Ask the Author: Ryan Stevens
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Ryan Stevens
The power to create the books you wished existed.
Ryan Stevens
When I'm trying to get inspired about what I should write next, I try to think about what stories aren't already out there - or haven't been given the treatment that they deserve. I'm a big believer in the idea that writers should write the books they wish existed.
Ryan Stevens
Nathan Chen's autobiography "One Jump At A Time"
Margaret Atwood's "Old Babes in The Wood"
Margaret Atwood's "Old Babes in The Wood"
Ryan Stevens
Create the things you wish existed.
Ryan Stevens
I am currently working on my fourth book - a biography of American figure skating pioneer Jackson Haines, known to many as "The Father of Figure Skating".
Ryan Stevens
The great part of writing non-fiction is that there is that shift between research and writing. If you I feel like writing, I research - and vice versa.
Ryan Stevens
The premise for "The Almanac of Canadian Figure Skating" came about after I consulted a wonderful reference book by late sports journalist and baseball commentator Bob Ferguson. Bob published his first edition of "Who's Who in Canadian Sport" in 1977 and in the years that followed, three updated editions were released. Bob Ferguson's books contained short biographical stubs of hundreds of great Canadian athletes - hockey, rugby and soccer players, gymnasts, swimmers and curlers among them. Obscure sports like roller skiing were even included. And yes, look it up - it is a thing! Less than twenty-five figure skaters were included in the first edition. By the time the final edition was published in 2005, figure skating had considerably more representation. I thought to myself why shouldn't there be a book like this about figure skating?
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