Author With A Day Job

Mild mannered working stiff by day, author at night.

Children’s Books

  • The uncertainty of fire. It really can go up in smoke.

    I picked up this hidden gem of a novel in an independent bookstore.  It is written by Stephanie Daniels, a self-published author. Most people would never know about this beautifully-written story except for blogs like this one bringing it to their attention.  Sixteen-year-old Whimsey Greatheart, the daughter of a wealthy Chicago banker, thinks her biggest worry is what the society page in the local newspaper… Read more

  • between shades of gray

    A Novel You Simply Must Read! A fellow writer acquaintance recommended I read Between Shades of Gray and it’s one of the best pieces of advice I have ever followed.   When Ruta Sepetys published Between Shades of Gray she immediately had a problem in that the title was similar to that horribly written novel… Read more