ARRGH! is here and the press is coming in. I am beyond thrilled with what people are saying. 5 stars for ARRGH! from Readers’ Favorite: “Christopher has been kidnapped! If that’s not bad enough, the nasty Captain Redblade also managed to make off with a beautiful young lady and her father too. It’s up to Christopher to find a way out of his predicament and save them from danger. It’s high tide and time to set sail on an...

Reading has always been difficult for me. Especially when I was in school. The words jumped around the page making the process overwhelming and often impossible. I could never settle down enough to concentrate, my mind always seemed to be racing off in other directions. But I just finished my 100th book of the year. So what happened? A lot. First, I learned to read out loud for my children. They didn’t care what I read, they just loved to hear...

I saw this picture on the Internet of a book I love. It caught my eye and made me think about the kind of books I read. Life has so many ups and downs. It is full of pits, some deeper than others, from which one must pull themselves. I personally read to escape, to relax and to help myself out of these holes. Becoming a reader was a struggle. I quite literally avoided it for a very long time, only starting when I finally found books that could...

A new friend of mine and I were talking about what it was like to be a writer and have a learning disability. She said she came across a young woman who suffered from dyslexia, much like I do, and constantly used it as an excuse. -I spell everything wrong so I don’t write. -I have dyslexia so I can’t read. My friend said she liked the fact that I shared this same hurdle, but never used the word so to makeexcuses. She said I used the word...

This weekend I had the honor of attending and taking part in the Society of Children’s Books Writers & Illustrators Western Washington’s  Conference. (better known as SCBWI) Attending is a must for anyone who has a desire to create children’s books of any kind. Authors and Illustrators from around the Pacific North West gather to share information and listen to exceptional speakers. Over the years I have met several amazing people....