Do You Have GILLS?
GILLS is a science fiction adventure novel with a focus on swimming. GILLS is a story for pre-teens, teenagers and young adults. “It is a story of self-discovery, self-empowerment and self-acceptance,” explains author K.M. MacKinnon. “One day, the heroine is a typical student going to school, swimming on the swim team and chatting on her phone, and the next day she is on a breathless adventure to save her life and the lives of her siblings.”
MacKinnon is a writer, ghost-writer, bibliophile and blogger based in California who is using crowdfunding at Kickstarter for financing.
MacKinnon explains her inspiration for the book, “I have loved swimming since I was a toddler. You couldn’t keep me out of the pool. Now I swim for exercise and love of the water and ocean, and I love snorkeling and scuba. The idea for the book came to me because I kept imagining what it would be like to be able to swim underwater without a tank or holding my breath….just with gills. Our heroine discovers she has some amazing gifts … the gills are just the beginning of her super powers.”
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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