Upcoming Author Appearance: I will be one of the vendors at the upcoming Suncrest Retirement Holiday Fair Thursday, December 1, 6—8pm 251 S. 5th Avenue, Sequim
NEWS: The Curse of the Neverland now available in Kindle format—
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If you’ve been reading my newsletter for a while, you know I’ve gone through some questioning about who my books (Piper Pan and Her Merry Band) are really for: especially after getting some feedback that the characters I’ve created are too dark for a “pixie dust world.” I’ve followed this opinion, and have come full […] I did it this week—I started on book three! I opened the document, got it formatted, and began writing. I feel pretty mediocre about what I’ve written so far, but I began. Sometimes, simply beginning again is the hardest thing. As a creative person, you deal with this every time you finish a project. You […] Over the course of the last 10 days, I’ve had several conversations that have added up to a new possible twist for Piper Pan and Her Merry Band. A reviewer, a mentor, and a friend all told me (or implied) that these books are not really children’s books. One argued that the dark emotional tone […] “Have you written the third book, yet?” My husband asked me this out of the blue yesterday—surprising me, to say the least. While very supportive, he has never read my books himself. Why was he asking “What about Book Three?” I shook my head. “Not yet.” I’m reading an amazing and moving memoir by Madeleine L’Engle called The Summer of Great-Grandmother. Therein is a tiny childhood story about poppies—it’s perfect to remind you of the necessity to make time for dreaming. When Madeleine was twelve years old, she attended boarding school for the first time, […] I picked up today’s book recommendation thinking (from the cover!) that I was unlikely to enjoy it. As it turns out—it brought unexpected delight. The best way I can describe this delightful work of historical fiction When Mischief Came to Town, by Katrina Nannestad, is to do that thing they do in Hollywood to pitch […] |
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