Shyam Selvadurai

Author Shyam Selvadurai Dept: TORONTO - Shyam Selvadurai begins each new novel by deciding where his characters will live, according to Winnipeg Free Press. "Unless I have that particularity, I can't write it. But once I've got those down, then I'm OK." Author Shyam Selvadurai is shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Random House "The first thing I need to do when I'm writing a novel is figure out the houses," says the 48-year-old writer, who lives in Toronto. Sometimes he'll wander the streets looking for the perfect home or base his description on a friend's apartment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.