My Story
My passion for writing started in grade eight. I loved mystery television shows so I started to create my own characters and stories. I still have some of my old writing and it's both fun and weird to look back on it. High school was when I knew that writing would be a big part of my life. After a trip to Los Angeles I visited a television writer and producer who created an '80s show, Major Dad. He introduced me to the world of scriptwriting. After graduating university I hopped in a car and moved to LA. What a crazy experience. My first night there I was woken up by a major earthquake. Next day, somebody bumped into my car and sued. A year later, a little wiser, I returned home to go to Ryerson's TV program. In my last year I went from coat checker to a writing intern position at CBC's Royal Canadian Airfarce. Through contacts made there, I got my first official script. Three agents and nine TV shows later, I made my first attempt at a book.
Entering the world of creating books for reluctant readers was right up my alley. I write my sports books like I write my scripts - filled with snappy dialogue and visuals that jump off the page. My first three books were included in The Children's Book Centre, Best Books for Kids & Teens selection.
I'm always asked if I'm a big sports fan. I love watching my children play sports and coaching my students. As a kid I played soccer, baseball and hockey. I even received a few bowling trophies but golf and floor hockey are now my sports of choice these days.
I started writing action on the hockey show, Power Play and all my books are sports themed. Then I was hired to write the World Wrestling Entertainment's and the NASCAR DVD game. It was fun and extremely challenging because writing for that type of industry isn't as developed as television or books. There was no guide or structure so I invented the entire process. I loved watching hours of footage to base the 4,000 questions I had to write. And the interactive part meant that every question needed to be connected to the footage. Going to events, meeting legendary drivers and wrestlers and seeing the game in stores made the job very rewarding.
Who knows what new opportunities and stories will come next.
Entering the world of creating books for reluctant readers was right up my alley. I write my sports books like I write my scripts - filled with snappy dialogue and visuals that jump off the page. My first three books were included in The Children's Book Centre, Best Books for Kids & Teens selection.
I'm always asked if I'm a big sports fan. I love watching my children play sports and coaching my students. As a kid I played soccer, baseball and hockey. I even received a few bowling trophies but golf and floor hockey are now my sports of choice these days.
I started writing action on the hockey show, Power Play and all my books are sports themed. Then I was hired to write the World Wrestling Entertainment's and the NASCAR DVD game. It was fun and extremely challenging because writing for that type of industry isn't as developed as television or books. There was no guide or structure so I invented the entire process. I loved watching hours of footage to base the 4,000 questions I had to write. And the interactive part meant that every question needed to be connected to the footage. Going to events, meeting legendary drivers and wrestlers and seeing the game in stores made the job very rewarding.
Who knows what new opportunities and stories will come next.
