Listen to more audio short stories in Andi’s Attic >> Mrs. M has recorded another Andi short story, “The Best Gift of All” (from Tales from the Circle C Ranch collection, when Andi is young). If you want awesome novel-length audio books, you ca...

Read more Riley’s Ramblings >> Whoops! Sorry! I just saw that this was supposed to be scheduled for AM and it accidentally got scheduled for PM. We were driving for three days and just got back to California so I wasn’t keeping up with the blog...

The submission for your fan fiction is limited, but Emma A. received permission to submit a three-part fan fiction about Mitch and his courtship adventures with [no spoiler alert here]. Enjoy!

I’m happy to report that I have (finally) started book 6, Valley of Treasure, for the Goldtown Adventures. Where is book 5, you may ask? Well, since I had enough ideas for this final book in the series I decided to work backwards. There is no law tha...

See more Blasts from the Past and Andi’s Journal in Andi’s Attic >> Christmas 1878 I was so disappointed not to be able to portray Mary until Christmas was well on its way out. Sure, the pageant was lovely, but on New Year’s Eve? Really? Beside...

The other day, one of the students from my Zoom Writing Class (fall 2021) sent me fantastic news. Her original short story, “Love Makes Spirits Bright,” was published in a magazine. How exciting is it to see your name in a print magazine as an author...

See more Author Interviews and Author Trivia in Andi’s Attic >> So many great questions came in after the “Ask Mrs. M – Part 3” that I have answered them in this brand-new post. Enjoy! 1. From Anne. One question I have is where did you get your...

Yee-haw! Congratulations to these three winners of the giveaway (and what they chose). Each winner has been notified, so if you are one of the winners listed below, check your email because you only have 24 hours to reply with your mailing address. a...

Congratulations to Anna Parks, the winner of the Goldtown Christmas basket. Enjoy your prize! There were 186 entries and 1,422 “bonus” entries. Please respond to the email I sent you by 5pm Wednesday, December 7, or the King Sumo app will choose a ne...

See more Blasts from the Past and Andi’s Journal in Andi’s Attic >> Christmas 1878 We almost didn’t have Christmas this year. I came down with scarlet fever, and so did a lot of other kids in town. Doctor Weaver closed school with a big sign th...