Overview
I am the award-winning author of ten novels, including three middle-grade books. I have also ghost-written six children's books and three graphic novels.I have taught creative writing and editing at the community college level. My books have been well-reviewed in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, the Midwest Book Review and other noteworthy outlets. I love working with new authors as a coach. As an editor I am always careful to protect the author's voice.
My career has afforded me many opportunities to teach and speak on writing techniques and the writing life.
My career has afforded me many opportunities to teach and speak on writing techniques and the writing life.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Children’s Non-Fiction
Christian Non-Fiction
Fiction
Christian Fiction
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Languages
English (US)
Awards
- Kirkus Star, Carol Award finalist, Inspy Finalist
Certifications
- Member Christian Editors Connection
Work experience
The Defensive Driving Academy
Apr, 2012 —
Jun, 2014
(about 2 years)
I taught kids how to drive. Loved it!
Self-employed
May, 2000 —
Present
I am the author of ten adult novels and three middle grade novels. I enjoy working with new writers and help them develop their voice and style. I also speak and teach about writing and what it means to be a writer. I am patient and caring. As a ghostwriter I have written over a dozen novels. My approach is casual and I enjoy keeping in close contact with my clients. I might be the ghostwriter but we are partners.
Portfolio
When mayor Kligore announces his plan to build the world’s largest snowman in the middle of town, the residents of Sleepy Hollow are thrilled! Media coverage will be epic, for sure, as the town constructs a perfect snow and ice replica of the Headless Horseman... read more
WANTING TO START A BUSINESS together to earn some spending money, Honey Moon and her friends have a magical idea. In the town where every day is Halloween night, Honey and friends start a dog–walking service called the Sleepy Hollow Howlers. But when the busin... read more
Honey Moon has had it with the scary stuff at least for Christmas. She wants Sleepy Hollow to celebrate her favorite holiday like a normal town. When she learns about the scary celebration planned for the same day, Honey and her friends, Becky and Claire, have... read more
A Sleepy Hollow Valentine's Day dance with a boy! NO WAY, NO HOW is 4th grader Honey Moon going to a scary sweetheart dance with that Noah kid. But, after being forced to dance together in PE class, word gets around that Honey likes Noah. Now, she has no choic... read more
Honey Moon comes face to face with Clarice Kligore and her Royal Shades she knows something must be done to keep this mean club from taking over Sleepy Hollow Elementary. Welcome to The Enchanting World of Honey Moon and her life in Sleepy Hollow, Massachusett... read more
Honey Moon is in a terrible pickle. She borrowed her mother's precious silver locket without permission and now the family heirloom has gone missing. Honey suspects it was taken by one of her best friends. She sets out to find the necklace before her mother no... read more
Welcome back to Bright's Pond. Now that her morbidly obese sister, Agnes Sparrow, is comfortably dieting at the Greenbrier Nursing home, Griselda has time to fly—literally. A pilot makes an emergency landing on Hector's Hill and creates quite a ruckus in the o... read more
When Luna's best friend Mason dies, she's determined to hold onto his memory. Moving in with Mason's mentally disabled mother, Ruby Day, Luna takes over the cooking and cleaning. But trouble arrives in the form of Ruby Day's aunt, who wants her niece put away ... read more
Maybelle can't sew. But when she finds an unfinished quilt in the attic of her mother's house, she gets the crazy idea to complete it. At first, it's just a way to fill the lonely nights while her husband, staff sergeant Holden Kanzinzki, is away fighting in W... read more
Now that her morbidly obese sister, Agnes Sparrow, is comfortably dieting at the Greenbrier Nursing Home, Griselda learns to fly—literally—after a pilot makes an emergency landing and creates quite a ruckus in the otherwise sleepy town of Bright’s Pond. But Gr... read more
Aging and recent widow Harriet Beamer insists she’s getting along fine with her dog Humphrey in Philadelphia … until she falls for the fourth time, injuring her ankle, and causing her son and daughter-in-law to cry foul. Insisting Harriet move in with them in ... read more
At breakfast, I sit at the table and work on three things:1. A bowl of Rice Krispies with sliced banana on top 2. My courage 3. How exactly to tell Mom I'm moving to the roof Joyce is desperate to get out of the room she shares with her older sister. All she w... read more
More than frosting filled those cakes…Wilma Sue seems destined to go from one foster home to the next—until she is sent to live with sisters and missionaries, Ruth and Naomi. Do they really care about Wilma Sue, or are they just looking for a Cinderella-style ... read more
After a whirlwind cross-country move, Harriet and her donut-loving basset hound, Humphrey, have settled into a new life in Grass Valley, California. When Harriet learns that she’s going to be a grandma for the first time and get a new suite with room for her s... read more
Welcome back to Bright's Pond, where strange happenings are afoot at the Greenbrier Nursing Home. The folks have suddenly grown younger, happier, and even a bit friskier thanks to Leon Fontaine, the newest Paradise Trailer Park resident. But Mildred Blessing i... read more
Newly widowed Charlotte Figg purchases a double-wide trailer sight unseen and moves to the Paradise Trailer Park with her dog Lucky. Unfortunately, neither the trailer nor Paradise are what Charlotte expected. Her trailer is a ramshackle old place in need of m... read more
2010 Carol Awards Finalist No longer able or willing to leave her home, the unusual Agnes Sparrow has committed herself to a life of prayer - prayer that has resulted in numerous miracles, both large and garden variety, including a prize-winning pumpkin. The r... read more
