Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have ten books in my Captain No Beard series. Twenty-three in the non-fiction cultural series If You Were Me and Lived in…, ten in the non-fiction historical series also titled If You Were Me and Lived in…, and three rhyming children’s books. I also have a chapter book for kids coming out soon!
I have one preschool story about yoga, and Whales’ Big Adventure- a collaboration with my five-year-old grandson.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“If You Were Me and Lived on… Mars”. I love learning about outer space and thought to take the culture series out to the cosmos.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I can write at my desk while I am working my regular job. I like multi-tasking.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love to read. I started early when I was six with Nancy Drew and now read at least one book a night. My favorite authors are Jojo Moynes, Phillipa Gregory, Tracey Chevalier, Bernard Cornwell, Liane Moriarty, James Clavell, and Michael Phillip Cash ( my son- I must add, a most gifted author.)
What are you working on now?
Currently I am getting ready to have Oh Susannah: It’s in the Bag published, I also just released If You Were Me and Lived in… Germany and If You Were Me and Lived in… the Mayan Empire.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Both my son and I use Julie Gerber from Away We Go Media. We share an assistant and budding publicist, Brittney Bass. We use Facebook mostly to get word of our books out there. We have an astonishing network of bloggers who’s generosity in both reading and promoting has helped get work of our books out there.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write all the time. Don’t be afraid. Ask for honest reviews and then use them to make your writing better. Don’t be discouraged by rejection or criticism. It’s the best way to challenge yourself to get better and hone your craft.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t think you are going to just sell a book once it gets published. You have to promote yourself and use all the help on the internet that you can get. Julie Gerber taught me that.
What are you reading now?
I’m reading the Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan with my grandson. I’ve also just read Rules of Civility: A Novel by Amor Towles.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Oh Susannah: It’s in the Bag. It’s a short chapter book for youmg children.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Sho-gun, Gulliver’s Travels, Swiss Family Robinson, the World Book Encyclopedia and the Bible.
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