"BRIDGING THE GAP" STORYTELLING TIPS: LESSON 1 If you're a reader like me, you appreciate a bit of romance woven into a compelling story....

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How an adventurous trip to the New Hampshire mountains combined with a chilling memory inspired my YA ice hockey thriller, FROZEN IN TIME...

Lately, I can’t help but see authorship as more of a fight in a boxing ring. You might win the match, but not without it leaving scars.

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The saying goes, “What a difference a year makes.” As I look back on the last year since my first novel The Winning Ingredient...

Strolling along Chicago's Michigan Ave (also known as The Magnificent Mile) has been on my agenda on every visit to the Windy City. I'd...

Photo Credit: Rachel @MyNancyDrewLibrary Imagine . . . the silhouette of three girls riding their bikes around their neighborhood in the...

It happened like a whirlwind. One day, I was chatting with one of my young reviewers, Haadiya, about great ways to get my book in the...

I’ll never forget when I saw my young adult novel, The Winning Ingredient, on a bookstore shelf for the first time. The moment wasn’t at...

Introducing The Winning Ingredient . . . My upcoming contemporary novel is a story of unwavering friendship through loss and triumph and...

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The first question I’m asked as an emerging author is why I write children’s fiction—middle grade and young adult. It’s a question I’ve...