Location: Canada
Member Since:
Feb. 15, 2017
Olivia Joy Dawson
Biography
My life is just like yours, full of both the mundane and the marvellous.
How about we skip the mundane details and celebrate the marvellous? (That's Canadian for marvelous, BTW.)
Yes, I'm proudly Canadian! You might have heard of us? We live north of the Dakotas in igloos, drive dogsleds, fend off polar bears, and usher our elders out of this life on migratory ice floes. Gotcha! Don't believe the popular fiction about Canada. Come see our Huskies for yourself.
When I'm not writing, I'm usually mulling over elements of one story or another. There's always something simmering on the back burner. I grew up in a family who inhaled books. Reading was my raison d'être. I have a better reason now, but reading still brings me immense pleasure. My greatest wish as an author is to craft stories that delight people in the same way that I, as a reader, yearn to be delighted. When that happens, as my husband often says, it's mmmmmmmmahhhvellous!
I've been married to the same wonderful man for over forty years (even though he says I sing like Minnie Mouse). Olivia is only my writing name, so here are a few random but true facts about me: I live in a small Canadian town surrounded by incredible people whose first language isn't English. I spend time most weeks throwing the neighbor kid's ball/Frisbee/arrows back into their yard. I love dogs. I also love cats. (The dogs don't know and the cats don't care.) I love the ocean (except for the sharks) and the mountains (except for the bears). I enjoy walking beside rivers and lakes, listening to the water and watching the birds. My favorite hockey team is the Montreal Canadiens. I like Jurassic Park. I hate commercials. I hate discrimination. (It's like that lame commercial you've seen a thousand times that keeps interrupting the sweet drama of life.) I unintentionally interrupt people. (See, I even do it to myself!) If I could go anywhere in the world, I'd go more to visit friends (who still love me even though I interrupt them) than to see the sights. (Still reading? Wow, you're hardcore.)
I love to entertain, and I would also love to hear from you. Contact me via my blog, (unless you're a stalker). That's where you'll find more personal glimpses (but nothing really stalk-worthy). Until then, I'll be working on my next story. When I'm not mending my dog sled.
How about we skip the mundane details and celebrate the marvellous? (That's Canadian for marvelous, BTW.)
Yes, I'm proudly Canadian! You might have heard of us? We live north of the Dakotas in igloos, drive dogsleds, fend off polar bears, and usher our elders out of this life on migratory ice floes. Gotcha! Don't believe the popular fiction about Canada. Come see our Huskies for yourself.
When I'm not writing, I'm usually mulling over elements of one story or another. There's always something simmering on the back burner. I grew up in a family who inhaled books. Reading was my raison d'être. I have a better reason now, but reading still brings me immense pleasure. My greatest wish as an author is to craft stories that delight people in the same way that I, as a reader, yearn to be delighted. When that happens, as my husband often says, it's mmmmmmmmahhhvellous!
I've been married to the same wonderful man for over forty years (even though he says I sing like Minnie Mouse). Olivia is only my writing name, so here are a few random but true facts about me: I live in a small Canadian town surrounded by incredible people whose first language isn't English. I spend time most weeks throwing the neighbor kid's ball/Frisbee/arrows back into their yard. I love dogs. I also love cats. (The dogs don't know and the cats don't care.) I love the ocean (except for the sharks) and the mountains (except for the bears). I enjoy walking beside rivers and lakes, listening to the water and watching the birds. My favorite hockey team is the Montreal Canadiens. I like Jurassic Park. I hate commercials. I hate discrimination. (It's like that lame commercial you've seen a thousand times that keeps interrupting the sweet drama of life.) I unintentionally interrupt people. (See, I even do it to myself!) If I could go anywhere in the world, I'd go more to visit friends (who still love me even though I interrupt them) than to see the sights. (Still reading? Wow, you're hardcore.)
I love to entertain, and I would also love to hear from you. Contact me via my blog, (unless you're a stalker). That's where you'll find more personal glimpses (but nothing really stalk-worthy). Until then, I'll be working on my next story. When I'm not mending my dog sled.