that explored the nature of guilt, faith and the ramifications of the past on the present. <i>The Bishop’s Man</i> was awarded the Scotiabank Giller Prize and became a blockbuster number one bestseller.</p>
<p><i>Why Men Lie,</i> a remarkable look at the complexities and contradictions in the relationships between men and women followed. Then, in the national bestseller <i>Punishment</i>, MacIntyre explored justice and vengeance within a tight-knit maritime community grappling with the loss of one of its own. But whether it’s 2017’s <i>The Only Café </i>or one of his earlier creative works<i>, it’s </i>MacIntyre connection to Newfoundland that stands out.</p>
<p>In 2019’s, MacIntyre penned<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i> The Wake, </i>an incredible work of non-fiction recounting that tragic moment in history when a tsunami hit the south coast of Newfoundland in 1929.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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<p>As MacIntyre presented his latest, <i>The Winter Wives</i>, a thrilling new psychological drama that weaves together threads of crime, disability and dementia into a tale of unrequited love and delusion, he spoke with <i>The Herald</i> about his NL roots.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“Well, you know, you have to have more than a birth certificate to be from a place, but I was born (in St. Lawrence). My father was a hard rock miner who traveled around in the mines when he and my mother first got married and he was working in the flurspar mine in St. Lawrence and I was born there and my sister was born there,” he began.</p>
<p>While the family moved quite a bit and eventually settled in Cape Breton, he never forgot his Newfoundland roots.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“I never lost touch because, as you know, it’s very special. People in St. Lawrence – and my godmother was one of them, and she stayed in touch for as long as she was alive – people there are special. I never lost the sense that I had a connection with the place and it was a very happy period of my life.”</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>The Dramatic Story</b></h3>
<p>It seemed their Newfoundland years had quite a hold on the entire family, he added.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span></p>
<p>“My parents talked about it a lot and they talked about the friends they had there. It was quite a natural thing for me to try to check it out when I had an opportunity back in the 80s. And that’s when I became aware of the dramatic story of how that place had evolved over a number of years and of course, the climax of the tragedy was just sort of passing in the 80s. But I never got around to sticking my face in the story until much later when it was suggested to me by somebody in the publishing industry. They said, ‘well, that’s a heck of a story. Why don’t you write it sometime?’ And that’s how <i>The Wake</i> started.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>The legacy of the Newfoundland tsunami that happened on the south coast captivated him, he shared.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“The story of what happened on the south coast of the Burin Peninsula, where I first saw the light of day, was something that I felt should be told. It was fascinating to me,” he said.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-large wp-image-59385 alignleft" src="https://herald-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/bookmain-683x1024.jpg" alt="" width="683" height="1024" />We ask if the troubling legacy of the mine in St. Lawrence and the tragic cases of industrial diseases there inspired his journalism career. It certainly seemed like much of his work was focused on righting wrongs over the 24 years he spent as the co-host of <i>The Fifth Estate</i>.</p>
<p>“I am fueled by a sense that the world is divided between people who make things happen and people to whom things happen,” he said.</p>
<p>What occurred in his birth province – the deaths and the illness and the hardships faced by those who unknowingly went into the mines to work – was “classic fodder” for a journalist.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>“A handful of important people made things happen and a large number of people who were sort of vulnerable had things happen to them – tragic things –and the practice of journalism, which I believe is a public service that’s actually exercised for the benefit of the public &#8230; is a service industry or a service profession. And I always sort of felt that my first duty was to the people, that was why I did what I did for a living.”</p>
<p>That directive has followed him throughout his career, he added. It didn’t matter if it was writing fiction or non-fiction really, he shared.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“That comes first in all my thinking on how to tell the story, or what stories to tell. And the books that I decided I wanted to write, whether they be fiction or nonfiction, I wanted them to be from the point of view of the people to whom things happen to and not necessarily from the point of view of people who make things happen.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Dissecting Relationships</b></h3>
<p>His latest, <i>The</i> <i>Winter Wives</i>, is a good example of that. In the novel, two old friends get together for a weekend of golfing. During a long night of drinking, the fault lines between them start to show, one of the biggest: the two men married sisters with one being the sister both of them loved. Where did this story spin from?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“We’re all interested in relationships and relationships are made up of individuals and relationships are formed when certain individuals are either anxious to know or think they really know another individual. Every relationship, whether it’s a friendship or a marriage or a business venture, those first impressions that are made between two people are very important because any meeting can become a lasting relationship.”</p>
<p>It’s when we think we know a person that things “get interesting,” he added. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“It’s almost to be taken for granted that first impressions are very incomplete. And we think when we’re very young that we really, really know another person. Without spoiling, they all learn that their friend is not who they think he is at all in many ways &#8230; and that’s a huge discovery to make.” The book, while more dramatic and frantic than what many face in real life, certainly touches on things we deal with. “I think (<i>The Winter Wives</i>) touches on an awful lot of the challenges and conundrums in our lives. Why do we care about one another and how many shocks and surprises should we expect any relationship to absorb and survive?”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>We ask where the passion for storytelling came from. A natural-born talent?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“I grew up on the East Coast, like yourself. You grow up in a storytelling culture with oral tradition. When I was little, kids liked to get the attention of adults and when I was growing up, the surest way to get the attention of an adult would be to be a good musician, like a fiddle player, or every so often you would notice that if you had something important or interesting to say, it didn’t matter if you were eight years old or 28 years old, people would listen if you told it well.”</p>
<p>Storytelling and music were two things that attracted the respect of older people, even if it was a kid that was doing it, he added. He quickly learned what worked.</p>
<p>“I had this thing about storytelling from the very beginning and it was what interested me in journalism early on in life. I was interested in all writing, but to write a novel? I would promptly starve to death back in those days. So I told stories that you got paid for telling.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“And over time I now look back and say the timing worked out quite well because with journalism, you acquire a lot of experience and you meet a lot of people who eventually become useful, raw material for writing fiction that is fact based. And so that’s I guess the answer to your question. My body of work is just one bunch of stories that I’ve been telling for a long, long time using various formats.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bernardine Ann Teráz Stapleton’s latest book Girly Muckle and the Queer Hands is an exceptionally well-written novel about embracing the journey of self-discovery, set in a world of mythological and folkloric beings<br />
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Bernardine Ann Teráz Stapleton’s latest book <i>Girly Muckle and the Queer Hands</i> is an exceptionally well-written novel about embracing the journey of self-discovery, set in a world of mythological and folkloric beings</strong></p>
<p>If ever there was a place that embraced all aspects of the supernatural, mythology, and folklore, Newfoundland and Labrador is it.</p>
<p>Folklore encompasses traditions common to a specific culture, including oral traditions like tales and proverbs, passed on from generation to generation.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>The word folklore was coined in 1846 by the Englishman William Thoms, and although folkloric materials can be found all over the world, the majority of popular folklore we know today was derived in Europe, particularly England, Ireland, and Germany. This would explain why it’s so alive in Newfoundland and Labrador’s culture, as settlers emigrated over the past two or three centuries from these areas. Much also comes from the cultures of aboriginal peoples.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>It’s no surprise that folklore is ever so present in local literature, including <a href="https://bernardinestapleton.com">Bernardine Ann Teráz Stapleton’s</a> latest novel <i>Girly Muckle and the Queer Hands.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>A Successful Career</b></h3>
<p>Stapleton, born in North West River and raised in Marystown, has been writing for all 40 years of her career in the arts. Throughout her childhood, reading and writing played a major role.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“Truly, I was writing before I could speak, having learned to read and write from my grandfather reading from Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery magazines,” she shared in an interview with <i>The Newfoundland Herald.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></p>
<p>“I did not utter a word until I was three years old, but was writing plays and books about murder and ghosts.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Her work as a playwright and collaborator has been incredibly successful in both achievement and longevity. Her play Offensive to Some, written 25 years ago, is still produced regularly around the country. She’s a recipient of the Rhonda Payne Award from Arts NL, and her play The Pope and Princess Di was listed on the Playwrights Guild of Canada SureFire List in 2018.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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<p><i>Girly Muckle and the Queer Hands </i>embraces an array of mythological beings. The main character Girly Muckle is a queer teenaged Selkie, a creature living as a human by day and transitioning into a seal by night.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>She lives in a fictional village called The Battery, which is populated by folkloric characters who are slowly disappearing as their natural habitats are eaten up by industrialization. Girly and her friends form a band, The Queer Hands, and flout the rules by claiming their individuality and sexuality.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“Girly represents the person who always feels like the odd one out, the queer hand within us all,” Stapleton says. “The sense of never belonging, never fitting in, never feeling at ease within our own selves. She’s the lost child we all hold inside. This makes her important, and I hope gives her an ageless relevance.”</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Simple Lessons</b></h3>
<p>Stapleton’s inspiration behind the book was simply thinking about what she wished she could have read herself as a teenager. A novel full of questions and exploration despite society’s judgmental and restrictive views.</p>
<p>Throughout the novel, we follow Girly’s journey as she struggles to come to terms with her own sexuality and feelings towards her best friend Sasha, an Adlet, which is a race of creatures from Inuit mythology of Greenland and Labrador.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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<p>“It’s important, and essential, to see queer fictional characters in all forms of literature. As rich and varied as the queer literary landscape has become since my own youth, it is still light years away from being as densely populated as ’straight’ fiction,” she explained.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“Perhaps one day we won’t need the labels, but then perhaps we always ought to, in order to be able to demand the space.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Although the novel was originally written with aim towards young adults, Stapleton explained that she wrote to her own inner child, an inner childlike aspect we all carry in our conscious mind.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>‘Be Yourself’</b></h3>
<p>The innocent tone and personal growth of the novel makes the writing appealing to anyone of any age looking for empowerment in claiming their own self.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>“I hope my readers finish with hope and a sense of how fragile the world is, and how restorative even small acts of rebellion can be. Resist the pressure and tides of conformity. Be yourself among them. The lessons of the book are simple: to thine own self be true, tell the truth, follow your heart. It’s never too late to find out who you really are.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p><i>For more information on Girly Muckle and the Queer Hands, including where to purchase your paperback or eBook copy, visit <a href="https://bernardinestapleton.com">bernistapleton.com</a>, problematicpress.com, and amazon.ca.</i></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Navigating the fictitious forests of the literary world is no enviable task. Doing so alone is even more daunting. That was the case for enthusiastic first-time author Justin Hodder, who sought to give Newfoundlanders and Labradorians a new sort of adventure in his debut novel The Mists of Morne. <br />
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Navigating the fictitious forests of the literary world is no enviable task. Doing so alone is even more daunting. That was the case for enthusiastic first-time author Justin Hodder, who sought to give Newfoundlanders and Labradorians a new sort of adventure in his debut novel <i>The Mists of Morne.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></h3>
<p>Written over a two-year period beginning in 2019 as something of a creative outlet, Hodder has handled all facets of this personal journey, from promotion to and self-publishing and all things in between. <i>The Herald </i>caught up with Hodder for a glimpse into his literary process: the highs and lows of the independent author, and his desire to create larger-than-life storytelling.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<h4><strong>Embarking on a career in writing is quite the process in and of itself, but releasing your debut novel independently is something else entirely. How much more rewarding, yet scary, is that process for you?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></h4>
<p><em>&#8220;It certainly is. Initially, you feel as though you have nothing to lose. You sit down, you begin to write, and your ideas just pour onto the pages. But halfway through the process, when you get that first writers-block, that’s when panic sets it. And you quickly realize that you’ve invested all your time into a project where writing it is merely the beginning.</em></p>
<p><em>What happens when you&#8217;re “finished”? Who do you hire to edit it? What graphic designers are out there to polish your cover and typeset your manuscript? Who do you even contact to print this thing? These were all questions I had to ask myself weekly. Luckily, I’m not one to shy away from getting my foot in the door. I seized every opportunity and squeezed every contact I had to find each avenue I could to make this book a success. And it’s because of that struggle that I feel my book holds my passion within its pages. I worked my hardest for every word you’ll read inside. My reward is knowing you did!&#8221;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></em></p>
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<h4><b>As an emerging fiction writer based in NL, how important was it for you to create something that appeals to the readers of this province, while also standing out amidst a crowded block of talented authors?</b></h4>
<p><em>&#8220;My goal for this novel was to take the Newfoundland readers on a journey around the world; take them to places they may never in their lifetime get the chance to visit in person.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></em></p>
<p><em>A lot of Newfoundland literature embodies our heritage, our cultural past, or touches on our rural communities, and as much as I respect those stories and what they add to our literary scene, personally, I wanted to deviate from that until the story required it.</em></p>
<p><em>My novel will drop you smack dab in the middle of New York City, and before you know it, you’re on a mountaintop in Peru; one chapter you’re in a middle eastern temple, while the next your witnessing buildings implode to the ground. And after all the dust settles, just when you think you’ve got the whole story figured out, you’ll realize … you’re home.&#8221;</em></p>
<h4><b>What were some of the major surprises for you – good or bad – about this debut foray into novel-writing?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></h4>
<p><em>&#8220;Mhmm. I don’t think I was prepared for the complexity of the process. I’d read my own work over 10, if not 15 times, and I’d be convinced it was perfect. Then I’d send it to my editor, and she’d return it with, oh I don’t know, 10,000 mistakes! All of which needed correction of course. I’d get emotional, thinking I had done something wrong, especially due to my being novice. Without having a literary background or English degree, I wasn’t prepared for how raw my piece of work would actually be to a professional. However, ultimately, that is the process. You do your best, make the mistakes, watch how they get corrected, and you learn from it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></em></p>
<p><em>That is something I’ll definitely be more mentally prepared for next time. Going in blind this on this first attempt, I had no idea what to expect. But now, my expectations will be set a little lower, and much more realistic (in a good way!)&#8221;</em></p>
<h4><b>Now that you’ve finished </b><strong><i>The Mists of Morne</i></strong><b>, would you consider this to be the start of a series?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></h4>
<p><em>&#8220;Definitely! One thing I did not want to do with my first novel was back myself into a corner. I knew from the start that I wanted to create characters and situations in which I could expand on, continue forward with, or have the target audience crave more of. Without spoiling anything, everyone should know that there is much more out there in the fictional world I’ve built yet to be discovered. Think of this novel as the one that opens the floodgates, so to speak.</em></p>
<p><em>An Owens Odyssey is simply indicative that when someone strives to be successful, such as my main protagonist, Emily Owens, it’s never a one-and-done. There are so many angles and twists and trials and triumphs that must be achieved before you reach the pedestal in which you consider yourself deserving to sit.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></em></p>
<p><em>As applicable as that is to my character’s story, so it is in writing. Making a name for yourself is one thing … upholding it is another!&#8221;</em></p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;My goal for this novel was to take the Newfoundland readers on a journey around the world; take them to places they may never in their lifetime get the chance to visit in person.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Justin Hodder</p></blockquote>
<h4><b>Is there anything else you’d like to share with our readers?</b></h4>
<p><em>&#8220;I’d like to thank The Herald for their generosity and willingness in helping me get this article out there to the wider public of readers. As hard as I’ve worked to craft an enticing piece of literature, in the end, a novel is only as good as its audience. As a self-publishing author, I call on you, the readers, to support me on the final stretch of my journey.</em></p>
<p><em>Success means many things to different people, so for me, I’ll consider it a win if even just one person reads this work and thinks to themselves: &#8216;That was mystical. That was thrilling. That was something I haven’t read before from a local writer.'&#8221;</em></p>
<h3><strong><i>Visit Hodder on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/justin.b.hodder">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/justin.b.hodder/">Instagram</a> for much more!</i></strong></h3>
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