Kids’ novels set in British Columbia, Canada

Kids’ novels set in British Columbia, Canada

The organization Children’s Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia recently compiled a list of BC-created books set in BC locations. Many of my 19 books are on the list, which is both below and at https://cwillbc.wordpress.com/bc-books/ Children (C) Young...
Hello, Missouri educators!

Hello, Missouri educators!

Educators! Time to save the date for the Write to Learn Conference: Feb. 15-17, 2018. It’s at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri, and I will be offering two seminars there on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. That also makes me available for school and library...
Novel complete, vacation overdue!

Novel complete, vacation overdue!

On the wings of having just completed a new young-adult adventure novel, I joined my husband for a vacation hiking the Joshua Tree National Park, California for several days. The cacti were in full bloom, the temperatures were perfect and it was my first time visiting...
Finishing a novel

Finishing a novel

What do I do when I finish a novel (as I just have)? 1. Clean my office. 2. Do all the chores that have piled up  as I wrote my last few chapters (during that last dash to the finish line, I am aware of very little else around me!). 3. Conduct a final polishing of my...