Misc.

FAQ

Q. Is that woman in the header you?
A. If you knew me you wouldn’t ask that:) I don’t even know her, I just liked the picture.

Q. Nice painting. Did you use paint by numbers?
A. No. I actually do paint landscapes.

Q. Where do you get your ideas?
A. I have a subscription to Ideas Monthly. The mailman drops them in my mailbox every month. Seriously, they can come from anywhere at any time. I got the idea for the first historical I wrote from an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Q. Why do you use your mouse upside down?
A. I don’t use my mouse upside down, everyone else does:) The first computer we got was just after I flew a flight simulator at the NATO base in Germany. It made sense to me for the mouse to go down if I wanted to move up. For me to right click I actually have to left click.

Q. Do you believe in ghosts?
A. This question gets asked a lot at work for some reason. Considering I lived with a ghost for 19 years, you bet I believe in them.

Q. You’re creative, can you think of anything?
A. I write fiction. Accounting, project management and business analysis is not fun - or creative. But I’ll do my best.

Q. How do I get published?
A. If there was an easy answer to that everyone would be published. Advice I’ve received from published authors is always the same. Read, read, read. Then write. Write every day. Learn the markets. Target your manuscript to the right publishing house/editor. Get in touch with other writers. Most important to me - if it’s something you really want to do - don’t give up.

Q. Have you ever been accosted in the woods by a man in a mask, carrying a chainsaw?
A. Yes. Haven’t you? Freaks you out. If you’re ever in Cape Breton around Halloween, you have to go on the Haunted Hayride at the Ridin High Ranch.

Q. Are you from Cape Breton?
A. If home is where your heart is, Cape Breton is home.