...In addition to writing and publishing best-selling, award-winning novels, my works of short fiction and poetry appear in several popular anthologies. I also narrate audiobooks of poetry and prose, and am active within the Kidlit community as faculty for various writing workshops and conferences.... (read more)
...Teaching is my second career. My first was in chemical engineering. My experience in chemistry and engineering is very broad and practical. (read more)
...I am very patient. I recognize that not everyone learns the same way, so I like to investigate new ideas in learning. I believe in learning by modeling, but I also believe in learning by doing. (read more)
...A few months later, my wife and I assumed ownership of the center after the founding owner decided he could no longer run it. We ran it successfully for a number of years until we had to move across the country so I could accept a full-time teaching position at a university. I spent 6 years tea... (read more)