Book Launch – The Inheritance – November 19. 2022

Karen Gansel will launch her new book, The Inheritance, at the Niagara on the Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, on Saturday, November 19, 2022, from 2 pm to 4 pm in the Studio Room. This novel features a successful corporate lawyer who lives and works in...

CanWrite 2019 – Vancouver B.C.

The CanWrite2019 Conference Plenary was given by National Chair, Margaret Hume on Friday, May 18 with a welcome to all authors, agents, editors and publishers and other participants. The first panel was moderated by J.J. Lee who was previously nominated for a Governor...

Finding My Genre – February 2017

As a fiction writer, I’ve found through attempts at marketing, a need to better refine the genre in which I create most of my work. To do this, I’ve had to read work in several different genres and determine what’s the best fit for me. In my case the...

Canadian Writers Summit – June 2016

I apologize for my absence from this blog due to preparation for writers conference, Branch and National AGMs as well as marketing two novels and beginning the outline for a third. Now that I’m back, I want to tell you about what a wonderful opportunity the...

Welcome from Karen

When I’m asked what kind of writer I am, which happens more often than I would expect, I respond that I’m the kind of writer who dreams large. It reminds me of the quotation from Walt Disney, All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue...