She is the author of 3 books and 5 plays: one nominated for the Governor General award. Her film Guarded, (about a female prison guard) is currently in development with CFC (the Canadian Film Centre). Deborah is the architect of the Seven Minute Writer e-toolkit and holds regular online classes coaching writers to 'stop procrastinating and write already'. Because of her special interest in health care and hospice work, she recently produced a compassionate video for caregivers called, Walk a Mile in My Backless Gown.