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I'm a 21-year-old biology student and jack-of-all-trades. Right now, I'm supposed to be working on a thesis about pollinator behavior and floral adaptation.

But instead I do things like paint (I made the snazzy new cover on my book), write, play my fiddle, cook, or go for long runs. In my rather life, I've managed to work as a janitor, a zookeeper, a special-ed teaching assistant, a research assistant, and a musician for hire, as well as racking up a surprising number of life-or-death close shaves.

I wrote my posted novel when I was 16, and have begun to revise it this year, (hopefully) with a more mature eye. The feedback I've gotten from the site has helped the process tremendously-- thanks so much!
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If you read or back my book, I'll give your work a look, whatever the genre. If it's well-written and grabs my interest in a unique and genuine way, I back it.
I'd like to leave a comment for everyone, but reality often ensues, and I end up just backing books I like.
And if you left a comment or backing, and I have (shamefully!) forgotten to read your book, please leave an irate note to that effect, and I'll see to it.

favourite books

In no particular order: The Shipping News, Moby-Dick, Under the Glacier, Dubliners, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Cannery Row, Waxwings, Saving Fish from Drowning, Long for This World, A Thousand Secret Senses, Chronicle of a Death Foretold...

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my books

A View From the Edge of the Wo....

S.B. Stewart-Laing

When Rose MacRae fled her hometown, she believed her old life was finished.Now the past is back with a vengeance.


When Rose MacRae’s family tries to marry her off to a boorish family friend, she storms out of Miller’s Bay, Nova Scotia to start over in the United States. She cuts off contact with everyone, including Alasdair MacKinnon, the young boy she mentored. Even a desperate call from her bereaved sister and her nephew Blàir MacIsaac doesn’t shake her resolve.

Over twenty years, Alasdair builds a musical career and life with his secret lover Hamish. When the Grand Banks fishery fails and the provincial government threatens to force the citizens of Miller’s Bay to relocate, Alasdair hatches a plan to save the town. Unfortunately, the plan puts him on a collision course with the increasingly unhinged Blàir, who believes that Alasdair is responsible his failed love affair.

Meanwhile, Rose’s son Nick Jones is on the brink of his “big break” as a musician when his best friend commits suicide. Unable to cope, he flees to an unlikely refuge– Miller’s Bay. But his arrival will shatter the truce that preserves the town's secrets and stability.

 

The Final Straw

S.B. Stewart-Laing

Artistic pretensions, financial reality, cultural misconceptions and a foul-mouthed parrot collide head-on in Andrew MacDougall's Glasgow flat when his new roommate arrives.


The biggest problem in Glasgow veterinarian Andrew MacDougall’s life is his friends’ ill-fated attempts to find him a date. Then his best friend and longtime flatmate moves out. Desperate for someone to pick up the slack, and saddled with the care of a foul-mouthed parrot, he’ll settle for anyone with a positive bank balance. Luckily for him, Jack Green needs a new home and moves in with his indie movie collection in tow.
To Andrew’s dismay, however, his new American flatmate exaggerated one small detail—he’s not a published author with a steady royalty cheque, but an unemployed hipster with delusions of literary greatness, a dislike for all of Andrew’s exotic pets, and a penchant for annoying Andrew’s friends. With Andrew as his meal ticket, he’s finally going to write his epic adventure novel set in 14th century Scotland (starring his swashbuckling stand-in, one Randall MacIvor). Well, after he’s finished updating his LiveJournal and watching some television.
Upon discovering the deception, Andrew throws his usual scruples out the window and plans his revenge. In the resulting battle of the roommates, Jack may get some perspective and even a job—but will it cost Andrew the last of his decency?

 

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Daniel Delacy wrote 26 days ago

Care to swap reads? :o)

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I commented/backed your book 305 days ago - though my book has been o....

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I wrote 192 days ago

You really capture Alice's voice-- quirky and heartbreaking at the same time. Her struggles are realistic, and even though they are quite personal, the reader is immediately drawn into her world. view book

I wrote 238 days ago

You do a good job of getting inside your character's head-- I especially like Jenni's odd little observations. However, she feels a little emotionally cold, and given your style, the reader really needs to sympathize with Jenni right away, or at least be fascinated by her. view book

I wrote 238 days ago

You have a knack for original descriptions and intriguingly twisted characters. view book

I wrote 240 days ago

You've created an interesting and richly imagined world here-- definitely more dark and surreal than the standard-issue fantasy setting. view book

I wrote 292 days ago

A very interesting premise! Your style is direct, but compelling and vivid. The main character is real and intimately explored. Good work. view book

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