Have you seen the new covers for Scream and Whisper? They are incredible! I love that my publisher includes me in the process of creating covers for the books I write. We even rewrote several passages in both books taking out most of the swearing and cleaning up a couple of copy edits that went unnoticed in the first editions. Here are a couple of images from the photo shoot I thought I’d share.      The models are sisters from...

Katya Szewczuk at KidLit TV is absolutely the best. She’s created three of my book trailers now. Each is better then the next. She’s professional, fun and full of unbound enthusiasm for every project she takes on. Thanks...

Arrgh!!!  Can you believe that title? It makes be giggle every time I say it. Really, who can growl and keep a straight face. “Arrgh!!!” is the name of my first Middle grade book, due to release this fall; think grades 3 -6. Arrgh!!! is the story of a young orphaned boy who is kidnapped by pirates, told he may not speak, forced into hard labor on a merchant ship, befriends a talking mouse, saves a ship captain and his 13 year old daughter...

I love Pinterest. Of the online mediums, I find Pinterest the most engaging. Perhaps it is because I love visuals. Whole stories can blossom from one photograph. Often times I find images of what I want my characters to look like and I will see snippets of traits I have forgotten to include. On occasion I find locations that inspire new scenes. When I’m not writing I look at recipes, design ideas, and bucket list inspiring travel...

We have a title! Finally I hate writing nameless manuscripts. But after months, and I mean months, of searching, my pirate book finally has a name. Arrgh!!! No, this is not an exclamation of frustration , it is my book name! What nine-year old has not growled this pirate mantra? Arrgh!!! – Is the story of Christopher, an orphan, kidnapped by pirates, who is forced to choose between saving the life of an innocent merchant ship’s captain...