Carley Fortune

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.

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.

Well, outside of America, the kind of like take is that Americans aren't interested in anything other than America.

Well, outside of America, the kind of like take is that Americans aren't interested in anything other than America.

Well, outside of America, the kind of like take is that Americans aren't interested in anything other than America.

I mean.

I mean.

I mean.

When I went out, when I went and spoke to readers about Every Summer After and relayed that, they're so offended by this notion. Yes. Literally. But I had also talked to authors who had said, yeah, my book that was set in Canada didn't sell as well as my book set in the States. And it's just this long... Canada is so bombarded with American media.

When I went out, when I went and spoke to readers about Every Summer After and relayed that, they're so offended by this notion. Yes. Literally. But I had also talked to authors who had said, yeah, my book that was set in Canada didn't sell as well as my book set in the States. And it's just this long... Canada is so bombarded with American media.

When I went out, when I went and spoke to readers about Every Summer After and relayed that, they're so offended by this notion. Yes. Literally. But I had also talked to authors who had said, yeah, my book that was set in Canada didn't sell as well as my book set in the States. And it's just this long... Canada is so bombarded with American media.

And there's... Canadian musicians have a hard time breaking in. And there's just this... Historically, there was this idea that if you want to break in to that market, you have to... talk to that market market more like the book shouldn't be super Canadian and so I I was not willing I had an agent tell me a Canadian agent tell me that I should set the book in like a coastal uh east coast to

And there's... Canadian musicians have a hard time breaking in. And there's just this... Historically, there was this idea that if you want to break in to that market, you have to... talk to that market market more like the book shouldn't be super Canadian and so I I was not willing I had an agent tell me a Canadian agent tell me that I should set the book in like a coastal uh east coast to

And there's... Canadian musicians have a hard time breaking in. And there's just this... Historically, there was this idea that if you want to break in to that market, you have to... talk to that market market more like the book shouldn't be super Canadian and so I I was not willing I had an agent tell me a Canadian agent tell me that I should set the book in like a coastal uh east coast to

town in the States. And I was like, I've never been there. You can't. I cannot. I can't. I won't. I guess it could be like Barry's Bay nowhere.

town in the States. And I was like, I've never been there. You can't. I cannot. I can't. I won't. I guess it could be like Barry's Bay nowhere.

town in the States. And I was like, I've never been there. You can't. I cannot. I can't. I won't. I guess it could be like Barry's Bay nowhere.

go to Barry's Bay or grew up on Barry's Bay like they will be able to connect to this in a different way yes you know what I mean and I think like for audiences outside of Canada it adds to the escapism because you've never been there and what I found like when I signed with my agent Taylor, she's based in Los Angeles. And she's like, I love the setting.

go to Barry's Bay or grew up on Barry's Bay like they will be able to connect to this in a different way yes you know what I mean and I think like for audiences outside of Canada it adds to the escapism because you've never been there and what I found like when I signed with my agent Taylor, she's based in Los Angeles. And she's like, I love the setting.

go to Barry's Bay or grew up on Barry's Bay like they will be able to connect to this in a different way yes you know what I mean and I think like for audiences outside of Canada it adds to the escapism because you've never been there and what I found like when I signed with my agent Taylor, she's based in Los Angeles. And she's like, I love the setting.