: About Me

Words, words, wonderful words they are the raw materials of my job. Left to my own devices I create short stories and novels (written in a pseudonym) and TV and feature film scripts, written in my real name, Laurie Clayton. I've been lucky enough to have some success in both arenas.

CBC Radio was my home away from home for quite a few years; I'm fast, accurate, well-informed and personable, in large part due to my experience with the corp.

As the in-house writer for a community college, I wrote everything the college required. This included promotional material, brochures and educational dramas. Editing and proofreading course material, including manuals, was a large part of my job.

I'm an educated, intelligent wordsmith with a killer eye for detail. I've never missed a deadline. My abilities are wide-ranging and adaptable, whether you're looking for creative input or simply a perfectly written, error-free finished product. I'm fast, accurate, imaginative and thorough.

Yes, I have a huge vocabulary but that doesn't mean your project will be verbose, unintelligible or pretentious. My command of the English language allows me to write clearly, on any subject. I offer you elegance.

My passion is ...

writing, reading, walking...talking

I know too much about ...

the machinations of my mind

My parents always told me ...

You're a good girl but you don't know when to go to bed.

My childhood ambition ...

Writer! Always!

My favorite memory ...

Family get togethers at Lake of the Woods.

Why I write ...

It's what I know best, what I'm best at, and fun.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

'Late Nights On AIr' by Elizabeth Hay (Canadian)

My first job ...

Copy machine operator and cord board switchboard relief.

My best moment ...

Every time a story or novel is accepted, it feels like the best thing ever.

My inspiration ...

The mystery of men and women.

Creative Writing > Memoirs My most humorous gardening (mis)adventure

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No Beans The move from a Toronto duplex to a one acre property in Ballinafad, Ontario, was a shock for my family in more ways than one. We were unaccustomed to everything from the smell of manure in the spring air to the constant drone of the ride-on mowers as our neighbors attempted to tame their vast lawns. We leaped into action with more enthusiasm than expertise. The first order of business was to plant a vegetable garden. That's what everyone else was doing, after all. Our neighbors to the south were Italian-Canadians. He went to work and in his spare time made wine and mowed their la...

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