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Bi-monthly Blog
September Author Update
Oakwoods Update
So far, everything is right on schedule for an April 2025 release. Hopefully, this continues. You never know when life might interrupt you—or others on your team.
August Author Update
New Award & Podcast Interview
Finding Strength: During the Panic of 1893 won the 2nd quarter 2024 Firebird Award in three categories:
Cover design: 2nd place
Coming of Age Fiction: 1st place
Young Adult Christian Historical Fiction: 1st place
July Author Update
I think I wrote Pip’s story five different ways before I liked it. Following an editorial review, I made some wonderful improvements. Thank you, John Briggs. Claudia finished all the beautiful illustrations. Proofreading is complete, too, and it’s now in the capable hands of my interior designer, Rebecca at Design for Writers. Rebecca’s husband, Andrew, designed the cover, which I’m pleased to share with you here. You can’t really see it unless you zoom in, but there’s a faint fern-like texture in the background. Love it!