Author Updates

February 5, 2026

Tetralogy Update

In my last post, I announced that I’m writing a young adult book, one that will extend my current trilogy into a tetralogy. (See my January 4 post below for specifics.) Thus, this is my first writing update.

I am currently writing chapter four in what will likely be a 44-chapter book, more or less, depending on the chapter page lengths.

As this story is for young adults (ages 12+), I intend to extend these chapters. My habit, however, has been to write shorter chapters for middle grade readers . . . and briefer still for chapter books . . . and it’s a hard habit to break.

Of the Wing, the current trilogy, was written for readers 8 to 12, so you might wonder why the fourth book targets young adults. I’ve a variety of reasons but two stand out from the rest. The first is that I discovered an unexpected audience for this trilogy—mature women, especially over 55. This might stem from the simpler life style depicted in the series, which includes An Odd Bird #1; The Hawk’s Message #2, and The Shining Swan #3. With the knowledge that women enjoy my stories and often read young adult fiction, I began to consider writing for this audience. The second reason for choosing to write for young adults is that, since publication of the trilogy, the intended middle-grade readers have become young adults! Thus, I hope these original readers will return to the series, which is now morphing into a tetralogy. (By the way, I love the word tetralogy.) For those young readers new to the series, I imagine they’ll grow in their skills while progressing through the books.

So much for this update. Come back in early March for my next update. Until then . . . Here’s wishing you “a good read.”

Image outside the window at which I sit to write.

January 4, 2026

Happy New Year 2026!

I hope your New Year is a bright

one! Whatever chaos may

surround us, we each possess

the ability to create a

positive world. My pursuit of

this positive world is to write a

new book, a young adult book,

to transform my middle grade

trilogy Of the Wing into a

tetralogy. Yes, in due time, this series will expand to four books. But more, book four will be written for young adults, as Claire (the protagonist) has herself matured, now being fourteen years of age.

While I've only begun to write this book, the story has been forming in my mind (and in notes) for several years, so I expect to finish it in about two years. Perhaps that seems long to you, but to, me it's lightning fast--ha!

My hope is to include you in my writing journey without giving away the story.

Not sure how to do that . . . but let's find out together. So, until next time, keep the faith that during 2026 you, too, can create something beautiful in your life, whatever that might be.

December 2, 2025

Adventure Awaits Young Readers

The Bird Club, an ongoing illustrated series of seven books, is now available as eBook or paperback on Amazon.

If you've been following these updates, you might have noticed a color background change for the cover. (A last minute decision, for sure.) Here's hoping you like the change.

In my post below, I wrote about the emotional significance of these years while writing and producing this serial series, so I won't do so here. Instead, I want to comment on the overall nature of the content.

At least one reviewer has called this content "breezy" and another "winsome," descriptors that I much appreciate. I would add that these stories are more mature in subject matter than typical for primary school readers. Or . . . so I think. The characters are driven not so much by childish antics as by a desire to experience the natural world and to discover and understand its wonders and themselves. As a mature women, I've taken my inspiration from such classics as Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, and many others. Thus, I hope that even parents will enjoy these stories—all seven of them. Ha!