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"Sometimes I‘ll be down on the floor playing with my kids," he mused, "and I think, maybe, this is just what its all about. (Continued from page 3) Press where he edited, and largely reâ€" wrote manuscripts, for an action/adventure series. It was a good learning experience, he explained, but the bleak working conditions and meaningless schlock he was editing sent him spiraling downward (figuraâ€" tively speaking). Juniper says he‘s a natural worrier After leaving Harlequin, Juniper knocked off his ‘other‘ first novel (now gathering dust somewhere in his River Oaks home), meanwhile generating family income through freelance writing for public relations, newspapers, and magazines. "Other times," he said, "I‘ll be down there playing and worrying madly about what I have to get done this week." Fortunately, the writer‘s wife has a good job which delivers a more reguâ€" lar pay cheque. It‘s a delicate balancing act â€" life and art â€" you might say. As a novel writer, Juniper tries to strike a balâ€" ance between art, "which is someâ€" times arcane and rather a lofty goal," and making a decent income. "Ultimately," he said, "I hope I can produce something that will stand the test of time, but will also be something people will read and understand. I think John Irving is doing a nice job of that now. Kurt Vonnegut always did." As a person (in the progress of life), he is striving for balance as well. Perfect happiness, he said, would be "having a wonderful book on the bestseller‘s list and also havâ€" ing a terrific family life." Traversing the gap between the ecocentric world of fiction writing to The two worlds are not that easy to reconcile. The Diamond That Will Conquer Your Heart 1. Carat 4000 Presented By:.Boh Milley, C.F.P. and Karen Mueller, C.F.P. k) fine jewellery y ) ° 321 Lakeshore Rd. 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