About


I love (and live by) analogies–and coffee. In my humble, over-caffeinated opinion, not many writers are complete without either. Coffee, like many other acquired tastes (and careers) evolves over time. Thus, I give you my writing career starting from cup of Joe to an adventure that has manifested into a half-caff, soy, 2-pump, extra hot, white mocha latte writing career.

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I wrote my first book in 2nd grade. It was my adaptation of a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book titled, Santa and the Christmas Horn. With meticulously crafted stick-figure illustrations and alternate story endings it was a masterpiece in the making.

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Following the inward success of Santa and the Christmas Horn, I lived my own Choose Your Own Adventure, incorporating story lines such as school, marriage, more school, a baby, more school, more babies (two at once), and a writing career.

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In 2008, shortly after the birth of my twins (with a 2-year-old in tow), my freelance career began to soar. It started with an article in KC Parent magazine titled, “Keeping A Sense of Humor Through Your Parenting Journey”– an appropriate title that has remained a motto in my life with three kids all under the age of five!

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In addition to KC Parent, my work has appeared in KC Baby, Raising Arizona Kids, HowtoRaiseTwins.com, Multiples and More, DoOver.com and multiple other websites.

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In 2010, I became a frequent contributor to DoOver.com, Mamajamba.com and  MyTurn.com. Various articles featured on these sites have been selected for syndication through McClatchy-Tribune, which include The Sacramento Bee, The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Idaho Statesman, Lexington Herald-Leader, Sun Herald, The Kansas City Star, The News & Observer, The Island Packet, and more. My first children’s book App, Pete and Sneakers Bath and Bedtime Show, is set for release, December 2011. In my two seconds of daily spare time I moonlight as a closet historical fiction novelist.