Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
A cat named Puss. Puss was abandoned in a parking lot when she was just a baby.
My favourite Canadian book is Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. My favourite American book is She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb.
My favourite drama is The Heart is a Lonely Hunter starring Alan Arkin and Sondra Locke. My favourite comedy is Trains, Planes and Automobiles starring Steve Martin and John Candy. I’ve seen it at least six times and I still pee my pants laughing.
Sweet Potato anything! (I’m a vegetarian.)
Tai Chi, Reading (I love books on spirituality), and traveling as much as I can (especially when I’m researching a novel).
I started writing short stories when I was in Grade 5. My wonderful teacher, Mrs. Cherwaty, believed in me and sparked my love of writing.
As a Kindergarten teacher I loved to read to my students. Many years later, after I returned from Los Angeles, I felt a renewed interest in children’s books and started writing them with a passion.
I can let my imagination soar! Anything is possible in the world of children. As I said before, they still believe in magic – and so do I!
I wait for inspiration to hit – and it always does. Once a story idea finds its way to me, I begin taking notes (night and day). I jot down thoughts, ideas, characters and dialogue on any scrap of paper I can get my hands on (even toilet paper!). Slowly but surely, the plot unfolds and I start focusing more and more. That’s when I put everything aside and start writing like mad. I get so involved in the story that I often forget to eat. I should be a stick by now – but I’m not.
I sure do.
Being in love with Elvis Presley! Those lips – those eyes – that voice! Be still my heart.
A nun – an actress – a model – a writer.
I was a private investigator with the Acadia Investigation Bureau. It wasn’t as exciting as it appears on TV - but I learned a whole lot and got tons of ideas for stories.
By far the most asked question is, “Can you please turn your books into movies?” I love this question and wish, with all my heart, that I could say, “YES! I CAN!” But the truth is, it takes a producer with lots and lots of money to turn any book into a movie. I’m optimistic that, one day, my books will be on the big screen. Then, it’s POPCORN FOR EVERYBODY!