So Who Lies in Wait is officially launched. This past Thursday evening, Dalal, Manager of the Ottawa Curling Club, hosted my latest book launch, and it was a terrific venue. There was a good-sized crowd with Jim, owner of Perfect Books, on site to sell...
Party time is almost here! Yes, this coming Thursday will be the launch of Who Lies in Wait at the Ottawa Curling Club on O'Connor Street. There is some parking on the club premises and there is also a city parking lot as you turn...
Good Saturday, everyone. Warm weather coming this week in Ottawa so time to break out the shorts and sandals. I had a couple of outings this week. Last Saturday afternoon, Don Butler and I drove to Kichissippi Brewery in Belles Corners to take part in an...
After my blog post last Saturday morning, I learned that Fatal Harvest was shortlisted for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada, a Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) award. CWC is our national crime-writing organization. It was lovely news to have the book recognized in this...
Good rainy morning! This is a great day to visit your independent bookstore or to take part in the independent bookstore crawl. I'll be appearing at Books on Beechwood in Ottawa this afternoon with John Delacourt from 1:00 to 2:30 as part of their author lineup....
Easter weekend! The sky has been grey, and the weather rainy this long weekend here in Ottawa as I type. We've had a cool, wet April so far, but the heat has to arrive sometime. I'm looking forward to cleaning out my garden, but as...
Good Saturday morning. Thinking back over the week, I spent most of it editing the manuscript due June 1st to Dundurn. I'm using post-it notes to jot down the highlights of each chapter, making a timeline to ensure all aligns. In a later chapter, I found...
Quite the week on the tariff front, my friends. The craziness south of the border continues...
And just when we thought we were well into spring ...
It was a writing-kind of week. The end of the first draft is in sight for this manuscript as I managed about 6000 words this week. It always seems that I speed up toward the end once I sort out where the plot is heading....