Heather Morgan
Author | Lapeer, Michigan USA |
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I was born in Washington State but spent most of my life in Southeast Michigan. I am the oldest of four. I have held many jobs over my lifetime so far. Accounting, Automotive design, Project Management, Account Manager and even a bagger at a local grocery store. My dream growing up was always to be an art teacher and a flower shop owner. I have .... more
I was born in Washington State but spent most of my life in Southeast Michigan. I am the oldest of four. I have held many jobs over my lifetime so far. Accounting, Automotive design, Project Management, Account Manager and even a bagger at a local grocery store. My dream growing up was always to be an art teacher and a flower shop owner. I have always thought of myself as more of a creative person. But I also wanted to be helpful and make people happy. I’m not exactly sure how I ended up in Accounting. I guess life just takes you where you are meant to be at that moment.
The story of Katie P Grace came about one day while I was pregnant with my first daughter. My dad called me up to tell me about this wonderful idea to write a children's book together. We started our first book right then and there. It took us a long time to get it to a point where we were happy with it. Every once in a while we would talk about getting it illustrated and published. But we never did. My dad had battled cancer since I was 12. He had bouts of multiple cancers throughout the years and at the age of 48, he lost his battle.
It took me 10 years after his death to finally pick up the book and make our dream a reality. I enlisted friends and family to help me edit the book. It turns out that our book was actually 3 books in 1. So I had a lot of rewriting to do but our basic idea of Katie remained the same.
While I consider myself an artist, people are so hard for me to draw. You should see the sketches I had drawn of Katie. It was send you into a laughing fit for sure. So I decided to reach out on several different illustration sites and was finally connected to the amazing Heather C Flood. She brought my Katie P. Grace to life. From the moment we started to work together it felt right. With many time zones between us, we still manage to make Katie a reality. She is a truly wonderful artist and friend.
Currently we are working on book number 2, Katie P Grace and The New Family Member. Our first book, Katie P Grace and The Big Surprise, can be found on Amazon.
I am also working on my first YA novel. I hope to have it completed by spring of 2017.
I would love to hear your thoughts on Katie P Grace. Feel free to email me through www.katiepgrace.com