Pups & Purrs Series
Why I Wrote “Hurricane Dog: A Tale of Betrayal, Redemption & Change”
Hurricane Dog: A Tale of Betrayal, Redemption & Change is a middle-grade fictional story about one boy and his dog. Being forced to leave his beloved dog Gator behind when he is rescued during a hurricane, the boy Gavin finds meaning in his own life as he comes of age. The boy’s personal struggle and…
Read MoreWhat Do Book Awards Really Mean?
Public acknowledgement for one’s work is every author’s dream. Perhaps even more important than sales, is the validation by one’s “superiors” (judges) for your talent, creativity, and mastery of craft. Being rewarded for the sleepless nights, hours and hours of work, and the painful launching of your literary child into the world, makes all the…
Read MoreTwo New Book Awards For The Dog at the Gate: How a Throwaway Dog Becomes Special
My middle-grade book, The Dog at the Gate: How a Throwaway Dog Becomes Special won two Bronze Medals at the 2018 Colorado Independent Publishers (CIPA) EVVY Book Awards! I took these honors to mean that our messages and themes in the book resonated with the judges. Max, the Australian Shepherd protagonist and narrator, experiences what…
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