Disability literature is an underdeveloped, largely ignored, genre. For the most part, when researching disability literature you will find not actual literature or stories, but rather self-help and parental guidance type books. Moreover, a September 2014 article in Disabilities Studies Quarterly stated that many disability related books have subliminal and/or outwardly negative messages about people with disabilities. I find this… Read More

Hi Readers, First off, Merry Christmas to my readers celebrating Christmas today and Happy Holidays to those of you who are observing another holiday this season. Secondly, what is your favorite holiday- themed book to read this time of year and why? One of my favorites is A Fool’s Gold Christmas by Susan Mallery. It’s a story about a fictional,… Read More

Hey Readers, Today I thought I’d write a blog about why I write. Below is a list of my top five reasons. 1. I write to spread disability awareness and make a difference in the world. I believe that books are unique platform that can be used to entertain and educate children about people with disabilities. More importantly, books can… Read More

Reviews can make or break an author’s success. If you haven’t already, I ask that you to please take five minutes to review Just the Way You Are on any of the websites that sell and/or advertise it.  Just as the photo above says, a review doesn’t have to be anything fancy.  Even the simplest of reviews will help.  The more… Read More

Want to know more about my upcoming/second book, The Magic Within? I hope to publish it in March 2018 and,as of now, am on track to do so.  Today I thought I would post the book description to tide you over until then.   Isabel Benson has recently been crowned Queen of Cinder’s Edge, but before signing her first royal decree,… Read More

I chose to write Just the Way You Are in a fairy-tale format for a couple of reasons. Firstly, fairy-tales have been around for centuries and therefore seemed like the appropriate through which to reach kids and young adults, who are my target audience. I figured, why reinvent the wheel if I don’t need to? Secondly, fairy-tales are tried-and-true and… Read More

I have loved reading and books for as long as I can remember. Over the years I have discovered that book lovers tend to love books for different reasons. Some people just love the way that book feel in their hands. Others love the way books, particularly old books, smell. Others, like me, enjoy books as an escape and love… Read More

As you may or may not know, my husband, Dylan Boot, was the inspiration behind the character, Derrick Denison in Just the Way You Are. When writing the book I knew I wanted Derrick’s character to be that nearly perfect guy that most every girl dreams about falling for and spending her life. I’m not saying that my husband is… Read More

The art of dance will always hold a special place in my heart. I can’t dance, in what most people would consider a conventional way, due to my disability. However, I was part of a wheelchair ballet class as a teenager and loved it.  It was that class and the A Midsummer Night’s Dream performance I was a part of… Read More

As those who have read Just the Way You Are know, in the beginning, I wrote that Misty often felt like a cross between Ariel and Rapunzel because she was hidden from a world she desperately wanted to be a part of. There is a reason, aside from that Ariel is my all-time favorite princess, that those two particular princesses… Read More