Jewel’s Bowl of Kindness follows a young girl eating dinner in a restaurant who notices a hungry little girl outside, so she saves her bowl of rice to give to the girl. What was the inspiration for your story?

My inspiration was my human services role of seeing cases in my hometown of homeless people in tents, especially during the winter months, and statistically of homeless people suffering from hunger needing community support and a kind stranger to help them survive.

What were some ideas that were important for you to personify in your characters?

Empathy and kindness to others–I wanted my characters to demonstrate to others.

What scene in the book did you have the most fun writing?

The scene when Jewel saves her bowl of rice and surprises her parents by walking to the strangers offering her bowl of rice.

Can you tell us more about what’s in store for Jewel and the direction of the next book?

I am still in the formation stages of a new book for this book series, Jewel’s Values Series.

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