It was a pleasure to present at the WPA SCBWI 2019 conference in Pittsburgh: Welcome to Our Neighborhood.

I am passionate about the topic.

Creating together with respect honesty and trust is a unique and fulfilling experience.

A few things to think about:

•Multi-perspective adds richness to a story
•Why me? Am I qualified to tell this story/If I don’t who will?/Can?
•Am I helping to tell the story in the best way possible for me?  My coauthor/ readers and my characters?
•As always respect your reader.

I never set out to write co-authored books but here I am:

       

And the journey continues with 3 more co-authored books due out in

2020-2021.

   

And one in progress.

 

So many great authors, illustrators, editors and agents making important  books for children in our neighborhood and around the world.

Working together!