2015 was the year I started as a children’s book author, and it’s been amazing. I’m a shy person so putting myself out there was (and still is) the hardest part of it all. But I’m thankful to have people reading my books and the nice things they’ve said (ok, […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
Whoever started the digital book era was a genius because I love it. I love carrying 100 books around wherever I go in one little device. I love that it saves my place that I can bounce around easily from chapter to chapter, and that I never have to ask […]
#NoShame Here’s the whole story: When I picked my 7-year-old up from school this past Tuesday, I was shocked when she told me she had the next day off. In fact, I didn’t believe her. I had to ask the expert. “Siri,” I said to my phone. “Is tomorrow a holiday?” “Yes. Tomorrow […]
Dear Ernestine, I sure love the Time Machine Girl series. When’s the next one coming out? Signed, Your Biggest Fan — Dear Biggest Fan, Well, aren’t you sweet? Thanks for the compliment! To answer your question: soon. Sincerely, Ernestine P.S. I hope to get the next two books in that […]
A little background about the story: When I was a kid, I spent a large chunk of lunchtime searching through the peanut butter and butter sandwiches my mom packed for me just about every day. I was sure there was a hair curled up in there someplace, and sometimes I was right. (No, […]
A sad conversation I just had with my 7-year-old while driving her to school. Daughter: Your hair looks messy from the back. Me: Rats. That’s not the look I was going for. Daughter: What look were you going for? Me: Beautiful Daughter: You have to have straight hair in order to be […]
If you’ve ever thought, “Hmmmm, I betcha self-publishing has a lot in common with that old movie A Christmas Story,” you’d be right. Well, for me, it does. You see, when it comes to self-publishing, I’m a one-woman show. I write, edit, format, do my own covers and run my own website. […]
I haven’t even pushed the “publish” button on Amazon for this book yet, and I’m already rethinking the cover. Here’s why. The book is called From the Bottom of the Cauldron, and it’s basically a series of 10 interrelated kind of crazy stories about a witch-training school and the kids and teachers in it. For […]
What I love the best about writing The Time Machine Girls series is the history. Because history is such a huge subject, teachers can’t really go into detail about an event or a person when they teach it in class. So growing up, I only learned a couple things about […]
My youngest daughter is busy writing and illustrating a book about her life, which at age six, is just as cute as it sounds. But the image she chose for the cover is what caught my attention the most. Of all the pictures she could have chosen, she drew our […]