We are having a bit of cold front pass through the Pacific Northwest right now. Temperatures dipping into the teens. Lakes and ponds are freezing up. “Girls,” I said, “Stay off the lake if it ices over. Remember Elsie in Whisper!” “A…Mom?”  The real Halle replied, referring to the image I texted her earlier.  “Nice picture you sent us this morning.” I laughed. “Yes Hal,”  I...

Oh my, what a busy week! I have spent roughly nine hours per day writing due to being on crutches after hip surgery. My editors and I finished the last of the Whisper edits, which is now off to the typesetter. I’ve been going over the last draft of my new middle grade pirate book before it goes to my editor, have finalized the title, for said book, and even started to work with designers on a cover. Things are really moving along and it is an...

To the majority of people, boarding school is a foreign concept that can only be understood by watching the ever so insightful Nickelodeon show, Zoe 101. Whenever I tell anyone I go to a boarding school they can’t help but ask, “what on earth did you do that was bad enough to get sent away from home?”. However, much to their disappointment of being deprived of a riveting story of whatever shenanigan I got caught doing, this...

Is it too much coffee, or  just the thought of my first published book, Hush, being made into a movie that’s got me so jumpy? I wrote Hush as a fun way to communicate with my daughter, Blakely, when she went off to boarding school. My goal was to create a fun, quick read, she and her friends would enjoy when not buckled down at their desks perusing their more serious studies. I mixed together her school (where all three of our girls will...

Recently I have been asked for press photos. Head shots mostly. You know, charming little images used for showing people what you look like. As any mother knows, we are generally the ones taking the pictures, not the people in them. I have never been one of those moms who hires professional photographers. I like being the one behind the camera lens. We have dozens of images of our three amazing daughters, who are, for the most part, happy to...