Osprey Talon 44 Backpack Review

The Osprey Talon 44 Backpack has an adjustable internal frame that hugs your back and hips.

The Osprey Packs Talon 44 Backpack is a lightweight pack with an adjustable torso length that's good for weekend backpacking trips, technical day hikes, climbing, and peakbagging. Weighing 2 pounds 7 ounces, it can carry a remarkable amount of gear, has a ventilated frame to help keep you dry, and a body hugging fit that provides excellent load control for scrambling and fast packing.

Specs at a Glance

• Frame type: Adjustable torso, internal frame
• Sizing:
  • M/L (18-20″ torso); (28-50″ waist) – 43″ actual
  • S/M (19-23″ torso); (26-45″ waist)
• Volume:
  • M/L (44L)
  • S/M (42L)
• Weight:
  • M/L (2 lbs. 7 oz) – 2 lbs 6 oz, actual tested
  • S/M (2lbs. 4 oz)
• Exterior pockets: 8
• Fabric:
  • Main: 70D x 100D Nylon Mini
  • Bottom: 420HD Nylon Packcloth

You can route the side compression straps on the outside or inside of the mesh pockets.

Internal Storage and Organization

The Talon 44 is a top loading backpack with a large top lid pocket, including a hidden mesh pocket under the lid. It's a classic Osprey design that's withstood the test of time, providing convenient access to maps, snacks, and day time essentials so you don't have to open the pack's main compartment to access gear during the day.

The Talon 44 is a top loading backpack with two pockets and a floating lid.

The pack has a rear mesh stuff pocket, good for stashing extra rain or thermal layers that you want quick access to, and two side water bottle pockets faced with stretch mesh that have reinforced fabric panels at the bottom for protection. You can also thread the pack's side compression straps through the pockets or over them, a nice feature.

The water bottle pockets are reachable while wearing the pack, but only if you pull the bottles out holster-style through a side opening and not from the top. However, getting them back into the side mesh pockets is difficult without taking the pack off.  If you prefer using a hydration reservoir, there is an external hydration pocket and hook located behind the shoulder harness for hanging a water reservoir. It's not a pocket inside the main pack bag, so it's easier to refill, and you don't have to worry about a leak drowning all of your gear.

The Talon 44 has a zipper on the bottom of the pack bag for accessing gear. Unfortunately, it's useless if you line your pack with a garbage bag to prevent rain from leaking in. But it's a nice feature for backpacking in dry climates.

There's also a zipper at the bottom of the pack bag, which you can use to access gear buried at the bottom of your pack. It's really just an access zipper, without a separate sleeping bag shelf or compartment inside.

If you're looking at the pictures in this post, you'll see that the Talon 44 liter backpack holds a lot more gear than the 40 liter backpacks made by many cottage gear manufacturers. That's no accident. Osprey adheres to an industry standard for computing backpack volume that only includes closed pockets, and not the open side bottle pockets, hip belt pockets, or rear mesh stuff pockets that are counted by most cottage manufacturers. This is helpful to know about when comparing backpacks. If you were to add those pockets into the Talon 44 volume calculation, it'd probably be equivalent to a 55L – 60L ultralight pack made by a cottage manufacturer.

External Attachment and Compression System

The Talon 44 comes with one tier of side compression straps, arranged in a Z-style configuration, that are good for securing items in the side mesh pockets like tent poles. There's is also a top strap that runs over the draw string opening of the main compartment that you can pull tight to compress the load from back to front and help counter any back lean. The strap can also be used to hold rope or clothing in place between the bottom of the top lid and the pack bag.

The Talon 44 has a pair of webbing straps at the base of the pack that can be used to strap bulky items like a sleeping pad or tent body to the outside of your pack.

The top lid is a floating style lid with 9 inches of extra webbing so you can scrunch gear underneath, giving you a lot of flexibility to carry extra gear.  The Talon 44 also comes with a pair of sleeping pad straps that can be used to lash a pad or tent body to the bottom of the pack. Osprey is one of the few manufacturers who still puts these straps on their lighter weight backpacks and they are very useful if you need to carry bulky gear, like tents or foam sleeping pads that are too big or awkward to store in the main compartment of your backpack.

The Airscape frame is covered with suspended mesh that helps keep you cool and dry. The hipbelt is seamless and pre-curved, providing a comfortable fit.

Backpack Frame and Suspension

The Talon 44 uses Osprey's Airscape frame which lets you adjust the amount of space between the hip belt and the shoulder straps so it matches your torso length, one of the most critical elements of getting a good fit. The shoulder harness is attached to the back of the pack using velcro, and to adjust it, you simply pull it loose, and move it up or down to match your torso length.

Unfortunately, the markings on the shoulder harness that indicate torso length aren't marked in inches or centimeters so you have to fit the pack using feel instead of simply resizing it to your torso length if you already know what it is. Call Osprey Packs Support for help if you don't know whether you've adjusted the pack correctly or not. They are very helpful and having a well fitted pack makes all the difference.

To lengthen the torso, separate the panel holding the shoulder harness to the frame and adjust it but pulling it up or lowering it to fit your torso length.

The Airscape Frame consists of two main components: a rigid rectangular frame made with fiberglass stays and aluminum cross pieces and a HDPE back pad covered by softer padding and mesh with grooved air channels for ventilation. The pack's main compartment is anchored to the rigid frame, as are the hip belts and the bottoms of the shoulder straps, providing excellent weight transfer to the hips and load control.

The Talon hip belt is thinly padded as befits a 44 liter low capacity backpack designed for lighter loads. It still provides excellent load transfer since it's sewn directly to the pack frame, but its lack of "stiffness" limits how heavily you can pack the Talon. I actually prefer a less padded hip belt like this because I feel it wraps around my hip bones better, but it is critical that you get the right hip belt length. (See: How Should a Hip Belt Fit?) The hip belts on Osprey Packs tend to run small and my advice is that you buy a pack with a hip belt that fits you rather than trying to suffer with one that's too small. For instance, the M/L size I tested is spec'ed to fit a 50 inch waist but is only 43 inches long.

The hip belt and shoulder straps on the Talon 44 are covered with mesh and lightly padded. While the hip belt has pockets with zippers, the pockets have a mesh top but a solid nylon face. I can't imagine how that's a benefit.  The shoulder straps have ample gear loops for hanging electronics or threading a hydration hose, in addition to a small "bar" pocket and Osprey's trekking pole suspension system.

The seamless hipbelt is very comfortable and won't bruise your hips

Recommendation

The Osprey Packs Talon 44 Backpack is a fully featured backpack suitable for everything from technical day hikes to overnight backpacking trips. An adjustable frame pack with a fully featured internal frame, it provides a body hugging fit that provides excellent load transfer to the hips in a lightweight (39 ounce) and affordable package, an increasingly rare combination in the lightweight and ultralight backpacking category. If you prefer a traditionally styled backpack with a top lid pocket over a frameless roll top pack or you want a lighter weight version of a bulkier internal frame pack for shorter lightweight trips, I recommend you try the Talon 44 backpack. It's a delight to carry if the hip belt fits, with all of the conveniences of bigger internal frame packs in a lighter weight package.

Likes

• Adjustable torso length
• Body hugging fit
• Full frame provides rigidity
• Hip belt is sewn to frame providing excellent load transfer to hip
• Rear sleeping pad straps provide excellent utility
• Easy to pack and use for UL backpacking and technical day hiking

Dislikes

• Manufacturer's max load rating of 40 pounds is high. I'd rate it closer to 25-30 pounds.
• Mesh hip belt pockets are easy to tear
• Difficult to reach water bottles in side pockets
• Hydration reservoir can cause back pad to bulge
• Hip belt is shorter than manufacturer spec.

Disclosure: The author purchased this product with his own funds. 

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IndieView with J.C. Diaz Rei, author of Quietus

Now, due to what I learned during those dark moments of my life, my approach to storytelling is very unique; or so I am told.  

J.C. Diaz Rei – 4 November 2017

The Back Flap

Once upon a time, there were parks, swings, slides and purity; what was once a magic kingdom, now plays with the vacancy of children. For decades, the human race untruthfully smiled uphill to find nothing but their own despair.

About the book

What is the book about?

Quietus is a kind of apocalyptic thriller, but it’s much more than that. It delves into the ideas of humanity and human civilization. How dark and how shallow we can become when circumstance becomes nigh unbearable.

Quietus presents an absolutely believable outcome to an absolutely catastrophic event. All of which occurs in response to the world of today.

We follow these events through the eyes and voice of the narrator and through the heart wrenching attachment created with its main characters.

Contemplation, reaction and distress are masterfully captured through descriptive and in-depth story telling.

When did you start writing the book?

I began writing Quietus about 4 years ago. I was studying at university at the time. It became a bit of a side project for me that I began working on in my spare time. I always hoped, but never expected, it would get published the way it did.

How long did it take you to write it?

It took me roughly three years to finish the book.

Where did you get the idea from?

Well it began with my parents visiting me in Orlando, Florida. We were at the downtown Disney one night just out as a family. After parking the car, in the middle of the parking lot, my dad gets out of the car and approaches me saying, “I have an idea and I’d like to know what you think.” He told me the main storyline, about the discovery, and what it actually meant. As soon as I heard it, I told him that I loved it. I told him that it needed to be a book. Neither of us had had any previous writing experience. We both agreed that I should write it and that my father would come up with the main storyline; and so a working routine was developed. He would write the main events in Spanish, send them to me by email, and I would translate and develop the story. Every so often we would meet, and discuss the storyline. Slowly but surely, we worked as a team and finally finished ‘Quietus’.

Were there any parts of the book where you struggled?

Routine was and is not one of my winning traits. My writing style is not a scheduled one. It is impossible for me to write a couple paragraphs a day, every day. On the contrary, I would spend days, sometimes a couple weeks without anything, and then all of a sudden, an intense session from 3:00pm to 4:00am. So the most difficult thing for me actually is pushing away the pressure of having to finish, and the insecurities that come with it, and just allowing creativity to flow. I more than often find myself worrying and overthinking, which can actually frustrate the flow you’re meant to be having. But the intense sessions work fine for me because they allow me to do both.

What came easily?

What came easily later did not come without that which was extremely difficult at the time. I was diagnosed with ‘Crohn’s Disease’ during my long stay in England. I consequently had to return home to Florida to take care of my worsening condition. My father had a connection with a doctor friend he knew from when he was a university student. The doctor agreed to see me, and I agreed to participate in a fairly new procedure that alters the nervous system, reprograming my brain to stop attacking my small intestine basically. The procedure included many pills and medication that affected me greatly. The side effects included depression, lack of energy, and many more, which had a traumatic effect on my life. I began to become extremely depressive, to the point that my family could not recognize me. In my darkness and moment of desperation I discovered my cure. It began with writing short stories, about circumstantial events, and how characters in those stories reacted and changed due to those events. It was quite unique in my opinion given to the current predicament I was under. I did this for a couple of months until I was done with my treatment and began to recover. With my recovery I was left with documents and documents of short stories that I had written in a very dark place. Instead of discarding them, I decided to send them to a local publisher. They were extremely intrigued by my writing style and asked if I could write more and make a book out of it.

That call served two purposes. One, it gave me hope towards the alien idea that I could write. Second, it gave purpose to that horrible experience. I never finished that book. Each short story had a different story to tell and I could not for the life of me, glue them together. I went to university to pursue a degree in Audio Engineering, and that is when my dad approached me with an idea that I could not refuse. Long story short, my ability to forget the world I am currently in, and enter a completely different one became easy to me; and it was so because of my experience. Now, due to what I learned during those dark moments of my life, my approach to storytelling is very unique; or so I am told.

Are your characters entirely fictitious or have you borrowed from real world people you know?

My dad and I agreed to name some of the characters with family names. It made the project a bit more personal that way. But in all honesty, the character’s development were done as the story was developed. I never truly had a complete idea of how a character was going to be until I arrived at the scene.

We all know how important it is for writers to read. Are there any particular authors that have influenced how you write and, if so, how have they influenced you?

I think this is where it gets quite controversial. I have never read nor do I enjoy reading books. I’ve only read two books in my life. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant for the sole reason of having the book/film experience. People spoke about reading a book before a movie gave the viewer more insight to the film; and so I gave it a try. I was somewhat disappointed, but that’s beside the point. The second book was The Book of Mormon.
I have however always been drawn to writing, and its poetic medium of expression. Writing was always done in a very private and intimate place. It seems to me that it is a place of poetic exploration. Writing to me is an untouched and unstained method of creativity that reaches out to each reader in a way that only their minds can express; that to me is magical.

Do you have a target reader?

The purpose of Quietus is to entertain and to give subtle, yet powerful messages that we feel are important to interpret in today’s world. So in a way, the target reader is actually anyone. Different genre tastes and age; teen years and above and all the way to late adulthood. I truly believe there’s something that can be offered to all.

About Writing

Do you have a writing process? If so can you please describe it?

I have never before really given much thought to my writing process. But, if I were really to analyze my writing strategy it really is a simple case of sitting down and writing whatever comes. But it is important for me to have the story clear in my head before I write, because writing is more to do with storytelling than the story itself.

Do you outline? If so, do you do so extensively or just chapter headings and a couple of sentences?

I never outline. I believe jumping into a scene in the book and writing what you see is more effective when it’s raw and uncensored. Later, in editing, you can take a look at those ideas and make an observant decision.

Do you edit as you go or wait until you’ve finished?

I wait until I’m finished. Editing as you go is equivalent to showering and drying at the same time. If you’re a creative, don’t torture yourself. Creating and editing are two separate procedures that require one’s separate and complete attention. The stonemason needs the raw stone before he can chisel.

Did you hire a professional editor?

Austin Macauley made the main edits to Quietus. My wife and I later reviewed the edits and in conjunction with them made careful decisions.

Do you listen to music while you write? If yes, what gets the fingers tapping?

I’ve tried, and I cannot. It keeps taking me away from the story. I need complete silence where the only sound I can afford to hear is the tapping of my keyboard.

About Publishing

Did you submit your work to Agents?

Austin Macauley was accepting solicits. We sent an email and they responded.

What made you decide to go Indie, whether self-publishing or with an indie publisher? Was it a particular event or a gradual process?

The process was gradual. We found Austin Macauley to be interested in our book and then our investment became partial.

Did you get your book cover professionally done or did you do it yourself?

My younger sister, an extremely talented artist, sketched the cover in pencil. I, having dabbled a little with graphic designing in the past, scanned it into the computer and touched it up a little until we were both happy with the ultimate result.

Do you have a marketing plan for the book or are you just winging it?

As an Indie writer, my experience in this industry is limited. My wife started a social media presence, but as you can see, we are trying as best as we can to get the message across. We really want to just share news of Quietus’ existence. So I guess ‘winging it’ might in fact be the most appropriate phrase.

Any advice that you would like to give to other newbies considering becoming Indie authors?

Get feedback, is the first thing. Write enough to give a sampler to people you respect, and get their opinion. If you are satisfied with the feedback, then you will receive something you usually lack when you begin writing a book; hope. Later, push away the pressure. Lose yourself in the story, stay excited about the project, and most importantly, finish that book. Whether it’s today, tomorrow, or in ten years, if you believe in it; finish.

About You

Where did you grow up?

I’ve moved about 33 times. I have lived in North, Central, South America, and England. I know a plane better then I know a house. It sounds bad, but it actually isn’t. Your mind expands, and your mentality morphs into a less arrogant one when you move. Notice how I used the word move rather than travel. When you travel, you are a tourist. You see places with the mentality you took from home. When you move somewhere different; that is where your mentality grows by observation and interaction with that world. I truly believe that within this one world, there are many worlds to explore.

Where do you live now?

I currently live in the small town of Ephraim, Utah, where my wife and I are pursuing further education.

What would you like readers to know about you?

I’m not conventional. My approach to life is very different to what surrounds me, which again I believe is to do with moving so much. If something naturally calls to me, I try to prevent the world’s standard of qualifying or not qualifying from influencing me. I guess I move towards what naturally calls to my nature, and that makes my conviction that much more powerful. It’s difficult to fight against what you’re naturally drawn to. Something I would like to tell readers about me is; my purpose as an author is to grab hold of you and take you to a place you don’t recognize.

What are you working on now?

I am working on the second book.

End of Interview:

For more from J.C., visit the book’s website, like it’s Facebook page, or follow on Twitter.

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IndieView with J.C. Diaz Rei, author of Quietus

Now, due to what I learned during those dark moments of my life, my approach to storytelling is very unique; or so I am told.  

J.C. Diaz Rei – 4 November 2017

The Back Flap

Once upon a time, there were parks, swings, slides and purity; what was once a magic kingdom, now plays with the vacancy of children. For decades, the human race untruthfully smiled uphill to find nothing but their own despair.

About the book

What is the book about?

Quietus is a kind of apocalyptic thriller, but it's much more than that. It delves into the ideas of humanity and human civilization. How dark and how shallow we can become when circumstance becomes nigh unbearable.

Quietus presents an absolutely believable outcome to an absolutely catastrophic event. All of which occurs in response to the world of today.

We follow these events through the eyes and voice of the narrator and through the heart wrenching attachment created with its main characters.

Contemplation, reaction and distress are masterfully captured through descriptive and in-depth story telling.

When did you start writing the book?

I began writing Quietus about 4 years ago. I was studying at university at the time. It became a bit of a side project for me that I began working on in my spare time. I always hoped, but never expected, it would get published the way it did.

How long did it take you to write it?

It took me roughly three years to finish the book.

Where did you get the idea from?

Well it began with my parents visiting me in Orlando, Florida. We were at the downtown Disney one night just out as a family. After parking the car, in the middle of the parking lot, my dad gets out of the car and approaches me saying, "I have an idea and I'd like to know what you think." He told me the main storyline, about the discovery, and what it actually meant. As soon as I heard it, I told him that I loved it. I told him that it needed to be a book. Neither of us had had any previous writing experience. We both agreed that I should write it and that my father would come up with the main storyline; and so a working routine was developed. He would write the main events in Spanish, send them to me by email, and I would translate and develop the story. Every so often we would meet, and discuss the storyline. Slowly but surely, we worked as a team and finally finished 'Quietus'.

Were there any parts of the book where you struggled?

Routine was and is not one of my winning traits. My writing style is not a scheduled one. It is impossible for me to write a couple paragraphs a day, every day. On the contrary, I would spend days, sometimes a couple weeks without anything, and then all of a sudden, an intense session from 3:00pm to 4:00am. So the most difficult thing for me actually is pushing away the pressure of having to finish, and the insecurities that come with it, and just allowing creativity to flow. I more than often find myself worrying and overthinking, which can actually frustrate the flow you're meant to be having. But the intense sessions work fine for me because they allow me to do both.

What came easily?

What came easily later did not come without that which was extremely difficult at the time. I was diagnosed with 'Crohn's Disease' during my long stay in England. I consequently had to return home to Florida to take care of my worsening condition. My father had a connection with a doctor friend he knew from when he was a university student. The doctor agreed to see me, and I agreed to participate in a fairly new procedure that alters the nervous system, reprograming my brain to stop attacking my small intestine basically. The procedure included many pills and medication that affected me greatly. The side effects included depression, lack of energy, and many more, which had a traumatic effect on my life. I began to become extremely depressive, to the point that my family could not recognize me. In my darkness and moment of desperation I discovered my cure. It began with writing short stories, about circumstantial events, and how characters in those stories reacted and changed due to those events. It was quite unique in my opinion given to the current predicament I was under. I did this for a couple of months until I was done with my treatment and began to recover. With my recovery I was left with documents and documents of short stories that I had written in a very dark place. Instead of discarding them, I decided to send them to a local publisher. They were extremely intrigued by my writing style and asked if I could write more and make a book out of it.

That call served two purposes. One, it gave me hope towards the alien idea that I could write. Second, it gave purpose to that horrible experience. I never finished that book. Each short story had a different story to tell and I could not for the life of me, glue them together. I went to university to pursue a degree in Audio Engineering, and that is when my dad approached me with an idea that I could not refuse. Long story short, my ability to forget the world I am currently in, and enter a completely different one became easy to me; and it was so because of my experience. Now, due to what I learned during those dark moments of my life, my approach to storytelling is very unique; or so I am told.

Are your characters entirely fictitious or have you borrowed from real world people you know?

My dad and I agreed to name some of the characters with family names. It made the project a bit more personal that way. But in all honesty, the character's development were done as the story was developed. I never truly had a complete idea of how a character was going to be until I arrived at the scene.

We all know how important it is for writers to read. Are there any particular authors that have influenced how you write and, if so, how have they influenced you?

I think this is where it gets quite controversial. I have never read nor do I enjoy reading books. I've only read two books in my life. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant for the sole reason of having the book/film experience. People spoke about reading a book before a movie gave the viewer more insight to the film; and so I gave it a try. I was somewhat disappointed, but that's beside the point. The second book was The Book of Mormon.
I have however always been drawn to writing, and its poetic medium of expression. Writing was always done in a very private and intimate place. It seems to me that it is a place of poetic exploration. Writing to me is an untouched and unstained method of creativity that reaches out to each reader in a way that only their minds can express; that to me is magical.

Do you have a target reader?

The purpose of Quietus is to entertain and to give subtle, yet powerful messages that we feel are important to interpret in today's world. So in a way, the target reader is actually anyone. Different genre tastes and age; teen years and above and all the way to late adulthood. I truly believe there's something that can be offered to all.

About Writing

Do you have a writing process? If so can you please describe it?

I have never before really given much thought to my writing process. But, if I were really to analyze my writing strategy it really is a simple case of sitting down and writing whatever comes. But it is important for me to have the story clear in my head before I write, because writing is more to do with storytelling than the story itself.

Do you outline? If so, do you do so extensively or just chapter headings and a couple of sentences?

I never outline. I believe jumping into a scene in the book and writing what you see is more effective when it's raw and uncensored. Later, in editing, you can take a look at those ideas and make an observant decision.

Do you edit as you go or wait until you've finished?

I wait until I'm finished. Editing as you go is equivalent to showering and drying at the same time. If you're a creative, don't torture yourself. Creating and editing are two separate procedures that require one's separate and complete attention. The stonemason needs the raw stone before he can chisel.

Did you hire a professional editor?

Austin Macauley made the main edits to Quietus. My wife and I later reviewed the edits and in conjunction with them made careful decisions.

Do you listen to music while you write? If yes, what gets the fingers tapping?

I've tried, and I cannot. It keeps taking me away from the story. I need complete silence where the only sound I can afford to hear is the tapping of my keyboard.

About Publishing

Did you submit your work to Agents?

Austin Macauley was accepting solicits. We sent an email and they responded.

What made you decide to go Indie, whether self-publishing or with an indie publisher? Was it a particular event or a gradual process?

The process was gradual. We found Austin Macauley to be interested in our book and then our investment became partial.

Did you get your book cover professionally done or did you do it yourself?

My younger sister, an extremely talented artist, sketched the cover in pencil. I, having dabbled a little with graphic designing in the past, scanned it into the computer and touched it up a little until we were both happy with the ultimate result.

Do you have a marketing plan for the book or are you just winging it?

As an Indie writer, my experience in this industry is limited. My wife started a social media presence, but as you can see, we are trying as best as we can to get the message across. We really want to just share news of Quietus' existence. So I guess 'winging it' might in fact be the most appropriate phrase.

Any advice that you would like to give to other newbies considering becoming Indie authors?

Get feedback, is the first thing. Write enough to give a sampler to people you respect, and get their opinion. If you are satisfied with the feedback, then you will receive something you usually lack when you begin writing a book; hope. Later, push away the pressure. Lose yourself in the story, stay excited about the project, and most importantly, finish that book. Whether it's today, tomorrow, or in ten years, if you believe in it; finish.

About You

Where did you grow up?

I've moved about 33 times. I have lived in North, Central, South America, and England. I know a plane better then I know a house. It sounds bad, but it actually isn't. Your mind expands, and your mentality morphs into a less arrogant one when you move. Notice how I used the word move rather than travel. When you travel, you are a tourist. You see places with the mentality you took from home. When you move somewhere different; that is where your mentality grows by observation and interaction with that world. I truly believe that within this one world, there are many worlds to explore.

Where do you live now?

I currently live in the small town of Ephraim, Utah, where my wife and I are pursuing further education.

What would you like readers to know about you?

I'm not conventional. My approach to life is very different to what surrounds me, which again I believe is to do with moving so much. If something naturally calls to me, I try to prevent the world's standard of qualifying or not qualifying from influencing me. I guess I move towards what naturally calls to my nature, and that makes my conviction that much more powerful. It's difficult to fight against what you're naturally drawn to. Something I would like to tell readers about me is; my purpose as an author is to grab hold of you and take you to a place you don't recognize.

What are you working on now?

I am working on the second book.

End of Interview:

For more from J.C., visit the book's website, like it's Facebook page, or follow on Twitter.

Get your copy of Quietus from Amazon US or Amazon UK.

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3355 North Road by Onni at Burquitlam

Introducing an exciting new community coming soon to Burnaby, located within Lougheed Town Centre at the northwest corner of North Road and Cameron Street, this new development will encompass an exceptional balance of architecture and urban convenience. This Onni development is central to all sorts of amenities: walking distance to Lougheed Town Centre, 25 minute drive to downtown Vancouver, 15 minutes to Coquitlam City Centre, easy access to the Millenium, Expo and Evergreen skytrain lines. This 11-storey tower will feature 140,000 sqft of office space with an average floorplate size of 13,600 sqft.

 

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3355 North Road by Onni at Burquitlam

Introducing an exciting new community coming soon to Burnaby, located within Lougheed Town Centre at the northwest corner of North Road and Cameron Street, this new development will encompass an exceptional balance of architecture and urban convenience. This Onni development is central to all sorts of amenities: walking distance to Lougheed Town Centre, 25 minute drive to downtown Vancouver, 15 minutes to Coquitlam City Centre, easy access to the Millenium, Expo and Evergreen skytrain lines. This 11-storey tower will feature 140,000 sqft of office space with an average floorplate size of 13,600 sqft.

 

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Glitz by iFortune in the heart of Richmond

Glitz is centrally located in Richmond,  near Richmond Centre, Canada Line, Richmond Library, Richmond High, Minoru Park, Café, and restaurants. Glitz by iFortune is a 9-story, mixed-use project with residential, commercial, and retail space. There are 77 spacious condos from 1 to 3 bedrooms, 100,000 sq ft of office space, and 12,000 sq ft of retail space. Residents will enjoy the convenience of everything they need nearby. At Glitz, live, work, and play in the heart of Richmond!

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