Good Saturday morning! We are half-way through September with some gorgeous weather in the Ottawa Valley. The leaves are just beginning to change as the nights get crispy. I love this time of year. Last weekend was the inaugural St. Lawrence Writers Festival in the beautiful...
Welcome back, everyone! The summer sped past like a drunken night in the Byward Market. So much has happened since I last blogged! To begin, I will be in Brockville at the inaugural St.Lawrence Writers' Festival tomorrow (Sunday) at one o'clock at the Arts Hub alongside...
Happy Summer, Everyone! You can link to the Who Lies in Wait excerpt in the July 28 online Ottawa Citizen today. It will be featured in tomorrow's paper. https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/book-who-lies-in-wait...
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...