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...

Welcome to KidLit Works everyone! Grab a beverage and join us for our Something to Talk About series this September. KidLit Works’ Marzieh Abbas reached out to one of her editors, Chris Krones at Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,...

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...