I learned so much from attending 3 or 4 of your workshops, thank you
Brian. The fire in my belly never went away, even when I moved downtown Toronto.
I wanted to let you know that I made a valiant attempt at conventional
publishing houses, query letters and the like. After 2 years of beautifully
written rejection emails by some of the best agents, I went Indie with my book.
It's been a fun ride.
The story is fiction but delves into struggles of coming out with a
bigoted father, sexual confusion, nightclubs, substance abuse, all
while being humorous and hopeful. The
underlying theme is a postcard to Montreal and a love story between a father
and son. Comparables would be a gay Secrets of Ya Ya Sisterhood, Fried Green Tomatoes, Piano Man's Daughter and
The Prince of Tides.
My sincere appreciation. More than anything, I would like to share
positive messages about difficult struggles with the younger generation.
Thank you,
Darren
And don’t miss Darren’s book launch
Live to Tell ~ A celebration of
of artistic expression
A Lit Variety Show, made up of a variety of acts including musical
spoken word, poetry, short film and prose.
Sat, 10 March 2018
7:00 PM – 10:00 p.m.
7:00: Visual Art display
8:00: Poetry/Prose/Spoken Word/Book Launch
Roncesvalles United Church, 214 Wright Avenue, Toronto (Map here)
More
details and RSVP here.
Will
Morning Ever Come: A novel
Kyle didn’t see a way out of the antagonism between him and his father,
until he learned the truth about him.
When 18-year-old Montreal party boy Kyle Regan resurfaces for his
grandmother’s funeral he comes face to face with his angry father, Russell, who
shows no sign of tolerating a gay son.
A trio of Dot’s friends are hell-bent on reconciling the gossip by
detailing her life, uncovering stories about his father’s childhood that don’t
seem to add up.
Kyle’s feels a growing spiritual connection to Grandma that turns his
life inside out.
In this postcard to Montreal, Will Morning Ever Come is a moving, often
amusing, coming of age story, about the complex bond between father and son.
See Brian Henry’s schedule here, including writing workshops,
weekly writing classes, and weekend retreats in Algonquin Park, Bolton, Barrie,
Brampton, Burlington, Caledon, Georgetown, Guelph, Hamilton, Ingersoll, Kingston,
Kitchener, London, Midland, Mississauga, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St.
Catharines, Saint John, NB, Sudbury, Thessalon, Toronto, Windsor, Woodstock,
Halton, Kitchener-Waterloo, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York Region, the GTA,
Ontario and beyond.
Hi Brian, I've learned that to get your novel out there, it is recommended you have a book trailer. I had some satisfaction in producing one with iMovie.
ReplyDeleteCheck out the trailer at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LVx4myCG6E&t=13s
Also, I've had good news of getting my book picked up by Glad Day Book Store in Toronto. Again, thanks for posting my book information.
Sincerely,
Darren