Practical guides for your first year in Canada. Fantasy where the hero earns every rank.
I’m Murshed Hussain. I’ve worked in settlement services in Saskatchewan for more than a decade, and my newcomer handbook comes straight from that work. I also write progression fantasy: stories where a hero starts at the bottom and climbs through clear ranks.
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Your First Year in Canada
The survival handbook for newcomers: what to do in your first months, in the order you will need to do it.
See the bookShattered Crown
A teen progression fantasy trilogy: Awakening, Ascension and Dominion. An unwanted prince with the lowest rank has to climb. Also on the shelf: The Echo Adaptation and The Riven Saga.
See all fantasyThe Midlife Series and The Less Path
Practical non-fiction for changing careers in midlife, and for living lighter at home and in your health.
See all non-fictionWriting tools and planners
The Novelist’s Toolkit, the AI Novelist system, free downloads and budget planners.
See all resourcesWhat readers have said so far
“By far the most extensive and informational settlement guide I could ever need or wish for.”
“It cuts through the noise, and helps get the important things done while others can wait.”
“A Strong Underdog Fantasy with an Interesting Power System”
“An Absolute Masterclass in Progression Fantasy”
Start with the free newcomer checklist
It is the quickest way to see what my newcomer book covers. No sign-up is needed to download it.
Download the checklistI’m a self-published author from Regina
I publish under Life’s Little Corner Publishing, which is simply my own imprint. I wrote the newcomer book because the people I work with kept asking the same questions in their first year.
More about meCurious how they are made?
I write with AI tools and say so. The process, the templates and the mistakes are free to read on the AI Novelist pages.
Read the process