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Here are a few scenes from recent get-togethers, author visits, and celebrations:
Sharing book marketing tips while presenting to friends in SCBWI: Kathy Groth, Megan Maynor, Susan Latta, and Aimée Bissonette
Shopping in Linden Hills at Comma, a Bookshop on Independent Bookstore Day: Owner Victoria, Alisa, and Kristin
Launching Pickles and Paradise book at Barnes & Noble with media specialists: Joan Kallas and Sarah Rose
Appearing on TV to share pickleball tips with KEYC hosts, Jackson Jirik and Nataliya Oliynyk
Celebrating pickleball book at Barnes & Noble with friends and family: Alisa Duran, Christina Samion, Alex Samion, and Kristina Heggedal
Enjoying time with family at A Bar of Their Own in Minneapolis
Playing some pickleball with writer friends: Aimée Bissonette, Jane O’Reilly, and Joyce Sidman
Remembering my four-legged best friend, Abby
Selling books with my awesome mother-in-law Judy during a Christmas Book Fair
Remembering the tornadoes referenced in Fearless with KEYC TV hosts, Kelsey Barchenger and Lisa Cownie, in Mankato, Minnesota
Launching Fearless at Barnes & Noble with writer friends: Sarah Rose, Eileen Beha, and Mark Ceilley
Hanging out with my sister, Jan, at our book fair table at the Mankato Deep Valley Book Festival
Teaching graphic novel workshop, Young Author Young Artist (YAYA) Conference, May 2024, St. Ben’s College
Posing with some fans at Grandpa’s Barn in Copper Harbor, Michigan, during Authors on the Porch with Aimée Bissonette
Relaxing with writer friends after interviewing author Loretta: Joyce Sidman, Loretta Ellsworth, Jane O’Reilly, Aimée Bisonette, and me
Presenting at Chaska Elementary for a school visit on “Being a Fearless Writer”
Posing with seventh graders after presenting on writing, Morris, Minnesota
Teaching a Fearless writing workshop to fourth and fifth graders for a “Great Gathering” fundraiser for Horace Mann Elementary
Presenting a workshop on empathy and how to work with an editor to Morris Area Schools
Signing books after Fearless selected for Battle of the Books by Brainerd Area Libraries