Look and Listen

Biography

Deborah O'Toole is the author of "Celtic Remnants," a novel of enduring yet impossible love and betrayal set in the turbulence of Ireland, glamour of London and the wilds of Scotland. She is also author of Mind Sweeper, a mystery/suspense novel available in Kindle and Nook-Book editions. Deborah also writes using the pseudonym Deidre Dalton. She is the author of the Collective Obsessions Anthology, which chronicles the extraordinary loves and obsessions between two families sweeping a span of more than one hundred years, all set against the backdrop of a Gothic seaside mansion in Maine. The eight-part anthology includes Passion Forsaken, Quixotic Crossings, The Twain Shall Meet, Enthrallment, The Keeper's Journal, Hearts Desires, The Twilight and Megan's Legacy. All titles will be released by Club Lighthouse Publishing in 2011-12. Deborah's favorite authors and writing influences include Dorothy Daniels, Elizabeth Byrd, Marilyn Ross, James Clavell, Ken Follett, Marilyn Harris, Bertrice Small, Susan Kay, Leon Uris, Alison Weir, Edward Rutherfurd and Kathleen Woodiwiss. A lifelong Tudor and Irish history buff, Deborah likes to browse through the local paperback exchange in her free time. She enjoys needlepoint, growing her own herbs and experimenting in the kitchen on whim. She also toys with web design. Between bouts of writing, she likes to play computer games. Favorites include variations of solitaire (particularly Precedence, Pyramid and Russian Solitaire), time-management (Diner Dash series), and hidden object games (Mystery Case Files).

Inspiration

Rainy, cool weather gives me inspiration. I like to write late at night. I'm also often inspired by visuals, such as people, landscapes and structures.