Sheltie Gazette: When you just need an escape

Happy weekend, —A couple days ago, I send out a sneak preview from my upcoming release, along with a story about my cats. I got sooo many email replies (if that wasn't you, please tell me about your cat!) and people saying they couldn't wait to read...

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Mar 07, 2026
Sheltie Gazette: A tale of five cats

Are you a cat person, ?This newsletter is full of dogs, but I had always thought I would be the kind of person who had both dogs and cats, just like I did growing up. My family had Pippin from my earliest memories through when I was in collegeSo why...

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Mar 05, 2026
Sheltie Gazette: Houston, the cats have a problem

Hello and all my favorite readers —First of all, the Shelties have discovered an evil interloper in our happy book-world... aka, a technology problem. Apparently, my email server and the platform that hosts my book giveaways are currently not talkin...

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Feb 19, 2026
Sheltie Gazette: Error code! 😬

Hello ,It has come to my attention that the download link for "Magical Libraries" is not working correctly for a few of you. I believe you may be in the group that is affected, and I am very sorry!! Related to this offer that you signed up for!I have...

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Feb 18, 2026
Sheltie Gazette: Your present is better than mine

Hey ...I just looked at our shared family calendar and figured out what I'm getting for Valentine's Day. My husband is leaving for Italy! So I get all the tooth brushing, reminding kids to do their piano practices, dragging my teens through filling o...

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Feb 12, 2026
Sheltie Gazette: This time, a dog who wasn't

All right, . You knew it.If I write a book about dogs, it was going to really be about dogs.You've been reading this newsletter. You know that I care about my dogs individually, and I see each personality, each gesture — I find the words my Shelties...

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Feb 11, 2026
Sheltie Gazette: The Dog Who Wasn't

All right, . You knew it.If I write a book about dogs, it was going to really be about dogs.You've been reading this newsletter. You know that I care about my dogs individually, and I see each personality, each gesture — I find the words my Shelties...

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Feb 06, 2026
The Sheltie Gazette: It's not a cover reveal

Dear ,I had planned a cover reveal for you this week...but I'm just too sad. I have a new project almost ready to go out to you, and I really think you'll like it — but I just can't gather together my enthusiasm to talk about it. I'm not the only one...

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Jan 30, 2026