Promo: First in the Series

With less social commentary?

Feedback from readers of the Dale Hunter Series is still helping me write better action thrillers. Thank you! In my last email update, I explained how I am also learning from the outstanding bestselling novels of Arthur Hailey and John Grisham. They are both great storytellers and do an...

Who's your favourite Canadian author?

In addition to me, of course.

I recently realized that my novels are influenced by the original Canadian internationally recognized best-selling writer, Arthur Hailey. You may remember him from Hotel,  Airport, and Wheels (1965-71) or his final books, The Evening News (1990)  and...

How to write a novel  

There’s a process?

What process?

I’ve read a lot of books on writing and listened to a lot of writers explain their process for writing a novel. Many explain how very disciplined they are and how they get up every morning at...

Why do you write?

And why do you read? 

I recently posted my answers to five Frequently Asked Questions that I get from readers, friends and fans. But the one question I did not answer and that I get most often from family and close friends in particular is, “Why do you write?” So I’m going to...

Writing Projects & Plans for 2022

Any suggestions?  

This early in the New Year we may still be taking time to look back on the past year or two and plan ahead for 2022. Given the pandemic that has affected so much of the past two years, you may want to look further back at...