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Was I ever not a writer? I don't think so! At my 8th grade graduation, the class predicted that someday, I'd have my own advice column in a newspaper. Well, that has never happened, but the prediction wasn't so far off. I've had lots of stories published in children's magazines, such as Pockets, Jack & Jill, Children's Digest, and others. Middle-grade fiction is where I'm most comfortable--I love ten-year-olds! No books published yet, but I'm hopeful that will change sometime soon. Meanwhile, I teach writing for kids and I'm also Regional Advisor for SCBWI-Wisconsin. Yes, my life pretty much revolves around writing. Once when I was ten, I read Beverly Cleary's bio on the flap of one of her books and decided that she had the coolest job in the whole world. I vowed that someday I would have the same job. Why would anyone choose any other career I wondered? I still don't know the answer to that question!

Was I ever not a writer? I don't think so! At my 8th grade graduation, the class predicted that someday, I'd have my own advice column in a newspaper. Well, that has never happened, but the prediction wasn't so far off. I've had lots of stories published in children's magazines, such as Pockets, Jack & Jill, Children's Digest, and others. Middle-grade fiction is where I'm most comfortable--... More