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I stand with the help of giants.

Many people have helped me along this journey.
Quote: "To give real service, you must add something which channot be bought or measured with money." - Douglas Adams

Land Acknowledgement

I live and compose my stories in Southern Ontario, Canada. These lands belong to the Mississaugas of the Credit Territory, Toronto Purchase Treaty, No 13 of 1805, Rouge Tract Claim of 2015.
Land Acknowledgement
I have not been alone on this journey. Many have helped me along the way. I have been inspired. I have been humbled. I walked in the footsteps of giants to give me the strength and experience to walk alone.
- D.M. De Alwis

Illustrators & Images

Myths & Samsara Podcast Guests

  • Eunah Park Hunter, BFF, Patron Saint
  • Lisa Gurusinghe, BFF, Patron Saint

Isle of Demons | The Monkey's Mask (In Draft)

Editors

  • Lisa Gurusinghe, Developmental Editor & Confidant (IOD, in draft)

Pawn of Samsara | The Lion's Head (On Submission)

Editors

  • Elise Abram, Author, Entrepreneur & Educator (EMSA) (POS, Editor)
  • Lisa Gurusinghe, Developmental Editor & Confidant
  • Kushan Fernando, Consulting Editor, early stages

Beta Readers

  • Bridget Butt, Music Teacher Extraordinaire, Avid Reader (POS, rounds 1 & 2)
  • Kevin Stevens, Engineer, BFF, Avid Fantasy Reader (POS, round 2)
  • K. Corlosquet, Pre/Teenager (POS, rounds 1 & 2)
  • Ruchira Wickramasinghe, GP, Avid Reader (POS, round 1)
  • Meghan Jenkins, Author (IOD, in draft)

Sensitivity Readers

Early Chapter Readers

  • Kushan Fernando, Project Guru (POS, early drafts, synopsis, agent letter, pitches)
  • Dinush Lankage, GP (POS, early drafts, pitches)
  • Laki Seerasinghe, Entrepreneur & Educator (Student Scholars, POS, early drafts)
  • Manel Gunaratne, Accountant (POS, early drafts)
  • Writer Group People mentioned below.

Writing Group Exposure

Media & Organisations

  • Writers Community of York Region, WCYR
  • Richmond Hill Public Library
  • Vaughan Public Libraries
  • Gary E. Johnson, Author, Radio Show Host
Interview for “Writers for Readers” to publishing on Wattpad
Gary E. Johnson interviewed me for Writers for Readers, a radio program hosted by 102.7 CHOP FM.
The Erudite BookwormDiliny M. De Alwis

Mentors

  • Anuja Varghese (BIPOC Writers Connect - Writers Union of Canada)
    • CHRYSALIS, Governor General Award of Canada 2023
  • Brittany Smith, writing coach, Firefly Creative Writing
  • Kim Abrahamse, writing coach, Firefly Creative Writing
  • Susan (Deepam) E. Wadds (Blue Pencil, WCYR)
  • Lynne Levy, Product Leader, Mentor & Coach—whose guidance led to my kickstarting this journey!

Supporters

I would like to express my gratitude to my supportive family, friends, and strangers who have trusted my vision and rooted for me from the sidelines.

  • S. Corlosquet
  • D. & S. De Alwis
  • S. & M. Suriarachchi
  • S. & T. Dearing
  • E. Hunter
  • M. Pandith-Irwin
  • K. Fernando
  • Rohan De Alwis, Podcaster IdealIsland

Book Sellers

  • Bookshop.org
  • Indigo Newmarket, Newmarket, Ontario
  • Blue Heron Books, Uxbridge, Ontario

Software Credits

  • This site is built on ghost.io with the use of Stripe.
  • Book covers, animations, YouTube shorts produced in Canva. Where possible, I give credit to artists and illustrators. Images from Unsplash.
  • Podcast recorded using Adobe Podcast, GarageBand, and Canva with post-production editing out of 'um'/'likes' by Descript AI.
  • Canva, Adobe, Chat GPT, and LivingWriter generated AI-generated content used minimally in promo materials.
  • Interior design of books via Pages.
  • Amazon.com, Ingram Spark, Draft2Digital without which none of this would be possible.
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