“In order to write about life first you
must live it.”
Ernest Hemingway
Janet Love Morrison was born in Toronto,
Canada and grew up in Port Coquitlam, near Vancouver, BC. She spent a lot of
her life travelling around the world doing a variety of jobs while living in
Switzerland, Israel, India, Japan and Malaysia.
Travelling inspired Love Morrison to
document was she felt, what she saw and what she heard. Her writing has
appeared in the Pique Newsmagazine,
which is published in Whistler, BC, one of Canada’s famed ski resorts, the Globe and Mail, one of Canada’s two
national newspapers and several other publications.
“Refugees, children, taxi drivers, fellow
travellers, work colleagues, family, friends, Dhyan Vimal, founder of Friends to Mankind, His Holiness the
Dalai Lama and so many, many more remarkable people have been my teachers.
From the Himalayas, to the Alps; from the
Andes to the Rocky Mountains; I have encountered this planet and I write to
honour the courage of those who have met life challenges and rose to be the
best they can be. They have sparked the belief in me that when we all rise to
be the best we can be humanity will rise to be the best it can be.”
Love Morrison first started editing in 2004
for Masters’ World magazine in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia. Since that tenure she has embraced a wide variety of editing
assignments including: websites, brochures, resumes, magazine articles, real
estate advertisements and so much more. Those creative experiences, combined
with teaching English grammar as an ESL teacher for 11 years, are what make
Love Morrison a well-rounded editor today.
In addition, Love Morrison is available for
speaking engagements for she has appeared on television, radio and various
other platforms to speak on different subject matters.
And finally, Love Morrison is an Ambassador
for Friends to Mankind, an international non-profit foundation that works with
individuals, corporation and philanthropic organizations towards the betterment
of humanity.
“If your
work is just work, then you haven’t found your work, but if your work is your
life, then you have found your life.”
Dhyan
Vimal, Founder, Friends to Mankind
How/why did you start to write?
From
the Himalayas, to the Alps; from the Andes to the Rocky Mountains; I have
encountered this planet and I write to honour the courage of those who have met
life challenges and rose to be the best they can be. They have sparked the
belief in me that when we all rise to be the best we can be humanity will rise
to be the best it can be.
What was your first published piece?
My first
article was published in The Whistler
Question in 1992.
Sponsored
by a local pizza parlour, the paper offered to publish travel stories in
exchange for extra-large pizzas. The article was titled, Cabbie a Cultural Oasis at Border Crossing, and chronicled my
journey across the Sinai Desert into the Gaza Strip in 1985. I was pretty
excited about the pizza!
What did you do before embarking on your
writing career? Was it an asset to your writing? How?
I’ve
spent many, many years outside of Canada and my intent has been to honour and
celebrate people who have met their challenges, for I believe they inspire
others to rise too.
What inspires you?
This
quote:
“If
your work is just work, then you haven’t found your work, but if your work is your life, then you have
found your life.” Dhyan Vimal, Founder, Friends to Mankind
Please share one of your successful author
platform building technique
For
me, I try to always be conscious of my beliefs and intent before I write.
Parting words
Radar the Rescue Dog
Author:
Janet Love Morrison
Illustrator:
Zuzana Riha Driediger
Foreword:
Justin Trudeau
Released:
October 2013
Categories:
Juvenile Fiction, Animals Dogs
Juvenile Fiction, Sports & Recreation
Juvenile Fiction, Winter Sports
ISBN
Numbers:
Paperback: 978-1-4602-2575-2
eBook: 978-1-4602-2576-9
Friesen
Press, Inc.
Suite
300 – 852 Fort Street
Victoria,
BC
V8W
1H8
CANADA
Tel:
1.888.378.6793
Email:
publishing@friesenpress.com
Bookstore:
http://www.friesenpress.com/bookstore/title/119734000011498168
Radar the Rescue Dog is a
fictitious children’s story based on a real dog. Three adventurous young skiers
venture beyond the ski area boundary and find themselves lost on Whistler
Mountain. Radar is their hero. It’s a simple plot to teach young skiers and
snowboarders mountain safety awareness.
In
1978 Radar was Whistler’s first avalanche rescue dog. His home was Whistler and
his owner was Bruce Watt, one of the original founders of the Canadian
Avalanche Rescue Dog Association (CARDA).
The
safety of mountain guests is critical in all ski areas. Much like we are taught
about the hazards of water, electricity and fire, we must also teach young
people about the fundamentals of mountain safety. This is the intent of Radar the Rescue Dog.
Justin
Trudeau has written the foreword. His brother Michel was tragically killed in
an avalanche in November 1998. Since then the Trudeau family has participated
in mountain awareness.
Radar is endorsed by the Canadian Avalanche Foundation;
the Canadian National Ski Patrol; the Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog
Association; Whistler Search and Rescue; and Dave Irwin and Steve Podborski of
the famed Crazy Canucks.
About
the Illustrator:
Zuzana
Riha Driediger lives in Revelstoke BC, and has been a member of CARDA
since 1993. She currently sits on the board of directors for the organization
and helps instruct rescue teams when required. She is presently
training her third avalanche rescue dog who looks a lot like Radar.
For information about Janet Love Morrison's other books, please visit this site
Janet Love Morrison's video about her book Friends: Six Women, Six Cultures, One Humanity
