
Lovejoy Biography Award
I'm happy to share that Elijah Lovejoy's Fight for Freedom received 1st place in the YA nonfiction category in the annual Royal Dragonfly...

The Creative Process of Book Covers
I'm a hybrid author - both traditionally and self-published. For me, one of the most enjoyable aspects of self-publishing has turned out to...

Start the Year with a Resource Boost
I spent the last couple of weeks in December tidying things up. Not in my house (as much as a major declutter needs to happen) but in my writing...

The Beauty of Imagination
As we sprint-scramble-crawl-drag-gasp toward the end of 2020, I want (need) to remember there are so many examples of positive imagination at...

More Book News: Design Prize
The talented designer Roberta Morris emailed me the other day to share that Elijah Lovejoy’s Fight for Freedom won a Graphic Design USA...

Book News: Nina Biography Released, Goodreads Giveaway
Alrighty. The second edition is now available of my young adult biography, Nina Kosterina: A Young Communist in Stalinist Russia! I’m...

The Time Warp of November
I'm not sure how to describe November except that sufficient sleep was not in the cards. Not all bad, although life as a special needs parent during...