Read the real life stories and experiences of freelance writer Mike Gagnon.

Reliable and affordable content for all types of business

 

Riley Wright

 

Both big and small publishers need content that is reliable and cost effective according to professional writer Mike Gagnon.

 

Gagnon, a former publisher himself, hopes to help fill that demand by offering his own unique services to businesses of all types.

 

“I’m a hands-on person who deals with each client directly…” Gagnon said in a recent interview. “Most of my content is custom made for each specific client, which makes each piece unique and exclusive.”

 

Gagnon specializes in hard news, business features, pop culture articles, press releases, web design, graphic design and more; anything that appears in print really. You may have seen some of his work already and not known it.

 

“Some of the most important copy a business will ever need is in press releases that the end customer may never see.” said Gagnon. “That’s why it’s important that people know that I don’t just serve publishers, but businesses that are trying to make a name for themselves too.”

 

Gagnon’s work has appeared in literally hundreds of venues. He’s writes hard news for regional newspapers, press releases for small business, entertainment news for national magazines, as well as material for several websites.

 

“My services are important to the business community because information is now passed so quickly and easily between people…” Gagnon explained. “…it is becoming harder to find sources for reliable and accurate content among the misinformation.”

 

The Ontario native says he approaches every single project with verified and detailed research, in order to ensure that every piece passes fact checking standards.

 

Gagnon can be reached via his own interactive website at www.mikegagnon.ca, e-mail at mike@mikegagnon.ca, or by phone at 519-396-6145.

 

If you’re a publisher who needs quick, reliable content or a small business owner who wants to generate some brand recognition, you may want your next call to be to Mike.

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Why I'm here

A new project came up last week that I am now working on. I can say without a doubt, conceit, alterior motives or hokey hoodoo, that this assignment is why I was meant to write. It's not a comic, a review, an entertainment piece or anything else like that. It's about a missing person and their family's search for them.

Everything has lead to this point. This is why I'm here and this is what I'm meant to do.

No matter the events that I didn't understand, in hindsight I can see how each instance, each loss and victory, each decision led me to the time and place I am right now, and that this one thing is the reason for it all.

Call it fate or karma or devine planning or dumb luck.

This is why I'm here.

I'll post info when the article is published.

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Don’t forget to honour the veterans that are still here

 

Mike Gagnon

 

My Grandfather, Gerard Gagnon, used to serve in the Canadian military. He was a part of her majesty's infantry, which means he was on the ground and fighting the enemy on the front lines. He served in the Korea.

 

The sad thing is that so many people can sacrifice so much and be forgotten, in any war. Today when people look back at Vietnam, they say that they don't know why there ever was a Vietnam War. When you talk about the Korean War a lot of people don't know it even happened.

 

I personally don't remember anything on Korea in History class.

 

My Grandfather was there. He lived it and to him it will always have been real. They call Korea the "Forgotten War". That anyone could have served in a “Forgotten War” is an insult to the service men who fought bravely, some never returning home. It is also an insult to all of the families of those that served. My Grandfather saw a lot of horrible things and lost many friends in the so called "Forgotten War".

 

I think today everyone should really think about this. While you're paying tribute to the family and friends involved in any war, see if you can't find out if there's anyone else from your family that served in Korea that you didn't know about. No war should ever be forgotten. The phrases "Lest ye break faith with those who died" and also "lest we be doomed to repeat it" Come to mind.

 

I have to say that I am very proud that someone in my family served this country. I know myself, and I know that I don't have what it takes in me to make the sacrifice that every soldier made there every day.

 

In World War II 2.3 Million Japanese Died. In Korea 4 Million Koreans died, Canada lost 516 Soldiers and nearly 3,000 were wounded, America lost 55,000 and 104,000 were wounded, The UN lost 4,000 soldiers and 12,000 were wounded. UN Soldiers represented Canada, U.S., France, and Britain. 

 

If you'd like more info I suggest websites like : www.kvacanada.com, http://collections.ic.gc.ca/books/kamain.htm, www.koreanwar.com, and lots more you can find at www.google.ca or www.google.com respectively.

 

My Grandfather was lucky in a way. He was one of the ones numbered in the wounded, although I don't know if that's when he came home. He's told me stories and shown me the scars of where he was hit with enemy fire.

 

I've seen photos of him and my Grandmother during that time, and beautiful pictures he drew of her while serving his tour of duty for his country. Had he been mortally wounded during that war I wouldn't be here today to enjoy the freedoms we take for granted.

 

Thank you Grandpa, our country owes you a debt of gratitude.

 

Please show your respects in anyway you can anytime. Never forget those who gave their lives and also those who risked their lives so we would be free.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

(I'll try to make further updates tommorow)

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