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A Mother’s Anxiety

The other day, I was reminiscing with my mother, who is staying with me while we are self-isolating during this pandemic. She read through the first draft of my second middle-grade chapter book, which is currently called “Ireentje Makes Waves.” The title is a work in...
Leave a Comment Please–I need your advice!

Leave a Comment Please–I need your advice!

So, Guys, I need your input on this chapter. You see, it is very anachronistic for girls to attend Charm School. How can I explain it? Any suggestions?  The girl scout leader had good news. Younkers, the department store in the middle of Des Moines, was offering girls...
Learning the Hard Way

Learning the Hard Way

Having finished the books that were burning inside me, I’ve recently been spending some time learning about how to write, promote, and sell books. Maybe I have things backwards, but there’s a reason I called my first autobiographical book, “Ireentje Learns the Hard...
A Walk Down Memory Lane

A Walk Down Memory Lane

Over the past few days, I’ve been working on a new book: ‘Ireentje Makes Waves: The Adventures of a Dutch Immigrant Child in Iowa’. Such fun to allow my mind to wander back to those days in Iowa before I reached my teens. So instructional to realize that some of the...