Launching a Book
It’s Launch Day! After 2 years away from writing children’s books, Carla’s Adventure in Kenya is live! Woohoo! I absolutely love researching and writing these beginning chapter books. Besides writing…
Making Lists
I am a type-A person. Some (like my daughter) might say A+. I have trouble just going with the flow. I like organization. And lists. I love my lists. I…
Staying Organized
Over the two-week school break in December, I got so much writing done, but during the school year, I have to reorganize my priorities. I often get asked how I…
Author Resources
When I first started my author journey, I knew nothing about self-publishing. I stumbled onto it through a Facebook ad for a class on how to self-publish. I watched the…
Getting to Know Your Characters
When I am writing a new story, I spend a lot of time getting to know my characters. This is important for several reasons. One, you can describe them to…
The Story Behind Writing The Traveling Trunk Series
Every story starts as a spark, an idea, an itch, if you will. I thought you might enjoy hearing the reason that I wrote the Traveling Trunk Series. I work…