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Merilyn Simonds

@MerilynSimonds

author of Refuge (novel, 2018) Gutenberg's Fingerprint (memoir, 2017), The Paradise Project, The Convict Lover, & more; curious about all things past and future

 Ontario, Canada & SMA, Mexico
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Joined October 2010
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Birds are back and so am I! New Books Unpacked on writing the lives of others buff.ly/3s8Elrn
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Hello spring! Rebirth of LitBits—tidbits from my writing desk and the world of books. buff.ly/3s6LRCY
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So much fun cooking all these drinks, appies, bread, soups, salads, mains, especially desserts. Ten lbs gained for @PeleeIslandBird @pelee_heritage. Birdfeed Contest: Find birds embedded in menus. Great prizes! pibo.ca/en/2020-pibo-virtual…
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You wanted #recipes? Here are some yummies! pibo.ca/en/2020-pibo-virtual… We couldn't do an in-person @PeleeIslandBird @pelee_heritage #bird celebration gala this year so it's online. Munch along w. us on May 9, + choose your own menu! Tx to @MerilynSimonds for pulling this together!
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Wow. Thank you @RoBattigelli. Tweets like this keep a writer going.
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Friyay!! Hoarder Penny's #FridayReads is Refuge by @MerilynSimonds @ecwpress It's already shaping up to be an excellent reading experience. Looking forward to spending the weekend with it.
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How Long Should It Take to Write a Book? ow.ly/zXBX30m6BHx @MerilynSimonds @JaneFriedman #wkb31

How Long Should It Take to Write a Book? | Jane Friedman

Writing a novel requires the creation of a fully populated world. Deities can pull that off in six days, but how long should it take to write a book?

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CookeMcDermid@CookeMcDermid30 Oct 2018
Replying to @TorontoStar
@TorontoStar calls @MerilynSimonds's 18th novel, REFUGE, a "story that sweeps through the last century and around the globe, deeply engaged with the natural world, history and our human ties, one to another . . . bracing and beautiful." thestar.com/entertainment/bo…
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"Twitterific" from @elizabethscraig & @hiveword : bit.ly/2AwfUvy @TomBlunt @SignatureReads @MerilynSimonds @JaneFriedman
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And here I thought I was the only slow-mo writer out there! @JaneFriedman @CarlaJDouglas buff.ly/2CTWRNf #NaNoWriMo
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"Refuge is bejewelled by fine writing...in terms of structure and imagery, it is a marvel." Little pleases more than a well-written, thoughtful, insightful review. Thank you @debramartens and @CanadaNY Canadian Writers Abroad canadianwritersabroad.com/20… @ecwpress
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In my novel Refuge, Cassandra MacCallum—a Canadian nurse in Mexico—is called upon to photograph a neighbour's daughter, who has died. I stared at Reva’s portrait of the dead child: this was the picture I had imagined Cassandra taking. bit.ly/2OEyyJp @ecwpress @lithub
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Photographs uncompromisingly honest, yet poetic—Reva Brooks' mid-century portraits eerily match those of the heroine of my novel Refuge. “Had I heard about her —or tapped into some female-photographer truth?” lithub.com/at-the-intersecti… @lithub @ecwpress bit.ly/2OEyyJp
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You can run, little icon-man, but you can't hide...#streetsigns
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I just finished @Sandra_Gulland new novel Game of Hope. I was spellbound, as will everyone with a special love for the Josephine trilogy. Sandra shows us Napoleonic France through the unique perspective of Josephine's young daughter Hortense. Enthralling!
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The pleasure was mine, Steven
Steven Buechler (@stevenbuechler) profile pictureSteven Buechler@stevenbuechler24 Sep 2018
Image of my autographed copy of REFUGE by @MerilynSimonds - signed: For Steven - With all best wishes, Merilyn Simonds Word on the Street 2018 @torontoWOTS @ecwpress #bookcollection #autograph #canLit
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It was a pleasure to not only meet @MerilynSimonds yesterday at @torontoWOTS but to see her hand glide over my copy of GUTENBERG'S FINGERPRINT and sign with a fountain pen: For Steven, With admiration and appreciation for all you do for books. Merilyn Simonds @ecwpress
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Lovely event @wots with @heidisopinka. Thanks @jaelrichardson for great moderating!
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Thanks @stevenbuechler — happy to sign both books! Looking forward to seeing you manana.
Steven Buechler (@stevenbuechler) profile pictureSteven Buechler@stevenbuechler22 Sep 2018
I am excited to be hearing @MerilynSimonds read from her latest work at @torontoWOTS but I hope I get a chance to get her to sign a copy of "Gutenberg’s Fingerprint" for my library. Here is a link to an interview she did for my blog last year. pacifictranquility.wordpress… @ecwpress
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Hey did we mention that it's @torontoWOTS THIS SUNDAY? Get in the #WOTS spirit w/ the amazing @lezlielowe, Rabindranath Maharaj & @MerilynSimonds, who are reading at the #VibrantVoices stage & told us about their books, fave WOTS memories & more open-book.ca/News/Ontario-s-… #Sept23
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49th Shelf@49thShelf19 Sep 2018
Amazing #bookgiveaways this week for our members! 49thshelf.com/Giveaways @ecwpress @InannaPub @NeWestPress @DMPublishers @_secondstory
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