

I'm Giving Away Books for Christmas in June
I'm excited to be one of the 12 Authors of Christmas in the upcoming facebook party. Never been to a facebook party? It's fun. All you...


Students Pick a Fight
A friend texted today to tell me she's subbing a 4th grade class, and she let the students pick which book for her to read to them. I'm...


Be a Spring Break Professional
This year my son asked me if I would take him to a Trailblazer game for his birthday, so we are headed to Portland for spring break to...


I'm a Harlequin Author
I have a few friends who write for the Christian imprint of Harlequin, so I decided to give it a try. I entered the Blurb2Book contest in...


Learn to Write the Way I Did
I've been invited to teach on writing humor and middle grade novels at the local conference for Soceity of Children's Book Writers and...


Where Ideas Come From
When I first started writing, I met the amazing Jill Williamson at a writer's conference. This was back before she'd won any awards or...


The Story Behind My Stories
The November issue of Idaho Family Magazine features my Fun4Hire series and where the ideas for these books came from. I write for the...


School is Cool
I love school visits. Kids always have so many ideas to share. My daughter's creative writing teacher explained to her class that people...


The Cascade Award
I'm honored to have won The Cascade Award for The Snowball Fight Professional. I didn't have to give a speech (yay!), but there are some...


Bedtime Stories
You know what I like even better than kids reading my books? I like it when parents/grandparents read the books with their...