Who’s next on my North of the Border guest blog series? Today we have Marisa Masterson, author of the Manny’s Triumph.
Where does Marisa get her inspiration? How is Canada part of her inspiration? Read on and see…
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Canada—An Immigrant Hub
As a writer, I dig through family history for ideas and character names. I was raised by grandparents and heard fantastic stories about my ancestors. That said, I had no idea my family and countless others actually immigrated by way of Canada. This set me on my researching journey. After all, this would make for a great part in a novel. I could see it in my mind–immigrant heroine lands in Canada and travels across that country by covered wagon in order to reach the Cornish community in Southwestern Wisconsin.
Statistics I discovered really surprised me. For over a hundred years, eight people left Canada for every ten that arrived as immigrants. So where did they go?
Click here to read the rest of Marisa’s guest blog.
