Carley Fortune

And it was like, for one, it's kind of amazing. Like I have created this book that people feel so, so many people have opinions on. But it was a real moment where I was like, okay, Carly, you are going to delete this and this is not a place for you anymore.

I'm really lucky. My husband has pulled away from his work. And so he is able and I write at home. So my office is at home. But he is able to like do the drop off and pick up in the morning. He does lunches, he does dinners. And so I'm able to just like go like after the kids leave in the morning, I go to my office and I write all day.

I'm really lucky. My husband has pulled away from his work. And so he is able and I write at home. So my office is at home. But he is able to like do the drop off and pick up in the morning. He does lunches, he does dinners. And so I'm able to just like go like after the kids leave in the morning, I go to my office and I write all day.

I'm really lucky. My husband has pulled away from his work. And so he is able and I write at home. So my office is at home. But he is able to like do the drop off and pick up in the morning. He does lunches, he does dinners. And so I'm able to just like go like after the kids leave in the morning, I go to my office and I write all day.

Um, I break for like exercise and then, um, I stop when, when the kids come home at four 30, sometimes I work a little bit longer. Um, but that's, that's it. And because, you know, because he's home, because I don't have to worry about food, I don't have to worry about laundry. Um, I don't have to worry about pickup. If the kids are sick, he will take them to the doctor.

Um, I break for like exercise and then, um, I stop when, when the kids come home at four 30, sometimes I work a little bit longer. Um, but that's, that's it. And because, you know, because he's home, because I don't have to worry about food, I don't have to worry about laundry. Um, I don't have to worry about pickup. If the kids are sick, he will take them to the doctor.

Um, I break for like exercise and then, um, I stop when, when the kids come home at four 30, sometimes I work a little bit longer. Um, but that's, that's it. And because, you know, because he's home, because I don't have to worry about food, I don't have to worry about laundry. Um, I don't have to worry about pickup. If the kids are sick, he will take them to the doctor.

It's become so much more manageable. I wrote my third book. with like the kids being, Marco was still working and the kids were sick all the time and I was sick all the time. And I think we had three weeks of good health between like September and March. And by the time I was, that's kind of my writing period. By the time we got to spring, I was, I just had a full breakdown.

It's become so much more manageable. I wrote my third book. with like the kids being, Marco was still working and the kids were sick all the time and I was sick all the time. And I think we had three weeks of good health between like September and March. And by the time I was, that's kind of my writing period. By the time we got to spring, I was, I just had a full breakdown.

It's become so much more manageable. I wrote my third book. with like the kids being, Marco was still working and the kids were sick all the time and I was sick all the time. And I think we had three weeks of good health between like September and March. And by the time I was, that's kind of my writing period. By the time we got to spring, I was, I just had a full breakdown.

I was like, I can't do this work as a mom looking after these kids. Like I can't write with sick kids at home and I'm sick all the time. And that's when Marco stepped back from his job.

I was like, I can't do this work as a mom looking after these kids. Like I can't write with sick kids at home and I'm sick all the time. And that's when Marco stepped back from his job.

I was like, I can't do this work as a mom looking after these kids. Like I can't write with sick kids at home and I'm sick all the time. And that's when Marco stepped back from his job.

I am. I'm so glad. That's really cool. I couldn't do it without him.

I am. I'm so glad. That's really cool. I couldn't do it without him.

I am. I'm so glad. That's really cool. I couldn't do it without him.

Yeah. When I started writing the book, like I wanted to write about where I grew up and how I grew up and that was Barry's Bay because it was just for me. But then when I started thinking about publishing the book, Canadian writers historically have been told that – I cared about getting an audience. If I was going to publish something, I wanted people to read it.

Yeah. When I started writing the book, like I wanted to write about where I grew up and how I grew up and that was Barry's Bay because it was just for me. But then when I started thinking about publishing the book, Canadian writers historically have been told that – I cared about getting an audience. If I was going to publish something, I wanted people to read it.

Yeah. When I started writing the book, like I wanted to write about where I grew up and how I grew up and that was Barry's Bay because it was just for me. But then when I started thinking about publishing the book, Canadian writers historically have been told that – I cared about getting an audience. If I was going to publish something, I wanted people to read it.

Canadian authors have been told that Americans are not interested in books set in Canada, so a lot of the time you'll see authors setting their books in the States. And, or, and so when I was out to agents, I asked everyone, like, is it okay that my book is set in Canada? And I had varying opinions about that. What was that? I don't understand that.