As I post this, it’s mid-August and I am very much ready for my lovely children to return to school. Don’t get me wrong — I love my kids, but it’s hard to get work done over the summer break when they’re either running around the house with their friends or needing to be shepherded to or from a camp of some sort.

The parents out there know. 😂

Anyway, the summer has been pretty good to me, honestly, though ridiculously hot. (I suppose that’s something we’re all going to have to get used to…) I’m happy to report that I just sold two more books!

This is the beginning of a series called SPACE TRAIN!, which is my very first foray into the world of chapter books. One day, the idea of trains running through outer space on rails made of light popped into my head. My son is obsessed with trains, so I thought this might be a fun story for him. Next thing I knew, I’d written the whole thing and realized that it was pretty darn good! I handed it off to my agent, who agreed, and then she sold it!

I’ll have more info on it as time goes on. For now, I’m just really excited to have broken through to a new age group…and to have a book my own kids might actually read!

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