I’d never written much more than a thank-you note. Then, one day, I decided to try my hand at writing something myself. I proceeded to read as much historical fiction as I could find, driving the local librarians nuts with my need for more. That book was “Outlander,” and it turned my world upside down. In 1998, I became a stay-at-home mom, and that was the busiest of all my jobs! When our daughters were about six and eight, my mother noticed that I spent very little time on myself, and she decided to change that by bringing me a book and insisting I sit down to read. I also taught piano in my home to dozens of local kids over the years.
I graduated from the University of Toronto in 1986 with a Bachelor in Music Performance (on the oboe), but my life changed direction when I developed an autoimmune disease called “Sjögrens Syndrome.” Unable to play anymore, I taught myself to type in a weekend and then embarked on a crazy but fascinating series of jobs in advertising, promotions, marketing, and fundraising in retail, media, and non-profits. What were you doing before? And what made you start writing?
You mention on your website that you started writing when you were 40. Prolific and determined, Genevieve is proud to bring Canadian history to life through the popular, mainstream market of commercial historical fiction and plans a book a year for as long as she can keep up!
Using her love of historical fiction as a palette, she began in-depth research into the little-known, even forgotten history of Nova Scotia, then the rest of Canada, publishing five Canadian bestselling novels in five years, including the “instant #1 bestseller,” The Forgotten Home Child.
Genevieve Graham moved to Nova Scotia in 2008 and fell in love with the integral history woven into every aspect of this province. Member Book launch: 77° North (June 14).Member Workshop: A Bouquet of Non-Fiction (June 3).Member Reading: Hung Out to Die (May 28).⤷ Guide to Hosting an In-Person WITS Visit.
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