June 2009

My second Bradford Fairfax mystery, Death In Key West, is officially published this month.  I'm very privileged to have Cormorant Books arrange a launch courtesy of one of Canada's most amazing and renowned artists, Charles Pachter.  The event takes place Tue., June 23, 6-8 pm, at the Moose Factory, 22 Grange Avenue in Toronto.

The event is also a fundraiser for the Writers' Trust of Canada's Dayne Ogilvie Award for young LGBT writers.  If you're feeling generous, please contribute to a great cause.  LGBT writers are often over-looked by writing award givers as much as by arts granting bodies.  This is your chance to help.

Music will be provided courtesy of a great mix of singers and performers, including the acclaimed jazz duo Omel Masalunga and Jeri Aniceto, as well as dynamite soprano Lilac Caňa.  Please RSVP if you would like to join us!  Tell them I sent you.

Find May's Intro Here

"Ah! The glamour, the fame and the glories. Keep them, please and just send me some money."

Mar 14

Mission accomplished. Just past noon today, I finished the first draft of my new thriller, Endgame. It's a re-write of a famous Agatha Christie plot, with an entirely new setting and cast of characters. Does this mean I'm now writing commercial fiction? We'll see. In any case, I can now come home feeling I've achieved my goal. [Read More]

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