I live in Portland, Oregon, even though I am originally from Iowa. I've been in the Pacific Northwest for so long that I can hardly claim to be a midwesterner anymore.
My family keeps me pretty busy and on my toes! I have two boys who have decided that it is their goal and ambition in life to make my days as difficult as possible. We have soccer balls in every room, we have darts stuck to every window, and my cats are losing fur in clumps because of the teasing they must endure.
I love cats. I have three of them and one of them is about twenty pounds. I have been trying to figure out how to help him lose some weight, but he is just not interested, and the treadmill has not been working. We now have a brand new puppy who is absolutely beautiful...and exhausting.
Reading and writing young adult literature is a favorite past time of mine. I try to keep up on trends in YA, and find myself astounded by some of the amazing novels that are available for teens. I am thrilled to see my own book in print and hope that you will let me know what you think of Whisper or my new book Nice Girls Endure.
Thanks so much to my agent, Dawn Frederick from Red Sofa Literary Agency for constant support and enthusiasm. Thanks also to Switch Press, an imprint of Capstone, for their positive support and beautification of Nice Girls Endure. It takes a village to make a book; that is something I have come to realize and appreciate about this book writing process.
My family keeps me pretty busy and on my toes! I have two boys who have decided that it is their goal and ambition in life to make my days as difficult as possible. We have soccer balls in every room, we have darts stuck to every window, and my cats are losing fur in clumps because of the teasing they must endure.
I love cats. I have three of them and one of them is about twenty pounds. I have been trying to figure out how to help him lose some weight, but he is just not interested, and the treadmill has not been working. We now have a brand new puppy who is absolutely beautiful...and exhausting.
Reading and writing young adult literature is a favorite past time of mine. I try to keep up on trends in YA, and find myself astounded by some of the amazing novels that are available for teens. I am thrilled to see my own book in print and hope that you will let me know what you think of Whisper or my new book Nice Girls Endure.
Thanks so much to my agent, Dawn Frederick from Red Sofa Literary Agency for constant support and enthusiasm. Thanks also to Switch Press, an imprint of Capstone, for their positive support and beautification of Nice Girls Endure. It takes a village to make a book; that is something I have come to realize and appreciate about this book writing process.
