Last week, I was invited to present for the Children’s Literacy Foundation (“CLiF”), a Vermont-based nonprofit that engages kids in reading and writing, with a focus on Vermont and New Hampshire schools and families. I love these folks! The only catch: Unlike most author presentations I’ve done to date involving children and teachers as audience…
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Tonga Time has been in deep hibernation, but it is time to awaken the beast. Despite the winter storm flurrying through our tiny mountain town this weekend …. The reason? Two years have gone by since Sam and I moved to New Hampshire, and in that time, Book Three of my Liberty Frye series has…
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In preparation for my second Liberty Frye series book, Liberty Frye and the Sails of Fate (scheduled for release on May 2!!), I’ve collected a few more reviews for the first in the series: Liberty Frye and the Witches of Hessen, in the hope that the same reviewer might then be able to review the…
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It has been a while since my last post. But I have some arguably valid excuses. To wit, (1) moving from China to Borneo is a slightly involved procedure and (2) I’ve been busy completing tasks for my soon-to-be-released novel, The Orphan of Torundi! Here’s what reviewers are saying: “The Orphan of Torundi delivers all…
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This post will cover my experience applying to the Writer’s Digest Self Publishing e-Book Awards contest, along with the end result which I will get to shortly. But first, an introduction: Back when I was still in Tonga, I started a micro-publishing company called Penelope Pipp and published two works through the imprint: a memoir penned…
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Woohoo! I received an unexpected email today informing me that my book Liberty Frye and the Witches of Hessen had been nominated for and won The Indie Book of The Day Award. That was a happy surprise. Of course due to my being in a crazy time zone, as well as my slow adaptation into the…
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