Courtenay-based author publishes first novel

Michael Chouinard worked in newspapers for years generating thousands of stories on tight deadlines.
When the Comox Valley resident started his first novel, he did not want to rush things, but it took longer than expected to publish The Thirty-Three and a Third Revolutions.
The book was released just before Christmas. “I expected it might take me a decade,” he said. “It ended up taking 17 years, even longer if you consider the time spend making notes and devising an outline.&rd