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I grew up in a small town. Or, to be exact, on a farm outside a small town. And I\u2019m talking small. Not city small. But with a population that numbered in the hundreds. Like under five hundred, if you counted dogs and cats. And I couldn\u2019t wait to leave. I\u2019m a city girl at heart. It\u2019s where I feel the most comfortable and relaxed. But that doesn\u2019t mean I don\u2019t love small towns or appreciate the people who live in them. Because, I do! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a writer, I think the fascinating thing about small towns is the sense they are small and big at the same time. Small because they take up less geographical space and have far fewer inhabitants than their urban counterparts. Big because that small space hosts people with the same big hopes and dreams as city dwellers. And they go about creating opportunity without the resources a more urban centre provides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Creating a fictional town gave me the opportunity to explore the romantic notion of small towns with their famous unlocked door policy and their famed resilience. In my fictional town of Aspen Lake, everyone is looking to make a fair living wage, to fit in, and to protect those they love. A rural setting is also an opportunity to delve into the less than ideal aspects of living in a fishbowl. Because no place is exempt from struggle. There is no prefect paradise. No one\u2019s life is devoid of conflict. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope in Aspen Lake you\u2019ll find both the ideal and the unsavoury. Big city violence invades the quiet steadfastness of Aspen Lake in Backlash<\/a>. Exposed<\/a> has more of a snake in the garden vibe. And Gone<\/a> is all about secrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Until next time…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are some of your favourite fictional small town settings?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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