We were hiking up a steep mountain on the first day of a 24-mile hiking trip. Thomas turned to me and said, "this is just like in the Lost Island." It wasn't the Lost Island and we didn't see dinosaurs, but Catalina Island was a pretty amazing place. We took the 45 minutes Ferry from … Continue reading Adventures on Catalina Island
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Awesome Dinosaur Video About Our Book!
Thomas and I had fun making videos together. We decided to make a video about Dinosaur. We would like to thank you to Christian for filming. If you would like more video on YouTube my channel is RunGordonRun. Also look for videos by Book of Garlander on Tik Tok. Enjoy our dinosaur video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGu3W7A-1nY
Book Signing Announced
I am excited to announce Thomas and I will do our first book signing Barnes & Noble Escondido to do a book reading on September 17th at 11:00 AM. This will be a fun event with a portion of the procedes going to the San Elijo Middle School Band Boosters. Hope to see you there! … Continue reading Book Signing Announced
Get Your Buttons Here!
I have been making buttons based on the pictures from the books. Let me know if you want some. For a limited time I will be giving away free buttons. Send me an email or leave a comment with your address if you want me to send you a handful of buttons. I will only … Continue reading Get Your Buttons Here!
My Inspiration for writing the Lost Island
Carrie Turley from Lawley publishing texted me recently and said they were featuring The Lost Island at a literary night at a junior high school (pretty cool, right?). She wanted me to send a bullet point list of the inspiration for my book. So, here it is: Thomas and I love reading books together, and … Continue reading My Inspiration for writing the Lost Island
My Publishing Journey
In September of 2020 I attended the annual conference for A Writers Night Association (ANWA). At the online conference I attended a presentation by Carrie and Lara from Lawley Publishers. Lawley books is a small independent publisher in Gilbert Arizona dedicated to children's books. The Lost Island is a story that Thomas and I wrote … Continue reading My Publishing Journey
The Lost Island (The journey begins)
My son Thomas and I like stories. It started with me telling him stories when he was just a baby. Sometimes stories were the only thing that made him sit still. We eventually graduated from stories to books. We loved reading early picture books together. Our favorites were Piggy and Gerald, Horton Hatches and Egg, … Continue reading The Lost Island (The journey begins)