So my birthday was this past Monday. I’m not sharing my age, not because I particularly care, but because a […]
A birthday present for you!
Middle Grade Fiction
Happy New Year!
Well 2018 flew by, didn’t it? I’m in the throes of final revisions for my next book, which must be […]
The Nutcracker Tea and Holiday Giveaway!
It’s December! I mean, technically, December starts of Saturday, but it feels like November has flown by! I’m almost […]
Books I loved this year!
The holidays are coming and I thought I might share some books that I particularly loved this year and […]
The Frame-Up has a Companion Story!
I’ve got some exciting news to share! You know how much I adore the Beaverbrook Art Gallery… But […]
NErDCampNNE, Library Visit, SWEEP by Jonathan Auxier
This post is all about things I have absolutely adored this week…. First off, I attended my very […]
A Frame-Up Review, Booking School/Library/Book Club Visits
Hi everyone! Sorry to be missing in action these past two weeks. My wonderful sister passed away and so […]
Teacher David Marsh’s The Frame-Up BookTalk Trailer and #THEFRAMEUPBOOKTOUR goes to ChocolateFest!
Over the past year, I’ve gotten to know Texas Elementary School Teacher David Marsh and I can say unequivocally […]
Teacher Giveaway!
I love teachers! I’ve heard from so many teachers that they think THE FRAME-UP will be so […]
The Frame-Up On The Radio!
It’s been another great week for The Frame-Up! This past Monday, I was interviewed by on Q, a radio […]
Book Review and Giveaway Winner
Sometimes you read a book at the exact right time. With all of the attacks on the media […]
The Frame-Up Book Launch!
It was a beautiful sunny day for Lord Beaverbrook Day at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, and the perfect day […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Mona Dunn
I always knew who the heroine of my book would be. I’d seen her many times over the years, […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Nugent
How dashing is this painting? In the story, Mona needed a friend who was dashing, chivalrous, and […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Hotel Bedroom
It is a haunting portrait. Lucian Freud’s Hotel Bedroom, painted in 1954, is one of the most popular […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: The Party-Goers
And a good time was had by all… Philippe Mercier (French, 1689-1760) Bacchanalian piece: Sir Thomas Samwell and […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Madame Juliette & A GIVEAWAY!!!
Spring has sprung and it only seems appropriate to talk about the most spring-like painting in the book, Madame […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Andre Reidmor and Lady Macbeth
The famous acting coach Constantin Stanislavski once said “There are no small parts, only small actors.” I think […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Helena Rubinstein
There are women and then there are WOMEN. Helena Rubinstein was a WOMAN. According to Wikipedia: Helena Rubinstein (born […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: W. Somerset Maugham
One of my favourite characters in The Frame-Up is Somerset Maugham Why? Well first of all, Maugham is […]