Healthy Heroes

My long-held desire to be heroic got some satisfaction through writing The Curse if the Neverland – a desire every child (and most adults!) share. It falls in with wanting to be special. I’ve not met a human yet who didn’t want to be special. When we want to stand out, to be heroic, it’s […]

Piper Pan is Here!

I had a terrific time reading aloud from the book to those of you who were able to join in last Wednesday evening. I’m pretty sure that’s the first time I’ve read aloud to people over the phone. Kind of fun, really!

As promised, I’m unveiling the first of the coming 4 downloadable character […]

Reading from The Curse of the Neverland

Pick up your phone, I’ll be reading from The Curse of the Neverland this Wednesday evening, October 29, at 6pm PST. It’s part of Denise Dee’s Brouhaha! virtual on-line festival. Attending is free. All you have to do is go to www.denisedee.com and opt in to get the call-in information. Be sure to […]

Available for Pre-Order!

That’s my exciting news, that I couldn’t wait to share with you. The Curse of the Neverland is available for pre-order on my book website now — the button is on the right hand side.

The book will not be out by Christmas, but some gifts are worth waiting for…

Pre-ordering saves […]

Bringing my vision to life

Remember, publication date for The Curse of the Neverland will be January 23, 2015. Mark your calendars!

In the meantime, I’ve been experiencing the joy of bringing my vision to life through an artist’s skill– just as the cover came to life with the help of Jan & Kay Kepley,

Piper Pan Learns to Fly

In The Curse of the Neverland, Piper Pan struggles to learn to fly. Just like Piper, I’m landing some prize belly-flops in the process of bringing the book to publication. When it came to signing the contract with my local publisher, I “choked.” (Through no fault of hers.) I am in temporary suspended animation as […]

Piper Pan’s Book Cover

Want to see Piper Pan’s book cover?

Publication date is September 19, 2014. Mark your calendars! Buying early supports the books ratings, and gets your Christmas shopping done early!

Pretty slick, huh! I’m thrilled about it — thanks to Jan Kepley for cover art, Kelly Lenihan […]

Book Cover Photo Shoot!

These are three of the awesome photos taken by Jan Kepley of Natural Light Photography at our book cover photo shoot this week.

My Piper Pan model is Alexi Rampp-Taft. The black eye is my doing, with the aid of the “bruise” palette from Seattle Costume and Design. (What a great […]