A Child’s Dream centers around a girl who repeatedly dreams that her Appalachian community builds a silver sled for children and Santa and his elves as they face a mysterious plague. Where did the idea for this story come from?

I was inspired by my own dream while visiting a friend who lives in Niagara Falls, and imagining people with many of their own tools coming together to build a sled.

Why was the theme of second chances an important one to incorporate into your storyline?

Absolutely! As young people can feel fearful about their future and the risks they face, the weight of 100% perfection can be crushing when those plans do not work out as intended. Even when we get the air knocked out of us like a football player, we take our breaks but get back on the field, and that’s our second chance for our Super bowl win.

Where did you get the inspiration for Krystal’s traits and dialogue?

Krystal’s traits are those of that friend we have who loves laughter and pranks, but in a pleasant way, you don’t know what she’ll do next. Shuffling her feet to create static electricity, she’ll probably shock you. Lol. Mixed with some middle child energy.

Can we look forward to more children’s books from you soon? What are you currently working on?

Absolutely, it’s in the works, and it’ll also be focused on action and adventures for young adults and teens, and a mix of silly and serious. After all, hopefully we can all have a lot more silly in life that we all know comes with seriousness.

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