Dear Reader:

Allow me to throw out the welcome mat to my redesigned website! Please come in, give me your coat, and stay for a visit. I’d offer you cookies if I could. I’d like to first point out all the beautiful Iowa landscape photos throughout the site, given to me by my dear friend Rich. Since I’m a born and bred Iowa-based author, Iowa scenery seemed perfectly appropriate.

I’ve also laid out a bit of something for everyone this time around; my version of an author’s buffet without the sneeze guard. In addition to the usual, you can now read excerpts of my work, listen to interview clips, read past speeches, browse personal photos, and sign up to receive my brand spanking new monthly blog, which will contain whatever strikes my fancy at that given moment—favorite quotes, writing tips (for all you budding writers out there), reading recommendations (for all you beloved, mine or not, readers out there), website links, personal war stories from the trenches of the publishing world and just random musings (but hopefully still interesting. And coherent.)

So thank you for stopping by, whether on purpose or by accident. I hope this is an enjoyable, relaxing visit. At my house, you don’t even have to take your shoes off.

Best wishes,