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Name: Glenda Goertzen (pronounced Grrrtzen)
Born: January 14, 1967 Sign: Capricorn Birthplace: Morse, Saskatchewan (home of the Biffy Races) Current home: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (home of the Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Races) Current occupation: Author/Library Technician Pets: Glenda Goertzen would love to have pets but she is allergic to anything with fur or feathers. She is considering turtles. Favourite bird: Hummingbird Favourite animal: Dolphin Favourite insect: Dragonfly Favourite book: Watership Down by Richard Adams Comment most often repeated on school report cards: "Glenda needs to improve her handwriting." |
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How Glenda Goertzen Became a Writer Due to chronic asthma, Glenda Goertzen spent much of her childhood in bed, reading and writing stories. She wrote her first novel in grade nine. It was supposed to be a short story assignment, but it raged out of control! Luckily her English teacher was an understanding soul who urged her to enter the science-fiction adventure in a contest. Although it didn't win, the experience encouraged her to write novels throughout high school and beyond. One of those novels was The Prairie Dogs, inspired by stray dogs she had known and by the imaginary adventures of her favourite childhood toys, led by a stuffed poodle named Pooch. After receiving her B.F.A. in Film and Video, Glenda worked her way through a variety of multi-media positions, from computer graphics artist to producer and writer of CK's Club for Kids for CKTV in Regina. In 1998, Glenda was overwhelmed by a desire to be surrounded by books rather than television screens. She moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to study Library and Information Technology at SIAST. Shortly after launching into her library career, The Prairie Dogs was published. Glenda has been writing books ever since. She now spends her days, at home and at work, surrounded by books. |
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Top Ten Reasons Why Glenda Goertzen Became a Writer
1. It gives you a good excuse to stay up half the night and get up at noon. 2. If the real world is getting you down, you can invent a new world where YOU make the rules. 3. You learn interesting stuff while doing research for your stories. 4. If someone makes you mad you can turn them into a villain in your book and make all sorts of nasty things happen to them. 5. You can sit there staring into space for an hour and tell people, "Don't interrupt me, I'm working!" 6. You can get away with doing weird things in the name of research. 7. People stop you in the street and ask for your autograph (this hasn't happened to Glenda yet, but she's sure it will soon). 8. You can do your work anywhere, anytime. 9. Being a children's author gives you an excuse to read children's books. 10. You get to meet interesting people such as other authors, the people you interview for research, and best of all, the people who read your books! |
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