Here’s a visual clip for my Sunday Morning Writer’s Blog. It’s from a conversation I had with producer Louise Fagan. Next week, I’ll talk about fish heads.

I bet you didn’t know you should pack up your suitcase when you sit down to write. Well, maybe not a suitcase. In fact, maybe it’s your state of mind that needs unpacking. My post for My Sunday Morning Writer’s Blog for February 25 is from a recorded interview. Here goes:

Sometimes novels grow out of an unexpected situation or in the case of my last book, from a comment that turns your head around and makes you see something in a different light. My conversation about Casanova with Jack Crean (an uncle-in-law) was one of those times. I went from an ardent Casanova dis-misser to an ardent fan and I wrote a novel in which Casanova is featured as a character. This visual blog tells how it happened.

For your information, What Casanova Told Me tells the story of  Casanova’s last love, Asked For Adams, an American Yankee and a descendant of Puritans, who first met Casanova in a barge coming into Venice in 1798 when Casanova was in his early seventies. Casanova was disguised as old woman in a court wig during their first encounter and their affair progressed from there. Asked For’s 20th century descendant followed the lovers’ travel route using Asked For’s old diary.

This week on Spark:

“Literary History of Word Processing, Accelerated Innovation, Education, and Employment”

Catch it live on Sunday January 22 at 1:05 local time. Or listen to the podcast anytime at:

http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2012/01/spark-169-january-22-25-2012/