Welcome to the Blog!
In these pages, you’ll find more about my travels to Italy, Spain, and England for my books, as well as other travel tales from around the world. Plus you’ll uncover more about my daily drama as not only a self-published author, but also as a TV writer for ET Canada. Plus find articles about other minor matters in the world of movies and television.
Why You Should Walk the Camino
My last post, "Top 4 Enemies of the Camino," pointed out some of the most annoying obstacles you'll likely encounter on your own journey on the Camino de Santiago, namely, the nagging injuries, the insufferable snorers, the alarming allergies, and those frisky flies....
Top 4 Enemies of the Camino
There is no doubt that walking the Camino de Santiago was one of the greatest adventures of my life. And I'm not alone. Numerous books about the Camino, dozens of websites devoted to the pilgrimage, and various Facebook Camino groups dedicated to providing answers to...
The Title, the Cover, and the Trailer
"How did you come up with the title?" All my books contain an alliteration indicating the book's themes and settings along with the prime location of the story. ("Bullets, Butterflies, and Italy": the threat of violence, the first stirrings of new love, and... Italy)...
Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt
"Book #3 Now Has a Title!" This Friday, I return to Spain for the second part of my research trip for book #3 - although this time I'm trading in the peaceful and pastoral Camino de Santiago for the louder and more libertine Ibiza (along with Mallorca and Gibraltar)....
How to Resolve Your New Year’s Resolutions
With the calendar to 2014 at midnight tomorrow, it's that time of year again where you not only reflect on the year that was but also the year that will be - and how you plan on improving upon it. That's right, it's time to make your New Year's Resolutions. And with...
My Christmas with a Mobster
So while you celebrate Christmas with your friends and families, I thought I would re-share one of my more infamous holiday stories... when I toasted a gangster on Christmas Eve! It was 1999 and I was in Corfu, Greece. In a few days, I was going to meet my friend...
Working with Vince Gilligan & My Own Crystal Meth Nightmare
"Living with Crystal Meth" With only one episode left in the entire "Breaking Bad" series, it's time to share my own story about working with "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan (briefly, oh, so briefly), as well as my own nightmare with crystal meth. Oh, I guess I...
The Greatest Week of the Year… If You Like Festivals
The first seven days of July make up, arguably, the greatest week of the year throughout the western world - if you have a passport, money to spend, and appreciate patriotic festivals. "Canada Day" First of all, there was July 1, Canada Day, the annual day of the...
The 101 Best Written TV Series
This week the Writers Guild of America released their list of the "101 Best Written TV Series." Presumably this was a straight vote among the guild's members (many of whom have been or currently are creators & staffers of many of the fine programs mentioned on...