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and the writing process.
After exploring picture books and chapter books, she found her story—Changeup. This site is where she shares it, alongside blog reflections on writing and life.
Changeup is a middle-grade novel narrated by fifteen-year-old Nolan Ryan Atwater, who faces unimaginable challenges after a life-altering accident. It’s a story of perseverance, courage, and hope—written for readers in grades four through seven, but meant to resonate with anyone navigating life’s curveballs.
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I have been busy “self” publishing my first middle-school novel on Amazon. My learning curve is at a 90 degree angle but I do see…
If there is one lesson I’ve learned in my journey to publishing my first middle-grade novel, Changeup, (now available in hard back on Amazon at…
As I was working on establishing this new website, I saw a story on network news about a lawsuit a parent was bringing against an…
Oh the places you will go – when you read! ( with apologies to Dr. Seuss) Can you match the locations to the photos above?…
One of Trump’s favorite words is ‘Deal’, but deal, like every other word has a set definition as well as a connotation. You can think…
June 14th marks the two- hundred- fiftieth year of the founding of the Continental Army, our first military force It should be a day to…
Not too long ago, I found myself sitting in a chair in the waiting area of a barbershop while my friend got a shave and…
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