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On The Runway
This week my newest book, Lake On The Mountain, is going to press. For a writer, that’s the equivalent of being in a plane and taxiing down the runway. You’re not quite airborne, but your seatbelt is...
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The baby has arrived. (Yay!) Well, sort of (Boo!) Yesterday, I got word that my newest book, Lake On The Mountain, was printed. Now all I have to do is wait for it to be delivered from the printers to...
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When SONY Pictures Comes Calling…
Recently I got a bit of exciting news. One morning, early, I found a nondescript email sitting in my in-box. It was so nondescript that I almost overlooked it. It turned out to be from a producer’s...
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Like Mother Like…Son?
My mother just published her first piece of professional writing at the age of 82. The article, entitled “The Fun in Fungi,” was given a two-page spread in the March 2012 issue of More of Our Canada...
View ArticleCable Me Fabulous
It was my week to be a star on cable TV, thanks to the exposure generated by my book, Lake On The Mountain. There it was, the first day of spring, and I found myself a guest on daytime Toronto, Rogers’...
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Here is my Bookends interview with Justine Lewkowic, taped last month at Sleuth of Baker Street, Toronto’s crime specialty bookstore. I felt right at home among the thousands of mystery titles and...
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Cocina Latina
This winter I seem to be snacking my way through Latin America. Where I had to search diligently to find good food in La Habana, in Puerto Vallarta I found myself confronting a plethora of native...
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Light Comedy on Film with Sheila McCarthy Pt 3
DAY THREE Between classes, I manage to spend some rehearsal time with Dakota, my scene partner in Some Like It Hot. Dakota plays the flighty Jerry, while I play the more serious Joe. The two men are...
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Where Do Characters Come From?
Readers often ask where I get my characters. The truth is, I don’t know. While I may steal a visual from life once in a while—a nice head of hair, a good jaw line—I don’t use real people when it comes...
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Why The Lambda Matters
Last year, I won the Lambda Award for Best Gay Mystery for my fifth book, Lake On The Mountain. The win served to raise my status, especially in the highly coveted US market. Apart from giving me a...
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