About

I spent over 30 years in corporate and academic marketing before moving to Sedona, Arizona, and launching Red Rock Mountain Press and self-publishing a picture book Shade: a Story About a Very Smart Raven followed by The Un-Common Raven: One Smart Bird, a middle grade nonfiction title.
With this experience I wrote a DIY book for authors on self-publishing and marketing, The Author’s Concise Guide to Marketing. I present many school programs, raven talks, and self-publishing workshops in my home state.
I am currently about to publish Dear Hubby of Mine: Home Front Wives in World War II using letters my parents exchanged during the war.
I was able to weave a loving romantic story using abridged versions of the letters with actual events occurring on the home front and the battlefront.
The letters are also brought to life through original family photographs and remembrances.

Other Works

  • The Un-Common Raven: One Smart Bird

    2013
  • The Author's Concise Guide to Marketing: How to Jumpstart Sales for Your Self-published Book

    2011
  • Shade: A Story About a Very Smart Raven

    2010

Awards and Recognition

  • The Un-Common Raven: One Smart Bird 2013 Southwest Books of the Year A well researched and well written children's book about ravens. This book includes facts about where ravens live - the Sonoran desert, their flight patterns, intelligence, curiosity. We learn about raven's characteristics including. Written for school age children and includes index, glossary, and bibliography. Excellent choice for student research and grade school homework assignments. (Ann Dickinson) 2013 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award—One of five Finalists in the Juvenile Book category Midwest Book Review The Un-Common Raven: One Smart Bird is a softcover, nonfiction picture book about the natural life cycle of these extraordinary and intelligent birds. A brief glossary, an index, and a list of resources young people can investigate to learn more about ravens rounds out this immensely fascinating profile of this species. (James Cox, Midwest Book Reviews)

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