T. C. LoTempio, Author
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All About Me....
.Born in New York City, Toni began writing at an early age. In 1995, she joined the staff of SUSABELLA PASSENGERS AND FRIENDS, where she has been a staff reporter for 10 years, winning their Margaret Sutton Award for Distinguished Writing in 1998. In 2000, two of her novels were e-published. A Spy in the Hand from PublishAmerica followed in 2004, and 2006 saw the release of Murder is Relative from PA and Nom de Plume from Chippewa Publishing. Two more thrillers, BOUND BY BLOOD and EBONY will be released from Whiskey Creek Press in 2007. Toni lives in Clifton, NJ with her three cats and is working on two more novels in addition to a screenplay of MR. AND MRS. SPY!
"THE KIDS"
Here are photos of the three important people in my life: my "kids" Misty, Trixie and Phyllis. Two calicos and a tabby. Misty and Trixie are pictured together, Phyllis Rose, #1 cat, on her own! All cats were shelter-adopted. Save a life, adopt a shelter cat or dog! you will receive a lifetime of loyalty and love in return!
WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT TIM ALLEN????????(AND SCARECROW?)
Well, yes, it's true. If it weren't for Tim Allen and SMK, there would be no Gary and Clarissa, no Mr. and Mrs. Spy, no series of adventures to look forward to. Now let me explain.
Back in 1999, I went on a Sunday afternoon to see a movie called "GALAXY QUEST" starring Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver. The movie was a take off on Star Trek conventions. When I arrived back home from watching the movie, I popped in a "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" tape and started watching it. As I was sitting there, I started to think: Gee, what would happen if Lee and Amanda had been real actors playing spies, and all of a sudden at a convention their producer is murdered, and they find out he'd been a spy all along, and now they have to become spies to trap his killer and recover a valuable nerve gas........
From that little burst of brilliance, I sat down at my computer and created Clarissa McMillan and Gary Preston, alias MR. AND MRS. SPY!
True Story. No joke. If I had not seen that Tim Allen movie, I would not have been in that "creative" frame of mind while watching the Scarecrow and Mrs. King tape! Therefore, The "Toolman" is responsible for Gary and Clarissa!
So, THANK YOU, TIM ALLEN! WHERE EVER YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(Especially if I sell a lot of these books!) If anyone knows where I can contact Mr. Allen to give him a hearty "thanks", please drop me a line!
Also a big THANK YOU to Bruce Boxleitner and Kate Jackson! I'd love to thank them as well, especially for having such a great show! (HMMMM - time for a SMK reunion on the small (or big) screen. They remake everything else...)