Michèle in a first contact situation
Who am I?
In a nutshell: I tell long & short stories in English and French, science-fiction being my favourite flavour!
And of course, I am curious (pic)!
What did I do?
My complete list of works (hang on there!)
My illustrated English blog Echoes of a Sunday Artist.
My traditionally published books
My comic books
How did I come to write SF ?
My late and dear father Jacques Laframboise initiated me to reading science-fiction and bird watching. My love of nature pulled me to get degrees in geography and engineering, but two recessions and my own social awkwardness kept the employers away. Anyway, I got my fantastic husband out of university, and that’s a win.
I couldn’t get any entry-level sitting-at-a-desk job in my fields, but I nevertheless did about 36 odd jobs to sustain myself and my budding family. All were precarious, temporary, ill paid. Some were quite dangerous, some quite tedious, most of them physically demanding. All were sources of inspiration.
So as I hate to let anything go to waste, I draw from my extended scientific background to create worlds filled with humor, invention and wonder.
At the time of writing this I have 19 trad-pub novels and over 50 short-stories in pro and semi-pro markets. I am also a comic enthusiast with a dozen of graphic novels and still maintains an illustrated blog. My stories have been featured in Solaris, Galaxies, Brins d’Éternité, Fiction River, Compelling Science Fiction, Abyss&Apex, Future SF and Asimov’s.
What do I indie-publish?
A number of my award-winning or nominated short-stories are now stuck between the yellowing pages of old magazines. So I created my own house just to make those stories available for the amateurs, which makes me an hybrid writer. Being a Canadian and bilingual, I translated stories so both English- and French-speaking fans can enjoy them.
Echofictions publishes my backlist of short-stories and novels, in electronic and print. It is also putting out new stories in short print runs, because the paper format would ruin a traditional publishing house. Echofictions is gradully moving towards full novels and graphic novels. The indie house is a strong supporter of the Salon du livre de Toronto.
Life is too short to read boring books. Most of the titles will warm you all over, and a few will give a little chill… to be grateful for what we enjoy in life!
Go get-em!
