Looking for the best holiday gift for a child in your life? Or maybe a school librarian that enjoys filling their library with the best books in town. If yes, then this is the product for you! For a limited time, you can get ALL FOUR children’s book titles for $40. That’s a $25 dollar …

FREE KINDLE DAYS! Dino Deegan Turns 1!
To celebrate the one year release anniversary of my Children’s book, Dino Deegan and the Unpleasant Class, I will have the Kindle version available for FREE today through Thursday (9/30/21) if you’re interested in downloading a copy. This book is about a juvenile Dromaeosaurus who struggles making friends because he is different than the other kids and …

Veterans Day is around the corner. How will you thank you veteran?
November 11th is approaching soon, and this is a day we celebrate the sacrifices our veterans made during their time in the military. Time away from family, deployments, battles both internally and physically, fighting for our freedoms, relocations, and more. Military personnel go through a lot. And we should appreciate that. Did you know that …
Children’s Mental Health Free Kindle Downloads…Sept 15-16!
Calling all teachers, counselors, therapists, parents and grandparents! We are so excited to share these Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) ebooks with you! These 11 engaging books will illuminate the strength and resilience within your little readers and encourage them to feel calm and empowered! Available September 15-16 Click on the Amazon link for your …

IT’S LAUNCH DAY!
To celebrate LAUNCH DAY for Gilly, I want to share the process each illustration goes through in this (and every) book. 👻 Once @zoe.mellors.illustration receives my manuscript, we discuss items such as the general story, colors or clothing of the characters, and any Easter eggs that will hang out in the book. Hint: this book has an …

Now Recruiting: Gilly Ghost Loves Scaring the Most Launch Team Members!
It’s Launch Team Time. Are you In? Are you interested in making a difference by helping an indie author? One of the best and free ways you can help is by joining a launch team. Specifically, my launch team. It would be super wonderful to have you! What does this include? You will get an exclusive peek …

A Children’s Book About Rugby? YES PLEASE!
Max learns rugby…and scores big! Max only has two more children’s books before she transitions up to middle grade novels when she starts school at Peripheral Academy. I knew Max would have a mental health book, a military family book, a sports book, and a book about moving and leaving the special folks behind. With the …

Let’s Talk About When it’s “One Less”. Back to School Edition
Let’s Talk About When it’s “One Less”. Back to School Edition When my daughter Maddy graduated high school this past June, I had a set of emotions that mirrors trail mix. My feelings were very mixed with excitement for her, nervousness about her new path in this world, and sad that she was wrapping up …

A Breakdown of that Indie Author Life
As an indie author, everything is on you. Finding your editor, illustrator, book formatter, marketing, design, print runs. Everything and boy does it cost a lot! And since you don’t have a team covering costs for your book, then you have to figure out how to save some money. So you get creative on the …

An Open Letter of Advice to My Graduate
My Dearest Maddy, As you head out into the big big world, I wanted to extend some personal life advice for you that may help you on your way. Don’t CHOOSE failure, but don’t be afraid to experience it. The fear of failure is what keeps us from attempting to achieve our goals. But what …