| Chat with Kim McDougall |
Kim McDougall is a writer and photographer with a BA in English literature from Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec. She was born in Montreal and has lived in Nice, France, Toronto, Long Island, New York and now beautiful Pennsylvania.
 She is also a fiber artist and photographer and writes fiction for children under her pen name, Kim Chatel. For more information on all these, check out her other site at www.kimchatel.com.
Though fantasy is Kim's first love, she writes anything from children's picture books to horror fiction. She believes that genres are crippling literature. A story takes on what ever form it needs. She does not set  out to write a fantasy or a romance. Rather, she writes the story as it demands to be written and then tries to fit it into a category only for the sake of convenience. Needless to say, some of her stories fall through the genre cracks. So she has created her own genre: Between the Cracks Fiction.
Kim gets excited about stories that push the boundaries of current labels, fiction that creates new labels. Her favorite authors accomplish this feat. Timothy Findley's Not Wanted on the Voyage, is the best fantasy novel that she has ever  read, but don't look for it in the fantasy section of your book store. Likewise, Guy Gavriel Kay's fantasy novel Tigana
has little magic, no elves, space ships or anything otherworldly. Still, it is a rip-roaring epic that delights in thwarting the readers' expectations.
These are the qualities that Kim strives to emulate in her writing. She believes there are others out there who crave fantasy fiction that is both meaningful and fun. So she invites you to browse the pages and experience a new genre of literature: Between the Cracks Fiction. The only common thread among these stories is that they needed to be written.
WHEN?
Sunday, June 7, 2009
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WHERE?
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| Door Prize |
| Kim has donated two ebooks, "The Golden Hour" and childrens picture book "A Talent for Quiet". These will be awarded to two lucky chatters during the chat. Remember, you MUST be present to be eligible!
Please feel free to pass this announcement on to anyone or any groups that you think may be interested. Thank you. |
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