I know I’m terribly inconsistent with this substack, so I appreciate all of you loyal fans who stick around and keep checking in for information about my writing.

The journey continues.

It has been a pretty big year for my career as an author. I signed with a small press, published all three Kid

The first thing Wendy did when she realized she was truly, undeniably aboard a spaceship crewed entirely by a gang of disgusting boys who had apparently never cleaned a thing in their short lives was sigh.

The second thing she did was roll up her sleeves and get to work.

April 21 will be the one-year anniversary of Kid Comet and the Sixth Grade Shadow. I can’t believe it has only been a year. It has felt like I’ve been doing this for five.

As a book birthday present, I’m looking to boost reviews for Kid Comet. If you’re not familiar, this is a middle-grade superhero

The author lineup for the San Antonio Book Festival (SABF) came out on March 4, and it highlights a heavy lean in children’s literature towards graphic novels over traditional prose books.

Let me start by saying that I understand the book business is a difficult one. In a population where less than

As I embark on this new project, I thought chronicling the process would be a fun way to stay I touch with my dozens of fans.

In case you missed my last post, I’ve been inspired to work on a non-fiction middle-grade book about the process of storytelling. This book will be a practical guide, showing

I had the lovely opportunity to speak at the Second Annual Fredericksburg Book Festival on January 17th, which was an amazing experience. And it led to an epiphany and a new project!

First for the festival…

I can’t tell you how great the FBS team was. They made me feel like a real celebrity the whole

Every kid eventually grows up. That is, unless they’ve been bathed in the quantum tachyon radiation of a singularity at the center of the galaxy. And there’s only one kid in the universe who’s managed that particular feat.

But that’s not where this story begins, so pin that in your data streams and

My dad believed in Santa Claus until the day he died. This was a magical time of year for him. A time when his faith in God and humanity were on full display. He saw it as an opportunity to be a better person, to give of oneself, to share the blessings he had. To him, the Christmas season was the

Are you into middle grade fiction? Do you love superhero adventures filled with heart and a message of perseverance and friendship?

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It didn’t take as long as Wendy thought it would to fly to Peter’s ship. Honestly, she hadn’t the slightest idea how long it should take to fly outside the boundaries of the colony, but for some reason, she thought it would be farther out. Just the same, it meant it would be a simple matter to make