It is a dream come true for me to have one of my titles included in a list of Earth Day books for kids. Thank you 49th Shelf! I’m also grateful to my publisher for putting together this great resource for educators:
Category: Writing
Happy Book Birthday, Elliot Jelly-Legs!
And Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone! I’m certainly feeling all the feels as Elliot Jelly-Legs and the Bobblehead Miracle officially hits the shelves today. A good friend reminded me that the seeds of Elliot’s story were sprouting on walks we took over five years ago with my beloved dog, Rover, who’s no longer with us. […]
One Year Later
I can’t believe it’s been a full year since I last posted an update. Here’s a pretty good summary of what the year’s been like: I’m grateful for the opportunity I had to work at Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre as a Knowledge Translation Coordinator. I learned tons and really enjoyed the people I […]
Time for Change
Six months ago I wrote a post were I confessed to almost giving up on my writing career. I’m very happy to say that I didn’t give up. But I did start looking at other employment opportunities. Since I live in a small, rural town I didn’t dare dream that I would find a job […]
Not Giving Up
My (very supportive) husband’s always reminding me that whenever I get down about writing something always happens to keep me from quitting. I’m not going to lie–he’s had to remind me a lot lately. Rejection is hard. And even though it’s been ten years since the publication of my first book, Trouble in the Trees, […]