Like most authors, before one project heads to layout, the next book is already being planned. Sometimes it’s completely mapped out, storyline, characters, and plot twist, the works. Other times its mere ideas jotted down. Either way, the next project or two are well defined. What happens when a new WIP sits before you, outlined,…
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SPIDER WEB SCRAMBLE
Spider Web Scramble A Mischief Book – Book 4 on the way 😀 Chapter Book Series for girls and boys; independent reading 1st to fourth grade. Chapter 2 EXPLANATION “Hang on—we all have our own star?” Jack blurted out louder than he’d anticipated. “And if we touch it, we’ll be granted a wish, a real…
A Fairy Match in the Mushroom Patch
A FAIRY MATCH IN THE MUSHROOM PATCH Chapter 2 – TRICKS IN THE CLASS-SHROOM The silver bell above the dorm monitor’s station rang gently; it was time to start the day. Madame Louise walked between the beds and opened the curtains of every tiny window. The sunlight poured into the room. Leaning…
Chapter 1 – Greenlee
An Excerpt From The Greenlee Project I’d rather be dead than climb those steps! Greenlee thought, staring at the grey concrete that would lead her to her final bout of humiliation. It was a given that life, at least as she knew it, was over! Why had this happened to her? She stared up at the…
Panic in the Mushroom Patch
An excerpt from MISCHIEF IN THE MUSHROOM PATCH an Early Reader Chapter Book series for Girls & Boys The sound of fluttering filled the corridor as the monitor made her way to the dormitory. She had a clipboard in one hand and a pen in the other. Her glasses hung around her neck, attached to…
Excerpt: Mischief in the Mushroom Patch – the first book of The Mischief Series
Lilly knelt down in the middle of the daisy patch and carefully placed the basket beside her. She ran her hand over the daisies as she wondered which one to pick. Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted the perfect one. Gently she snapped the stalk and laid the beautiful daisy carefully in…
Do YOU feel NORMAL yet?
We are three and half months into the new year, 2021, and things are just now starting to feel normal around here, at least to me, anyway. It seems as if we’ve been in a holding pattern for over a year here at PRPP, and in reality, we have. We took drastic strategic steps to…
Hurry Up and Write
At times it seems as if the world has gone crazy! Reading is a wonderful way to escape, and writing is a fun way to provide book lovers with books they might enjoy. Like most authors, I like to do both but suddenly have a sense of urgency to write that I haven’t had in…
Tis the Season – Be Safe
“Tis the Seasons,” as they say, but there’s a noticeable difference in the stores. The usual hustle and bustle of people rushing around, stores packed with goodies, and people standing in long lines shoulder to shoulder getting irritated aren’t the norm this year. Christmas music echoing in the background, intended to put shoppers in a…
Thanksgiving 2020
In this new world of COVID, everything that we’re used to has changed. I can’t remember a time before now where we’ve been asked to limit how many people join us around the table for thanksgiving dinner or cancel regular activities altogether. Officials have recommended limiting your house guests, opening windows while you eat, or…
