Today marks the 13th anniversary of this website. I’ve been babbling about writing and travelling and life for a long time on this platform! When I returned to writing in 2002, after a rather lengthy absence, I thought it would only be for a couple years. I was just working through some heavy stuff at the time and figured I’d get my words down and abandon the creative pastime when I was done with the cleanse. Turns out it was a return to a passion that haunted me my entire life…one I avoided for various reasons I don’t really feel like getting into. I’m grateful the return was permanent…as permanent as something can be in an ever changing universe. Writing brings me no end of pleasure. It always has…even while I avoided it. A writer is always writing…even when they’re not. From 2002 to 2007, I was seriously prolific. I was purging decades…attempting all the various forms of writing at once, from poetry to short fiction to song writing to memoir to novels to articles. You name it…that 5 year period had me trying everything.
I have had SO MUCH FUN! 6 novels published, a 7th sold. 5 Muskoka Novel Marathon BEST NOVEL AWARDS. Memoir recorded on CBC Radio. Memoir published in Globe & Mail. Poetry published all over the world. 12 plays produced…all over the world. Contests wins. Short stories published. Anthology inclusions. Anthologies contacting me for content. It’s been a whirlwind. But I’m JUST GETTING STARTED. (-:
I’m so grateful I decided to create this blog/website. It’s the thing that’s kept be going after I wasn’t so sure I should. So, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY CREATIVITY!
KEVIN CRAIG 