My Writing Process

Last year’s Washington-Liberty Holiday Bazaar completely changed my life. It might sound dramatic—it’s just a high school bazaar filled with local artisans and holiday crafts—but that day set my author journey in motion. Across the room, I spotted a woman selling a book called Goodnight Menopause!  I hesitated, pretended to browse some ornaments, then finally ran over and blurted out: “Are you a local author? How did you do it? What’s your name?” Her name was Melissa. She gra

Big News for Christmas!

I’m beyond excited to share the cover of my very first children’s book:  Santa Skips Christmas!?!  🎅 What if… just once… Santa took...

She’s not your average squirrel—Shana is clever, kind-hearted, and about to become your child’s new holiday favorite. Shana, the...

Shana, the Christmas Squirrel, is one of my newest characters!  I created her story when I found this in my daughters’ advent calendar. ...

Getting the final illustrations for Santa Skips Christmas!?! is such a magical moment—it’s like my story went from being real in my heart...

Meet my newest character—Felix—a boy who lives at the edge of the sea, where love, danger, and transformation intertwine. In my upcoming...

Miss You, Moon! follows a little girl named Mia who is born into a world without a moon.

Miriam Laundry probably doesn’t even know who I am. But she changed my life. One day, her name popped up in my Facebook feed:  “Free...

Ever heard of trim sizes, bleeds, and print margins?  Neither had I. Turns out, children’s book publishing is a lot  more technical than...

Could I do it all?  I thought so. - Write the book? Absolutely! - Illustrate it? Why not? - Design the page layout? How hard could it be?...

I never set out to be an author. As a child, I wrote simply to process what was happening in my world. Those were the days when kids...

A silly thought turns into a “what if,” and suddenly, a whole new world forms in my mind. Like the time I wondered, “what does Ms. Claus...