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welcome

Thank you for visiting this site and any interest you might have in my book. Before publishing I had this idealistic notion that as many people as possible should just get my novel out of the library. Man, did I get that wrong. Every single time someone lets me know they bought my book I file away some lifelong gratitude. Hell, I’m just grateful if you read fiction.

Case History

My mother taught me how to read when I was twenty-two months old so I blame her for everything. My marvellous Polish grandmother let me know what I was destined for in the most matter-of-fact way when I was around 13. We’d been entertaining a lively correspondence for years and during one visit she happened to mention, “But Louisee darling, you are a writer.” (McCormack is actually my middle name; my last name has so many consonants in a row that everyone stumbles.) I’m the proverbial colonel’s daughter. I was born in Montreal and moved eight times before I was 18. A couple of those postings were to Europe so I ended up at a British boarding school. I’ll have to write about that some day. I majored in English in Toronto and then spent my 20’s in high slacker style, vagabonding in Paris, London, Spain and Africa. I settled down to a Masters in Creative Writing back in Montreal once I turned 30. It was great to carve away so much time to write, despite not yet having established myself professionally in any meaningful way. Eventually, I started freelancing for CBC radio, the Canadian NPR. That led to a TV hosting job. That helped me save up enough money to write another (functional) novel, viz SWTT. Magazine work and summer reporting jobs keep me going so far. But if I want a condo and smart car, I’ll have to start exploring more options. I’m really intrigued at the idea of teaching English to newcomers and refugees. You wish me luck, I’ll wish you luck … hooray, we’ve got luck!