Kenna
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | Kenna McKinnon is a Canadian freelance writer and self-employed entrepreneur. Her most memorable years were spent at the University of Alberta, where she graduated in 1975 with a BA degree with distinction in Anthropology. She has lived successfully with schizophrenia for many years. Member of the Writers Guild of Alberta and the Canadian Authors Association. She has three wonderful children and three grandsons. Kenna is the author of SpaceHive, a middle grade sci-fi/fantasy novel published by Imajin Books; The Insanity Machine, a self-published memoir with the latest research available at the time of writing; and DISCOVERY – A Collection of Poetry, all released in 2012. All are available in eBook and paperback on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and CreateSpace worldwide. Her YA/MG sci-fi/fantasy novel, BIGFOOT BOY: Lost on Earth will be released by Mockingbird Lane Press in late 2013 or early 2014. Her author's blog: http://kennamckinnon.blogspot.com Twitter: @KennaMcKinnon Facebook: KennaMcKinnonAuthor Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/dashboard |
| Interests | Health and physical fitness, writing, reading, volunteering, spirituality, entertaining, caricatures, making my own greeting cards, walking |
| Favorite movies | The Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp, Benny and Joon, The Youngest Candidate by Jason Pollock, The Green Mile, Dr. Strangelove, Birdy, Shawshank Redemption, The Stand, African Queen, Blazing Saddles, Avatar, Gone with the Wind, Scarlett, A Farewell to Arms, Airplane, 2012, Indiana Jones, Chocolat |
| Favorite music | Folk, Leonard Cohen,Johnny Ramone, "Cinnamon Girl", Neil Young, "Beethoven's Ninth", "Hallelujah Chorus", Old Time Rock 'n' Roll, Amy Winehouse, Black Eyed Peas, Duffy "Syrup and Honey", "Send in the Clowns", "Schubert's Serenade" |
| Favorite books | "Falling Upward," "The Brain that Changes Itself" by Dr. Norman Doitch, "American Gods", "Predictably Irrational" and "The Upside of Irrationality" by Dan Ariely, "Curveballs" by Catherine Mardon, "Caregiver's Guide for Canadians" by Rick Lauber, "First and Only Women" by Lynn Santa Lucia, "The Phoenix Factor", "The Handmaiden's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, "Anne of Green Gables",Leonard Cohen "Book of Longing", "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat", Anything by Margaret Laurence or Max Lucado |