Donna Carrick

Profile Information:

Hometown:
T.O.
About Me:
A writer of crime fiction, wife, mother of three, office manager, and lover of Canada's northland, with an addiction to swimming and playing my clarinet. A bit crazy and in love with my family, friends and life in general.

Buy my books at Amazon.com: THE NOON GOD and GOLD AND FISHES.

Coming soon: THE FIRST EXCELLENCE! Watch for it in September, 2009.
I Am A:
Writer
Website:
http://www.donnacarrick.com
Books And Authors I Like:
Martin Cruz Smith, Giles Blunt, Jonathan Santlofer, Janet Fitch, Maureen Jennings, Sylvia Maultash Warsh, Charles Dickens -- heck, any author whose love of writing comes through in the story.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
Smallville, Law & Order, The Lives Of Others, A Brief Vacation, any crime drama in the old noir style, anything I can enjoy with the family, and anything my husband and I can enjoy as adults.

Comment Wall:

  • Donna Carrick

    Hi Guys! Great to find a crime fiction forum.
    Donna Carrick www.donnacarrick.com

    Dec 1, 2007

  • Mari Sloan

    Hi! I'm also a new member and I also have characters that reflect some of the unique problems and issues I have encounterd in the Deep South. My spoofy, supernatural suspense deals with some very serious things tongue in cheek, and was fun to write. I look forward to reading some of your writing. Welcome aboard! :-)
    Mari

    Dec 1, 2007

  • Donna Carrick

    Hey guys, welcome to my website and blog. Please visit http://blogdc.donnacarrick.com/ to see what I've been up to, or visit http://www.donnacarrick.com/mp3/sample-longwinding.mp3 to hear my new clarinet in action!
    Happy writing, fellow crime-fiction-lovers.
    Donna Carrick
    www.donnacarrick.com

    Dec 2, 2007

  • Mari Sloan

    Good point! I could use some quiet writing time, plus, I love snow in a way that only someone who doesn't see a lot of it can love it. Every time I think I can take some time off, there seems to be an immediate crisis at work. That's okay. Too much time off would encourage me to goof off. LOL.

    Dec 4, 2007

  • Todd Robinson

    Thanks much, Donna. Best back atcha.

    Dec 9, 2007

  • Linda L. Richards

    I *am* having fun, thanks Donna. Too much fun, in fact!

    Dec 17, 2007

  • Todd Robinson

    I owe you one, Donna.

    Have a great holiday, my dear.

    Todd

    Dec 24, 2007

  • Rick Mofina

    Donna, thanks for the kind words and all the best to a fellow Cdn.

    Jan 11, 2008

  • Derek Hart

    Hey Donna:

    Thanks so much for the greeting and kind words!

    Derek

    May 16, 2008

  • Debra Lee

    Hi Donna-thanks for visiting my website!

    Jun 17, 2008

  • Sandra Ruttan

    Hi Donna,

    Nice to meet you! I look forward to checking out your story - I actually was born in Etobicoke and grew up in Gravenhurst, not so far from T.O. in Canadian terms, anyway!

    Jun 25, 2008

  • carole gill

    Thank you so much for the compliment.
    Yes, I suppose that's true! as you can see from my avatar, I am such an avid fan of noir films-and then came to the books! just saw Double Indemnity last night actually (husband away at a meeting) so it was just for me--he prefers action films (eck) so there I was, wallowing in all that noir stuff. fantastic!
    And thanks so much for the invite, Donna!
    As for your page, well! your family looks so wonderful and so very happy. you're blessed. but you know that I'm sure!
    again, thanks.

    Jun 25, 2008

  • carole gill

    so right Donna!
    Yes, nothing like those classics.
    husband loves action films.
    sometimes when we watch a good drama, i'll say, see? not one lousy special effect!
    take postman rings twice, turner garfield version, they smoldered and they did it with no humping, no nudity.
    they did it with facial expressions (as you pointed out).
    and what they got with that film was a work of noir art--a noir classic.
    so agree with you. and Bogey and Bacall?!
    two more favorites.
    there are some great actors around now, but in my opinion, the magic--the stuff that dreams were made of (to coin a phrase)--that stuff is gone and so are the dreams. for me anyway.

    Jun 26, 2008

  • Eric Stone

    Hi Donna, thanks for adding me.

    Jun 26, 2008

  • Karen from AustCrime

    Hi Donna - thanks for the friend invite. Rain is definitely my preferred weather, especially as we've been in drought for so long now. I'm sure that's why I'm behind in my reading :)

    Jun 26, 2008

  • Stephen Burridge

    Hi Donna, thanks for the comment. Yes, it's been cool in Ottawa. I like it. Today is a little warmer.

    Jun 26, 2008

  • John McFetridge

    Hi Donna, thanks for the interest in Everybody Knows... it's not the old Toronto, that's for sure.

    I missed you at Bloody Words (I was on the Sex and Violence panel - that might be stereotyping ;) and I'm glad to hear the Giles Blunt reading was as good as expected. I 'opened' for him at a reading once and he is a great guy.

    Jun 27, 2008

  • Rick Mofina

    Thanks for the nice words, Donna.

    Jul 3, 2008

  • Beth Groundwater

    Hi Donna,
    Thanks for befriending this cozy mystery author!

    Sep 4, 2008

  • L.J. Sellers

    Hi Donna
    Sounds like you have great life. Best wishes with your writing.
    Lj

    Sep 4, 2008

  • Benjamin Sobieck

    Thanks for friending!

    May 11, 2009

  • B.R.Stateham

    Thanks for becming a buddy. . . buddy. You Twittering?

    May 11, 2009

  • Donna Carrick

    Happy Canada Day to all my Friends!

    Jul 1, 2009

  • Donna Carrick

    At last, the cover of my new book: The First excellence!

    Aug 29, 2009

  • Siobhan C Cunningham

    Thank you Donna, love the new cover! like the sound of The First Excellene.... go girl !

    Aug 30, 2009

  • Larry W. Chavis

    Donna,

    Thanks for the invite, and for your kind comment on my review of "Sovereign."

    Aug 30, 2009

  • Eric Christopherson

    No good news yet, Donna. If we manage to find a second agent for the same damn book I will shout it from the rooftops, though! Thanks for the support!

    Sep 1, 2009

  • Donna Carrick

    Got the galley proofs for The First Excellence last night. Slogging through -- should take up most of the weekend!

    Sep 4, 2009

  • Donna Carrick

    Almost done the editing process -- jeepers it's exhausting! Can smell the finish line on The First Excellence!

    Sep 7, 2009

  • Donna Carrick

    Time for a Daisy Break!

    Sep 7, 2009

  • RONALD FEASEL

    im waitin too

    Sep 20, 2009

  • RONALD FEASEL

    cant find your profil

    Sep 20, 2009

  • RONALD FEASEL

    I'm spending time on new novel and organizing a marketing plan

    Sep 20, 2009

  • RONALD FEASEL

    exciting huh

    Sep 20, 2009

  • Grant McKenzie

    Thanks, Donna. I'm certainly looking forward to Switch coming out here, where I'll actually be able to see it in stores and do more to help with promotion. My editor at Penguin has been very excited about it, too, so that is terrific.

    Sep 20, 2009

  • RONALD FEASEL

    can't wait to buy your book

    Sep 21, 2009

  • RONALD FEASEL

    u get ur proofs yet

    Sep 23, 2009

  • Jennie Spallone

    So exciting awaiting your first proof. What's your book about?

    Sep 23, 2009

  • Jennie Spallone

    So have you actually visited China and done your research there?

    Sep 24, 2009

  • Jennie Spallone

    Good story! Am procrastinating on revising the last ten pages of my third novel. Need to get to it. Have a wonderful day!

    Sep 25, 2009

  • Donna Carrick

    Just got the printed proof of my labour: The First Excellence. Pretty darned exciting!

    Sep 26, 2009

  • RONALD FEASEL

    when's your next baby due

    Sep 27, 2009