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The world sure has changed in just a few short weeks, hasn’t it? And yet, as I try to adjust to a new normal (that will last until who knows when), I find that the old normal, in many ways, feels like…

Hey, Everybody! Who knew that publishing a book is such a long process?  Keeping the details of my book a secret has been killing me, but I am so excited to FINALLY have something to share with…

If the coronavirus has you staying in and playing it safe—or if your kids are home from school for the next few weeks—you may be wondering how you’re going to keep the little ones entertained. …

There are certain areas of my life where I tend to let fear hold me back. Can you relate? One of those areas is story writing (I know—that must sound crazy coming from the girl whose first book will…

Patience. It’s not the strongest virtue in our home—or anywhere else, for that matter—but it’s been on my mind the last few days leading up to Valentine’s Day.  It seems like impatience dominates…

I recently hired my first illustrator for my first picture book, and I’ve gotten several questions asking what the process was like. Well, it was tough! Not because illustrators are hard to find—on…

I have always wanted to be a writer. But writing took time, and there were other things I needed to accomplish—college, a teaching career, a master’s degree, a family—so writing got pushed aside. I…