A Village of Lumby author is making strides in the fantasy world.

Katrina (K.M.) Lapointesa国际传媒檚 Awakening Arorus, the first in the series The Clan Destayy Chronicles, marks the stay-at-home mother and Charles Bloom Secondary gradsa国际传媒檚 debut on the scene.

sa国际传媒�Awakening Arorus, in the beginning, was because of my love of reading. I mean, I get into a book and itsa国际传媒檚 a relaxing escape from the every day,sa国际传媒� Lapointe said. sa国际传媒淚 remember ever since I was learning to read I loved stories and when I got into my teens Isa国际传媒檝e always known that I wanted to write an adventure that hopefully one day, I could share with the world.sa国际传媒�

Lapointesa国际传媒檚 novel follows lead heroine Neko Norston who finds an odd glowing stone in her mothersa国际传媒檚 jewelry box. Norston is then transported to an alternate realm full of magical intrigue: the land of Arorus. But hersa国际传媒檚 is not the only powerful stone in Arorus.

Norston faces rebels, kings and magical entities as she fights to return to the modern world.

sa国际传媒淭he idea for the book itself was from reading all sorts of fantasy books,sa国际传媒� Lapointe said. sa国际传媒淚 will say watching anime really inspired me to write an epic adventure because in an anime you can actually watch a story unfold and thatsa国际传媒檚 how I wrote this book: picturing it as a movie in my mind.sa国际传媒�

Lapointe said she intends to turn The Clan Destayy Chronicles into a three or four part series.

sa国际传媒淭he very first scraps of this book started when I was still in high school in Grade 10, but I didnsa国际传媒檛 really get serious with the book until 2014 when I finished the first rough draft,sa国际传媒� Lapointe said.

sa国际传媒淢y hope is to write this series and keep going, writing many more books for people to read and enjoy.sa国际传媒�

Lapointe, who studied through The Writersa国际传媒檚 Institute and received diplomas in breaking into print and shape write and sell your novel, has always found writing to be her muse.

sa国际传媒淭o be honest I have always been a bit of an ambivert and so I didnsa国际传媒檛 have a ton of close friends. I was that shy girl hiding in the back of the classroom, so I think, writing for me, is and has always been a way to express myself,sa国际传媒� Lapointe said. sa国际传媒淚 feel at peace when I get onto a computer and just let myself get immersed in the adventure that unfolds.sa国际传媒�

When she isnsa国际传媒檛 writing, Lapointe said she spends time with her husband, daughter, two cats and two dogs, reading, watching Netflix and scenic photography. In the summer, Lapointe is out in the bush near Sugar Lake with the family for camping, hiking, biking and paddleboarding.

Regardless of where she is, however, Lapointe is an author through-and-through. And she hopes to share her love with readers and writers alike.

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Awakening Arorus, published by Victoriasa国际传媒檚 Tellwell Talent, is available as an eBook through , and .

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