: About Me

Susan E. Carr is a Canadian freelance writer and entrepreneur living in British Columbia. She is a member of the Federation of BC Writers and the Professional Writers' Association of Canada (PWAC).. Susan has a Certificate of Liberal Arts from Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia and a Certificate in Tourism, Province of British Columbia.  Combining writing about tourism with volunteering in the same genre includes working with the Friends of the Fort at the Fort Langley Historical Site and in the past Tourism Vancouver Visitor Center (2010 Olympics). Owning and operating a log home vacation rental in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia completes this ongoing passion. Susan has published articles and clips in various publications such as RidersWest, LiveLife Travel, Canadian Event Perspective Magazine,Yahoo Canada, The Vancouver Sun Newspaper,  Suite 101, Associated Content, Bukisa, Triond and Trassler.  Susan works for an American Company GPSMYCITY.com in developing walking tours for the City of Vancouver.  These are downloaded Apple apps for IPODs, Blackberry etc.  The tours include GPS, audio, photography, interviews and writing.  Currently published apps include Granville Island, Kitsilano and Gastown, BC.

My passion is ...

my family

I know too much about ...

nothing

My parents always told me ...

to be honest

My childhood ambition ...

to be a nun

My favorite memory ...

gold light on corn stalks

Why I write ...

it is a passion

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

everything all the time

My first job ...

hospital clerk

My best moment ...

there have been a few

My inspiration ...

the natural world, the beautiful place in which I live

Arts & Humanities > Artists & Artwork Influences that helped create the work of Canadian artist Emily Carr

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Emily Carr (December 13, 1871 – March 2, 1945) is one of Canada’s icons of art.  As is the case for many artists, her success was achieved relatively late in life.   Not only was Emily a painter, she was also a writer.   Much of what we know about her is given to us through her own books such as “The Book of Small” in which she outlines her perspective on life as a child and adolescent growing up in the Victorian era in Victoria, British Columbia.   From these accounts one learns that “free-spirited” Emily often found i...

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