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Courtney Symons

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in Canada

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Fiction, Psychology, Poetry

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Margaret Atwood, Barbara Kingsolver, John Irving ...more

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Courtney Symons lives in Ottawa, Canada where she works as a journalist. Her work has been published in various print and online media including the Ottawa Business Journal, the West Carleton Review, Metro Ottawa and The Landowner. She writes non-fiction all day and comes home to write fiction at night. This is her first novel, but she has been reading and collecting books since she learned how to hold one in her hands.

Follow her on Twitter @CourtneySymons or @OnceWeWreStolen and on Facebook at Once, We Were Stolen. Visit her website at www.courtneysymons.com (a work in progress) and learn more about her at www.about.me/courtneysymons. ...more

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Courtney Symons's Blog

Hello!

Well, I've never written a blog before but I certainly love to write. Why not give it a try?

I intend to use this blog to share thoughts on the creative writing process, pitfalls to avoid, as well as advice on self-publishing.

I'm open to suggestions on blog topics -- if you have any questions about writing or about my book, I'd love to share.

Happy reading!

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Published on February 04, 2013 07:09 • Tags: advice, creativity, self-publishing, writing

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Average rating: 4.06 · 31 ratings · 12 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Once, We Were Stolen 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Connections: Poems From The Pandemic by Courtney Symons (Goodreads Author), Mariel Van de Loo (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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