In May, I wrapped up a 32-year teaching career. That’s right—32 years! People keep asking if I’m enjoying retirement, but to be honest, so far it just feels like a normal summer break. I’ve been told…

This is the month when my book finally emerges from the dead zone and things start happening. Last week, I sent my revised manuscript back to my editor so she can…

If you’ve read my previous posts, you know I’ve dreamed about becoming a published author since I was a teenager. For years, I’ve worked on various stories, fantasizing about what it would be like to …

It’s been a whirlwind of a summer.

Fun—because I signed a publishing contract at the end of May, fulfilling a dream I’ve had since I was a teenager.

But overwhelming, too—because apparently…

I didn’t set out to write Christian fiction. And honestly, I’m still not a hundred percent sure that’s what I’ve written. I haven’t read much Christian fiction, and the few books I have read in that genre…

I began dreaming about becoming a published author after reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton when I was in the tenth grade. Hinton was only fifteen when she wrote the novel, and the idea that someone my age…