Wow. We have one busy month ahead before we say good to 2024. It's been a good bookish year for me. I've written several new manuscripts and spent time working with the team at Neal Porter Books on BEFORE I LIVED HERE, which should be available in Au...

Hi, I've been busy this month trying to consistently post on social media about children's books. One thing, I've been doing is posting a Monday Motivation, Mood, Vibe, or Holiday post using a picture book title!Here are a few posts: 🎥 Monday Motiva...

Hey bookish friends, September was a whirlwind of revisions for stories I hope to have on submission soon. I shared several fun books last month, including my version of If Book Banners were honest for Banned Books Week. 🎥 If #bookbanners were hones...

Hey, August was busier than I expected. This month, I got to dig into some of the pre-publication process of looking through the book. Broken links ... well it's a thing. The illustrations and book design are gorgeous. I can't wait to share it with y...

Hey, When this arrives in your inbox, it will be a year wait until our book BEFORE I LIVED HERE publishes on Aug. 26, 2025. If you were here earlier, I said it was a year in April. Publication dates often change. It was disappointment, but now I'm ba...

It's July!June was a busy month with freelance work, new picture book drafts, my debut case of Covid, and a visit with a book friend. PEACHES picture book author Gabriele Davis traveled to the Georgia Peach Festival in June. I traveled to see her and...

May was a busy month. It always is. In our house it's filled with birthdays, anniversaries, and end of school events.I entered May excited after attending WIK 24 — the SCBWI Southern Breeze conference. I loved all the workshops and returned home invi...

Hi. April has been busy. I learned my debut picture book BEFORE I LIVED HERE has a release date!While I know the date may change — I'll celebrate a target date — April 29, 2025. On my blog HERE, I share a video about the book on the one year away day...

Hey,I've been busy with picture book revisions. I hope this story will one day be a picture book that can be read with children. For now, it feels like a jumble of drafts, notes, and ideas.I'll figure it out. That's what writer's do. I'm blessed to h...

Hi. I hope 2024 is treating you well so far. You'll see mostly Book Recommendations for Children from me. In that spirit, I'm sharing books from my fellow KidLit Works creators. Most are available for pre-order. A Ramadan to Remember by Marzieh A. Al...