Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi there Readers, I guess I spend all the time I can reading and writing. Sometimes I eat! Or swim. Or go for a hike. I love exploring jungly places. And reading about them. I wrote this book, about a sweet dog, because I took care of my son’s dog for 18 months. While i wrote, Turbo, a black lab/healer, watched me. Whenever I got up from the computer, he jumped up too. And panted eagerly. So I went for more walks then! Turbo left to live on a farm with Adam, my son. A more exciting life for a dog! My books include: Surfer of the Century (Lee and Low NY 2008), Hardcore Inventing, Invent, Protect, Promote and Profit (Skyhorse Publishing, NY 2009, Hawaii, A Pictorial Celebration, (Sterling Publishing NY) and Exploring Lost Hawaii, Places of Power, History, Mystery and Magic, (Island Heritage, Hawaii 2003) that featured on the History Channel and the Travel Channel, Harold and the Poopy Little Puppy (TCK Publishing CA), I Escaped North Korea (Best Day Publishing HI), Gatorlands (Indigo River Publishing FL)
Awards include: 2008 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature, 2008 Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Once Upon a World Award, Carter G. Woodson Award, Texas Bluebonnet Master List 2010/2011selection, Bank Street College Books of the Year, The Bloomsbury Review Editors Favorite, Cleveland Public Library Distinguished Children’s Biography List, Texas Women’s University Librarians’ Choice 2008, Kiriyama Notable Books 2008, BookList Best Children’s Books 2007, 5 awards for excellence from the Hawaii Book Publishers’Association, the Kahili Award in Literary Arts in the 2004 “Keep It Hawaii” awards, Award for special interest book in 2002 by the Hawaii Book Publishers’Association, Hawaii Tourism Authority “Keep it Hawaii” award for excellence in Literary Arts, and numerous excellent reviews such as a starred review from
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Gatorlands. It was inspired by a visit to the Florida Everglades. And the sight of those enormous gators!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Authors like Nancy Drew, Enid Blyton, Daphne Du Maurier, Mary Higgins Clark, Philippa Carr, Harlen Coben, Joseph Finder influenced me.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on an I Escaped series — teens escape from scary situations – the stories are based on fact. Its a lot of fun researching the stories. the first book is I Escaped North Korea.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Reviews or blogs.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
I find its good to have some sort of outline. If a particular chapter comes to you, include it in the outline. Afterwards..write the book as a first draft. It doesn’t have to be perfect. When you have finished writing, you can then start again. I often rewrite books a number of times.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The above advice.
What are you reading now?
You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
What’s next for you as a writer?
More writing 🙂
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?
A big book of poetry
A big book of short stories
A book on survival
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