Welcome to the world of randykwriter
Overview
Randy Klassen is an author, dedicated ultrarunner, and retired entrepreneur living in Squamish, BC, Canada. A lifelong storyteller, his first published book, Perhaps Joy is the Reward, was released in September 2023; he is now hard at work on upcoming projects. This website serves as a platform where readers, promoters, distributors, fellow writers, and friends can stay informed about the status of Randy K’s writing endeavours.
Perhaps Joy is the Reward
Visit this page for a PJR book summary. Once you’ve read the book, you can enhance your experience of the story with links to:
A photo collection depicting characters and events from the book.
The story of how PJR was written—a journey in itself—and a salute to the creative team at The Self Publishing Agency who helped take PJR from first submitted draft to the local reseller’s bookshelf and beyond via Amazon.
The ongoing story of marketing PJR—from a self-promoting entrepreneur’s perspective.
Book Club & Podcast Host Resources
Visit this page for Book Club & Podcast Host Resources.
PJR is a book worth dissecting in various ways. On this page you will find three different approaches to discussing the book. The material will yield many hours of chatter for introspective groups. Most groups and podcasts will only get through a fraction of the proposed questions. Many more can be added by keen readers.
Events & Media
Upcoming Book Promotions
Past Event & Promotion Highlights
Click the title for a Jan 16, 2024, interview hosted by Dustin Dickout—The Kook Jester. “Framed through hard-fought victories and devastating heartbreaks out on the trails, Randy recounts the connected community of runners, his late start to the sport, and some solid instruction for life.” (54 minutes) Something fun to listen to on your next walk, hike or drive!
Promo: Randy K - “I discovered what I was.”
It was a pleasure to work with TSPA on the publication of PJR. It’s an ongoing honour to continue collaborating with them as part of their author group to support new writers and, as with this short video, to promote TSPA to future writers who are looking for an agency that will enable them to achieve their goals and cross their finish lines.
Projects in the works
A travel log exploring Pacific Northwest trails laid down by ancient Indigenous traders, followed by Nor’Wester and HBC fur brigades, and ground into today’s highways and byways by the 1858-1868 Gold Rush that flooded a landscape with change.
Working title: Road Trip Through the PNW: Believing is Seeing
Current research highlights and on-the-trail updates will reveal snippets of the storyline and content.
A Sci-Fi series that’s been steeping for almost four decades.
This ever-expanding story of the blurred lines between dogmatic cultural religion, individual spirituality, and an evolving human ability to sense, physically encounter, and influence spatial dimensions beyond the three that most homo sapiens perceive they exist in, has held my interest and churned in my imagination for almost forty years. This one’s on the slow burn—my spare time project.
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