"Canadian immigration numbers would have to be doubled over 50 years in order to create the working population necessary to sustain competitive GDP growth. Regardless of the economic climate for immigrants wanting to move to Canada, there will always be jobs."
A LEE MARTINEZ – AWARD-WINNING NOVELIST OF GIL’S ALL FRIGHT DINER (MF GALAXY 042)
ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF TEN BOOKS SHARES STRATEGIES FOR DYNAMIC CHARACTERS AND PLOTS A Lee Martinez has authored of ten acclaimed novels including Divine Misfortune, Helen and Troy’s Epic Road Quest, and Chasing the Moon . For his debut novel Gil’s All Fright Diner , he won the Alex Award , which is given to adult fiction that possesses special appeal to younger readers. Martinez’s work mixes dynamic world-building with whimsical, hilarious, and touching storytelling. Martinez’s The Automatic Detective is one of my favourite books. It’s a noir crime thriller about a robot designed to destroy humanity, but he just doesn’t feel like it, so he drives a cab. But the work succeeds because it’s far more than just wacky—it’s got heart, and characters we can love. In this episode of MF GALAXY, Martinez discusses: The reasons why so many fans and teachers of so-called literary fiction dismiss the importance of plot His approach to characterisation on the invention ve...
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