my story

 I've been writing ever since I could hold a pencil, but I didn't understand that writing, or being an author, could be a job until I was much older. I was one of those people who said, "I'd like to write a book" but instead of adding "someday when I have time", I decided there was no time like the immediate and I just dived in and did it. I was 28, had three kids under the age of 12 and worked two jobs. Twenty years later, I haven't stopped writing books. As of this paragraph's inception, I have written at least twenty novels for children (and a lot of other stuff!). Of course they have not all been published, which is probably the most disappointing aspect of being a writer. But I write because I can't help myself, not because I thought I'd be rich and famous. This is why I have tried everything, written across all ages and genres, and continue to challenge myself with language, story, and structure.

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Most recently I started Wandering Moth Press because I needed a way to continue working on creative projects when other avenues put up too many roadblocks. Despite winning several awards for my writing, my work doesn't always fit into the industry's tidy box, so I decided making a book literally from start to finish might be a fun adventure. And I was right. Thanks to my incredibly talented partner-in-creation, Corina Alvarez Loeblich, who designed the entire concept and covers of MONOLITH, WMP's first publication will be available next Spring. 

Thanks for joining me here. If you're a young reader, teacher, or librarian, I hope you'll check out my books. If you're an older reader, I hope you'll give my creative nonfiction a chance.