Author Blog

Illuminary was one of the first books I reviewed, and Chawna Schroeder was the first author to reply to my note, saying that I reviewed her book. What's more, she posted about it on Facebook! (my website visits skyrocketed that day) I was so excited!

Our family discovered "The King of the Trees" in our Library and loved it! Imagine our excitement at discovering that not only were there seven books in the series, but that there was another series set in our world...set 45 minutes away, to be exact! (The Lake Lights is set in Lake Oswego, Oregon.)

I discovered Shannon McDermott's books while browsing Enclave's (a publishing house) website. After reading and reviewing The Time Door, I discovered that there was a second book in the series!

Arielle and I met while we were participating in Crazy Editing Week hosted by the Young Writer's Workshop. We exchanged emails at the end of that week because we wanted to stay in touch.

Whenever I review a book, I contact the author to tell them. D. Marie is one of the authors who wrote back, and she was so excited that I reviewed her book, that I asked her if I could interview her!

You don't usually expect authors to be selling books at a craft fair, but that is where I met Heidi Breton. Her book had a hedgehog on the cover, so of course I picked it up! What are your published works? (books, articles, etc.) Mugwort's Shadow (2025) and Journey to Claw Cave (2025). I'm currently editing the third book in the series, to be released this year! Have you won any awards? Which ones? Nope, no awards so far. When did you start seriously writing? In my 20s. Origi

I've known Kendy Pearson since I was fourteen when I started taking piano lessons from her. (By the way, she's an amazing pianist, along with being an author) I have been a Beta Reader for several of her books. What are your published works? (books, articles, etc.) Before I wrote novels, I had hundreds of my articles published in periodicals. I also wrote children’s Sunday School curriculum for a publisher for a couple of years. Novels I’ve published include the three-book se