Do all writers procrastinate? It can't just be me! As much as I love writing, I often find myself making up excuses as to why I'm unable...

I’m just going to say it: It’s super weird not seeing friends or going places these days! Everyone is handling this differently - I'm...

Have you ever written a story or essay for school? You turn it in and think you're done. Then the teacher hands it back with all kinds of...

Before summer starts, I've got to clarify something I said the last time I wrote about spring skiing. What I've learned is this:...

Have you ever wondered how a person becomes an artist? Me too! I asked Melanie Fay, the artist who drew this picture. She had a...

I LOVE this picture by student artist Amelia. It shows exactly how I pictured skiing before I learned how - lots of steep terrain best...

Did you know in a normal year, skiers would be out skiing right now? It's hard to imagine, isn't it? It's warming up outside. The flowers...

Thanks much to my son, "Gfinn," for this animation of some outside characters visiting "Snowcat" Mountain! (I think maybe he misheard me...

Thank you, Benjamin, for this action-packed cover! Look - there's Lucy skiing down the mountain with her friend Yalitza, the snowmobile!...

Have I mentioned that Snowcap Mountain Adventures: Opening Day! is actually the start of a series? I have the first book written, the...

Lina runs the Waffle Hut on Snowcap Mountain. It's a great place for a break between runs. I'm so excited to see her in action, serving...

In 1996, I wrote a letter to my favorite children's author, Beverly Cleary - and she wrote back! I kept the letter and by some miracle,...

In the publishing world, editors often talk about wanting a book that is "unique, but familiar." So they're looking for books that are...

Almost immediately, emails started pouring into my inbox. They came from students, parents, teachers, and librarians. Kids were excited...

I love writing. And I love writing picture books. But a picture book is pretty hard to share with the world when all you have are the...

Snowcap Mountain Adventures: Opening Day! is the first book in the series. I've tried to look back and find my first original draft. But...

If I had to build a ski resort in real life, there's no way I could do it! But when you write a book, you get to build the environment by...

Years ago, my husband went skiing with my older son (who was then about four or five) and to make the long lift rides fun, they talked to...