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Lake Louise, AB Lake Louise is within Banff National Park. It has a beautiful lake surrounded by the Rocky Mountains. Since moving to Calgary, my family has always celebrated our anniversary at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise for afternoon tea. It has always been a wonderful experience, and the views of the emerald lake and mountains are truly breathtaking. In Spark, Jenny and her companions decide to rest at Lake Louise after a long day’s travel from BC to Alberta. It is also at Lake Louise that they learn about a deadly new virus with horrific symptoms tearing through BC. Calgary, AB Calgary is a city in western Alberta and the third largest city in Canada. I currently live in Calgary! In Spark, the characters discuss about the Calgary Stampede. The Stampede is an annual ten-day event in July. It has shows (rodeo, dog bowl, freestyle motocross, etc.), music, attractions (parade, midway, shopping, etc.), and more! The book also mentions Calgary’s high elevation. If all the ice caps melt, Becky and her friends believe that Calgary, at an elevation of 1,047m, will still be above water. Regina, SK Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan. Driving from Calgary to Regina in the summer feels like gliding across an endless canvas of flat prairie land, framed by vast fields of golden wheat and other crops. In Spark, two people are airlifted to the Regina General Hospital, one of the city’s two major hospitals, after a particular event. Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg is the capital and largest city in Manitoba. I haven’t been to Winnipeg, and whenever people talk about it, they always mention the snowstorms. Anyhow, I hope to travel there one day. They have the largest and longest-running multicultural festival in the world, the Folklorama. Becky and her companions travel to Becky’s aunt’s place in Winnipeg's Linden Woods neighbourhood. 
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Thank you Indigo (The Core location) for giving me the opportunity to do a book signing event last week at their store. I got to meet so many people in the process. To those who have purchased a book, I hope that you'll enjoy reading Spark. If we've missed each other last week, Spark is still available at Indigo (The Core location), the Indigo online store, Pages . . ., Shelf Life Books, and of course, all other major retailers including Amazon and the FriesenPress bookstore.  Join me at the book signing event tomorrow! Come by Indigo at the Core (T.D. Square, 317 7 Ave SW T159, Calgary, AB) between 11 AM and 2 PM and say hello!  I can't believe how fast this summer has gone by, and now the Fall is here. The FriesenPress Book Catalogue: Vol. 14 has been released and a copy can be downloaded here. Spark is on page 82. Good news! Indigo Spirits (The Core location) is carrying Spark! Please check out the bookstore in the heart of downtown Calgary.  If you have enjoyed reading the following books or watching the following movies, you may also like my debut novel, Spark, as they share some similar themes. (1) Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer This story explores what happens to a family in northeastern Pennsylvania when their world changes forever. An asteroid hits the moon, knocking it into a closer orbit. This causes all kinds of disasters that bring the world to a halt. Miranda (16), her two brothers, and their mother retreat to the unexpected safe haven of their sunroom, where they subsist on stockpiled food and limited water in the warmth of a wood-burning stove. But as they start to run out of food and water, and without electricity and heat, Miranda and her family struggle to survive. (2) Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel In an event called “the collapse,” a deadly flu epidemic sweeps the globe and kills most of the world’s population. The plot revolves around a few main characters and offers glimpses into their lives both before the collapse and during the nineteen years that follow. (3) The Road by Cormac McCarthy A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food—and each other. (4) How It Ends directed by David Rosenthal Will and his future father-in-law go on a journey from Chicago to Seattle to look for Will’s fiancé Samantha after a super volcano eruption along the the West Coast and they lose contact with her. (5) The Day After Tomorrow directed by Roland Emmerich Jack Hall, a climatologist, goes on a journey from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reunite with his son when a sudden superstorm plunges the earth into a new Ice Age. (6) Contagion directed by Steven Soderbergh After returning from an overseas business trip, Beth Emhoff dies from some type of flu. Her young son dies later the same day. Around the world, people are dying from a mysterious virus. The CDC and the World Health Organization race around the clock to find patient zero and a cure for the virus.  How is Spark similar to the above books and movies?Spark follows 18 years old Becky and her companions on a journey from Langley, BC to Winnipeg, MB after an earthquake in BC. As it is set in the near future, some of today's predictions about the future become reality in the book, such as flooding of coastal cities and extreme weather conditions. The main character, Becky, and her companions are faced with many challenges as travel towards Winnipeg, including a new virus. For more information about Spark, please return to the home page.
Here's the link to my interview with Literary Titan. Enjoy!  Hi everyone! I'm just starting to learn about how to edit my website and blog. Here are some teaser images from my new book, Spark. |
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