This is my first kids' book. And actually, it was written as a gift for 2 women friends of mine, who appear in the story as characters, along w/ their 2 grandchildren, zack and tiera, who were then 6 and 7. Together, these 4 join Oliver to get Santa out of a crisis. Oliver is actually the narrator of the story. I just took it down in dictation.
The whole process was tons of fun for me. The story works on both adult and kid levels.
I'm already thinking about a sequel to this Oliver story -- the next one won't have a holiday theme. It's percolating in my head.... Stay tuned.
Other than that, I've written one "serious" adult book about an architect at the St. Louis World's Fair. Most of my writing has been in the realm of magazine features.
I also lead creative writing workshops.
This is probably waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more than you wanted to know!!! But thanks for asking.
Carol