Book Deal!!! Random House Children's Books acquires SPROUT (Spring 2026)
In 2020, while working at the kitchen table revising the manuscript that would become my debut book, CLARA POOLE AND THE LONG WAY ROUND,...
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Returning to the Scene as THE WRONG WAY UP Publishes!
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...
CLARA POOLE Selected as Finalist for Triple Crown Book Award
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...
COVER REVEAL: Clara Poole and Wrong Way Up
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...
Turning a Dreamstarter into a Middle Grade Series
I was so lucky to join Shannon Balloon on her wonderful new Middle Grade Matters Podcast to talk about my writing journey and debut...
Books for Maui
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...
Clara Poole in Horn Book!
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 CLARA POOLE AND THE LONG WAY ROUND
Book trailer for the first book of the CLARA POOLE Series. (Published by Pixel + Ink Books. Cover Illustrated by Matt Rockefeller).
Middle Grade by the Numbers
The following survey is open to all traditionally & independently published authors of middle grade books. It is inspired by the 2017...
COVER REVEAL: Clara Poole and the Long Way Round
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,...
THE GUEST BOOK PODCAST: Growing Up Dyslexic. A Chat with Fellow Author Tom Phillips
During Dyslexia Awareness Month, I was invited onto The Guest Book Podcast to speak with fellow middle grade author and creator of The...
Pixel+Ink Acquires Clara Poole and The Long Way Round in Two Book Deal.
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...
A Bit of Clay
Sometimes when I need a break from writing, I like to stretch my creative muscle in other ways. Recently, I've returned to sculpture,...
Clara Poole Concept Art
Below is a hodgepodge of artwork I've done for CLARA POOLE AND THE LONG WAY ROUND, including book covers, character concepts, and other...
The Wonders of Text-to-Speech
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...
Discussion on Differences Between YA & Middle Grade
Recently, I had the privilege to speak with Madeline Dyer, YA author of the Untamed Series. Speaking from her farm in England (she also...
Race Posters for Clara Poole and the Long Way Round
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)....
To the Would-be Benefactors of Dreams
Find someone to believe in. Find someone to champion. Find someone that might not know how good or deserving or talented they are....
The Wondrous Rabbit Holes of Book Research
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...
The Dyslexic Who Became a Righter
I am dyslexic. I am also a righter... er... wrighter... er... author. Writing with dyslexia feels like the world's worst joke, and other...
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