Happy Halloween!
Halloween is only a week away! To start the season off with something spooky, below is a 'Guide to the Under Ground City' that I worked up with the folks at Random House Canada. Enjoy the slideshow!
In The News
Over the past couple of months I've been in the news quite a bit! Thanks to the Province and Quill and Quire for featuring me and The Voodoo Killings!
Profile: Kristi Charish’s science training lends believability to her work (Quill & Quire)
llustration: Rachel Idzerda for Quill & Quire. Click on the image to read the article!
Vancouver writer Kristi Charish puts the magic back in zombies (The Province)
Photo by Peter Darbyshire for The Province. Click on photo to read article.
FRIDAY 21st 8:30pm: Ottawa International Writer's Festival
Two days until the Paranormal Prose Panel at the Ottawa International Writer's Festival. Kelley Armstrong, Nathan Adler, and myself will be chatting putting the supernatural in our work. If you are a fan of urban/modern fantasy and Canadian fiction, you won't want to miss the chance to see Kelley Armstrong and Nathan Adler! This promises to be a fantastic panel!
When: Friday, October 21st
Where: Christ Church Cathedral • 414 Sparks Street Ottawa
Time: 8:30pm
Grab your tickets online at the reduced rate- members free!
Catching-Up Part 2: The Cook Islands
So, as I mentioned last week, I spent a couple of weeks in the Beautiful Cook Islands. For those not familiar with them, they are a collection of Polynesian Islands not too far from New Zealand. If you ever have the chance to go, I highly recommend it! For those wondering what I did sitting on a beach with next to no internet? Got an awful lot of writing done...
And fishing!!
You wouldn't know it from my books, but I spent a lot of my childhood on fishing boats! I've got to say The Cook Islands have some of the best deep sea fishing in the world. We went with Akura Charters and caught three mahi mahi (they were delicious!). Best part? We got a couple steaks and the rest were distributed to to local restaurants. We also saw a couple of humpback whales.
The fish I reeled in back at the docks!
note: mine is bigger.