Becoming a Writer
Welcome! Thanks for coming to learn about me and my books.
With a dad in the military, we moved around a lot. I was born in North Carolina, and lived in South Carolina, the Mojave Desert in California, and Northern Virginia before three magical years (5th-7th grades) in Bangkok, Thailand. But the place that was home, the place we always came back to, was the family farm in Northern Virginia—our very own 100-acre wood.
I grew up in those woods, clearing leaves and mud from the spring to drink from the water that sprung from the earth, cleaning up the cemeteries, and removing fallen branches from trails. Growing up caring for these woods helped me learn the importance of protecting and preserving our earth.
I love trying to understand how things are interconnected, and how one thing may lead to another. My first question isn’t “Who?” or “Why?” but “What happens next?” You can always find that sense of flow, of connection, in my writing.
In addition to writing for kids, I review KidLit Bird Books for the 10,000 Birds blog. I’ve written for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Canine Companions, the Denver Rose Society and the Colorado Encyclopedia, including a series of articles on Colorado Suffragists and sports heroes. I can’t imagine not writing.
