In 2020, while working at the kitchen table revising the manuscript that would become my debut book, CLARA POOLE AND THE LONG WAY ROUND,...

In February 2019, I came to Edinburgh for the first time. At that time, I didn’t have a literary agent. I didn’t have a publisher. I had...

I'm super excited to announce that CLARA POOLE AND THE LONG WAY ROUND is a finalist for Triple Crown Book Award. While the recognition is...

I'm beyond excited to share the cover for the second book in my the Clara Poole Series, Clara Poole and Wrong Way Up, (Publishing July...

I was so lucky to join Shannon Balloon on her wonderful new Middle Grade Matters Podcast to talk about my writing journey and debut...

By now, everyone has seen the devastation and loss of life that occurred in Maui. As the community looks to get back on its feet, a group...

Wow! Not expect and very very cool! When I first started writing, I would leaf through the pages of The Horn Book, fantasizing that my...

Book trailer for the first book of the CLARA POOLE Series. (Published by Pixel + Ink Books. Cover Illustrated by Matt Rockefeller).

The following survey is open to all traditionally & independently published authors of middle grade books. It is inspired by the 2017...

I'm beyond excited to share the cover for the first book in my debut series, Clara Poole and the Long Way Round (Publishing July 4, 2023,...

During Dyslexia Awareness Month, I was invited onto The Guest Book Podcast to speak with fellow middle grade author and creator of The...

What began as a wild hair idea to write a children's novel in February of 2018 has become a definite thing. I am ecstatic to announce...

Sometimes when I need a break from writing, I like to stretch my creative muscle in other ways. Recently, I've returned to sculpture,...

Below is a hodgepodge of artwork I've done for CLARA POOLE AND THE LONG WAY ROUND, including book covers, character concepts, and other...

As a dyslexic, I often don't see my mistakes when reading back my work. Okay, I never to do, which is why Text-to-Speech software is a...

Recently, I had the privilege to speak with Madeline Dyer, YA author of the Untamed Series. Speaking from her farm in England (she also...

I needed a little break from working on my current book, LAND OF ENDS (which I am almost finished with the first draft of book one)....

Find someone to believe in. Find someone to champion. Find someone that might not know how good or deserving or talented they are....

One aspect I love about writing is the research I do on subjects I would never have reason to do otherwise. On any given day, I might...

I am dyslexic. I am also a righter... er... wrighter... er... author. Writing with dyslexia feels like the world's worst joke, and other...