My New Novel, Firebreak (Plus Giveaway!) The first of two young adult novels I’ve written back-to-back for North Star Editions is available in August! Firebreak features Alia, an insecure teen who turns into a reluctant activist fighting an elderly genocide in the...
Introducing The Invitation – Available Free Online As I wrote about in December, I was among the authors and illustrators hired by the non-profit Room to Read in the fall to develop a Peace & Equality picture book collection during a book sprint...
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 a pandemic is presenting extra challenges and I work for a hospital managing an...
Focus of My Blog
In addition to providing occasional updates about my book projects, my goal is twofold: (1) encourage creative practice in our lives and writing by sharing easy-to-try methods and (2) provide helpful, honest details and encouragement to kids, teachers, other writers and those considering or already deep into the writing life.