I'm a writer and a reader, blogger and teacher. I've been writing for nearly 30 years (longer if I count high school where I didn't really know what I was doing) and reading forever. I have a hundred favorite books! I've been studying an MFA in Writing for Children and YA at Hamline University, where I've been privileged to work with Anne Ursu, Ron Koertge, Marsha Chall and Marsha Qualey as well as faculty such as Gary Schmidt, Laura Ruby and others. I have learned so much!

I've had around 55 children's and YA titles published, mostly in Australia but also in the US and UK, and a few other countries.

I love writing - I don't feel "complete" unless I have written, and it doesn't matter if it's good or not. That's for later.