See more Character Quizzes > I’m excited to offer a character quiz based on one book only, San Francisco Smugglers. Personally, I really like little Lin Mei, and the cover model, Gracie, my friend’s adopted daughter, was perfect in the role of thi...

2- Creating Characters ✒️Last time, I began a series of newsletters on how to write a story. A story is like a puzzle, and the five essential pieces (elements) had better be there. If one element is missing, the story will fall flat. If you didn’t ca...

MAY 2024It's been a long time since I created an activity pack for Goldtown readers. I had a lot of fun coming up with the maze, a gold-related word search, what's missing, and even a fun mini-activity that includes creating your own brands (since Je...

It's May! It's time for our monthly "What Am I" guessing game. I almost did not send this out, what with the emphasis on the "Kick Off to Summer" Writing and Art Contest going on during the month of May. But I know how much you all like the game, so...

I can always tell when the mystery item is a tough one. I get fewer entries. This month I only received 86 entries, and of those 86, only 54 guessed “MUSHROOM” correctly. Out of those, Random.org landed on Ryleigh (#44) as the winner. Ryleigh has 48...

My publisher and I are excited to host this multi-media contest for both Circle C readers and also for those who are not familiar with the series. It’s a month-long contest for ages 8-14, with three levels of prizes awarded in both the Writing Catego...

Circle C and Kregel Publications Present . . . My publisher and I are excited to host this multi-media contest not only for Circle C readers but also for those who are not familiar with the series. It's a month-long contest for ages 8-14, with three...

Thank you, Jenny, for sending in this fun fan fiction story that is set right after Andi, Riley, and the twins (and rest of the family) come home from San Francisco. Enjoy! The Surprise . . . by Jenny Cruey

Howdy Thanks for entering the Tales Giveway! And congratulations to our two winners: Lexi Benson and Laura Irish. You each won the two new Tales books and "Ebony," Andi's pet tarantula "stuffie." I sent both winners emails. They have 48 hours to clai...

Okay, blogging friends. I dont usually post what looks like an ad, but my publisher, Kregel Publications, was pretty excited to offer this “one day only” Kindle special for any Circle C Adventures book 1-7. $2.99 is a good deal when it comes to Kindl...

Okay, so I’m sending out a newsletter today for my Tales books 7-8 giveaway. Why? Just for fun. I found the cutest stuffie, so go ahead and read on and enter the giveaway! I pretty much just copied and pasted the newsletter right here since things ar...

More Alphabet Characters > I looked and looked, and even though I found Riley in my Canva, as if I had already created and posted this game with him, I cant’ find it anywhere on the blog. So, let’s pretend I never did a Riley Alphabet Game and we...

Today, beautiful Taffy went to the vet for her x-rays, to see how her front two feet are coming along after seven months. She’s had two sets of x-rays in order to compare “then” and “”now.” We had high hopes that we would see improvement and the bone...