Turning the Page

Trite to say “I can’t believe it’s going to be the year 2015 in a couple of days,” but it’s true!

Happy New Year to you and yours! In the spirit of Piper Pan, may you embrace the new year with courage, persistence, and an unshakable faith in your vision. Turning the page on the […]

My Gift to You

Happy Holidays from my home to yours!

I wanted to do something to express my gratitude for your interest in Piper Pan and her Merry Band. A recent conversation sparked the idea for my gift to you: I will read one chapter each week aloud for you. You’ll be able to download each one free. […]

Favorite Pirate

This month’s character poster features pirate Captain Li’l Jack. (Click here to download it.) So I’ve been wondering, who’s your favorite pirate?

Pirating as a criminal activity may not hold much appeal. But pirates come with other associations: freedom leading the list. Freedom to live outside of the rules, space […]

Author Appearance #2

If you are in Sequim or the Seattle area, I’d like to invite you to come this Sunday, December 14th, to the space above Nourish Restaurant in Sequim between 11am and 3pm, for my second author appearance. (Nourish is a fabulous farm-to-table restaurant featuring local organic foods. They are 100% gluten-free […]

Author Appearance

For those of you who are nearby, a heads up that I will be making my first author appearance at the upcoming Soroptomist Gift Gala on Saturday, December 10, 9am-3pm, sharing a table with my publisher Kelly Lenihan (author of picture books The Skipping Stone and

Shakespeare’s Girl Heroes

Let’s talk about girl heroes again—and let’s take it back 400+ years to Shakespeare’s Girl Heroes.

This week I watched a marvelous DVD from the library: a PBS film entitled “Shakespeare Uncovered.” The 6 episodes featuring different plays are hosted by stars Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson, and David Tennant.

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Healthy Heroes

My long-held desire to be heroic got some satisfaction through writing The Curse if the Neverland – a desire every child (and most adults!) share. It falls in with wanting to be special. I’ve not met a human yet who didn’t want to be special. When we want to stand out, to be heroic, it’s […]

Piper Pan is Here!

I had a terrific time reading aloud from the book to those of you who were able to join in last Wednesday evening. I’m pretty sure that’s the first time I’ve read aloud to people over the phone. Kind of fun, really!

As promised, I’m unveiling the first of the coming 4 downloadable character […]

Reading from The Curse of the Neverland

Pick up your phone, I’ll be reading from The Curse of the Neverland this Wednesday evening, October 29, at 6pm PST. It’s part of Denise Dee’s Brouhaha! virtual on-line festival. Attending is free. All you have to do is go to www.denisedee.com and opt in to get the call-in information. Be sure to […]

Available for Pre-Order!

That’s my exciting news, that I couldn’t wait to share with you. The Curse of the Neverland is available for pre-order on my book website now — the button is on the right hand side.

The book will not be out by Christmas, but some gifts are worth waiting for…

Pre-ordering saves […]