Is a secret a secret no matter what?
Would you tell someone’s secret if a life was in danger?
(more…) Leave a CommentKeeping Secrets: The Path You Choose #4 Where the reader learns to be strong in facing tough choices.
July 18, 2023
The Many Creative Twists and Turns of Creating My Book #2
November 20, 2021
On the Rocks: The Path You Choose #2
My teen book, On the Rocks, asks the question, “What would you do if you were invited to a party where kids your age were drinking?” On the Rocks is the second book in the Path You Choose series. The first book in this series is Off Target—about gun safety and answers the question, “What would you do if someone showed you a loaded gun?”
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Off Target: The Path You Choose – #1
On The Rocks: The Path You Choose – #2
This November Could be Your 1St NaNoWriMo Challenge
November 2, 2020
November is National Novel Writer’s Month, also known at NaNoWriMo in most writer’s circles.
The goal is to join in with other writers around the world to write a novel during the month of November.
(more…) Leave a CommentHow We Landed a Newspaper Interview
December 13, 2019
I was an author and grandmother living in Salt Lake City, Utah. I co-authored the book, Drugs Make You Un-Smarter, with my fifteen-year-old granddaughter, Savanna Peterson, telling teens about the dangers of drugs.
To get our anti-drug message out, we needed a newspaper interview. I sent out a press release, but not everyone picks up on a release. I searched online for the phone number for the Salt Lake Tribune. I have found in the past that the quickest way to get an interview was:
(more…) Leave a CommentMy First Autograph Session Reading to Kids
April 18, 2019
What experiences have you had while reading your books to kids?
Jill Vanderwood talks about her first ever live school reading and autograph session.
(more…) Leave a CommentWhat’s It Like, Living Green? Published!
April 2, 2009
What’s It Like, Living Green? Kids Teaching Kids by the Way They Live was published on March 10th of 2009!
This book is a compilation of stories and tips about living green. You will meet a girl who learned to drive with a car fueled by used cooking grease. You will read about a girl who started a recycling business when she was only five years old, reaching up to one hundred homes and businesses. Learn about Ryan Hreljac, who started Ryan’s Well Foundation, by saving up his first $70 to build a well for a school in Uganda, when he was seven years old.
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