A lifetime writer, including 20 + years as a freelance magazine writer, I turned my attention to my mini-poos, who, I realized, were having grand adventures behind my back. Never one to shrink from a challenge, I decided to try my hand at fiction. After a few children's writing classes and some encouragement, I published the first book in The Adventures of the Poodle Posse series. Now five books long, I spend many hours in classrooms speaking to children about ideas, creativity and writing, trying to encourage them to string some words together and have a good time.