So who's John Knapp?

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             This is me!
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       So's this!
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   Grandpa!

             He's        bored!

​Yes! They're all me!  So you'll have to pick a mood that suits you as you browse through some of my writing exploits.

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Maybe the guy on the left is just plain frustrated by his inability to get prospective publishers excited about publishing his new novel.  

It appears that publishers are really only ready to take on authors who already have a successful book on the shelves of Chapters, or Barnes and Noble.

I first became interested in writing stories only a few years ago.    My love of putting pen to paper, or in the modern world, putting ten fingers to the keyboard, began slowly, shortly after my wife, Donna, discovered she had Alzheimer's Disease.    Why?    It became increasingly difficult to describe to all our friends and relatives, just what was happening to her.    Visits with others became rare, and telephone conversations were nearly impossible without upsetting my very worried Donna.    The computer and e-mail became my regular mode of communications with everyone.    There was little else to do as the need to care for Donna increased.

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As the days passed, the keyboard became my entertainment.    I began to write some short humorous stories.    These I sent to relatives and friends for their enjoyment and perhaps even critical comment - if they were gentle with my sensitive soul.    To my surprise I received some complimentary reviews.    Before too long I decided to try something a little more adventurous and 'have-a-go' at a full length book. ​

At first, the subject matter was obvious.    Donna's journey through Alzheimer's - 'Donna's Story'.  Donna is now in a residential care-home and 'Donna's Story' is not over.    I continue to write more chapters and they appear in the form of journals that are now here, on this website.  ​​

 

 

​In addition to those short stories and 'Donna's Story', I began to write some chapters for another book.    Over time this became my new novel, 'Jebediah Bilodeau'.  It is purely fiction and is described  under Writings & Ramblings, above.
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My intention now is to complete the edit processes on my short stories and chapters from 'Jeb' so I can post them here, on my website.  As time permits, I will work with my favourite Literary Editor - sister Sandy, to get things into a readable state. 

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