I lost my mother just before Mothers' Day some forty years ago. Almost exactly thirty years later, I lost my father, too....
Behind the Scenes Articles
Birds and Bees and Other Wild Things
I moved into my current home about two years ago. It's the first house I've owned and it took me over a decade to save up...
Busting the Rich Author Myth
It's pretty much a given that when someone finds out I'm a published author, they assume I'm rich. Like JK Rowling....
BookBub Event Coming Soon
With the holidays fast approaching, many people are starting to think about gift ideas for kids. This year, why not give...
Mid-Summer Updates (and a Sale!)
Disappointed you didn't win one of the free Kindle copies in the Goodreads giveaway last month? Or maybe you weren't in the US, so you weren't even able to enter (I know... I'm in Canada and I wasn't happy about that, but that was Amazon and Goodreads' rule, not mine)....
Mirror of Wolves Launch Day Flop
Cardinal author rule number one is not to mess up your book launch because it basically ruins any chance your book has of succeeding. Sadly, I broke that rule. May 25th came and went and there was no push for the book so there's only been a few sales, and Mirror of Wolves...
Book 3 Cover Reveal Countdown
I'm in the home stretch to the Mirror of Wolves (book 2) launch. It's a stressful time, but instead of getting all anxious, I've decided to have some fun with a cover and title reveal countdown for book 3! If you're following along on my Instagram page, we've had two peeks...
Sequel Anxiety and the Mirror of Wolves Book Trailer
I was commiserating with a couple of other middle grade authors recently about the whole "sequel anxiety" thing, wherein we must learn to deal with the overwhelming sense of dread about sequel releases. The countdown-to-launch period is stressful with any book release, but...
The proof is in the pudding…
Okay, so I lied. In this case, the proof is actually in my hand. Literally. There's no actual pudding in this post. (I know, I know... you're terribly disappointed now, aren't you?) But never fear, for I have something better than pudding to share! Behold my shiny new...