Welcome
I'm writing and illustrating June and the Star, a YA fantasy novel about navigating deception in a magical world. Here you'll find posts on:
Writing craft (character arcs, discovery writing, story structure)
Illustration process and style development
Children's literature philosophy (moral clarity, earnest heroes)
Creative life (finding time, overcoming perfectionism)
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My disenchantment with institutions
I used to trust Canadian institutions to generally tell the truth. That trust was broken through experiences that revealed competing versions of reality—what I witnessed versus what was reported.
Why write a book?
I never planned to write a novel. But kids today grow up in an unprecedented information landscape — social media, algorithmic echo chambers, monetized attention. Here's why I believe fiction can teach media literacy better than lectures ever could.