What I do:

I write books. Nothing’s more fun than constructing a new world and playing in it.

I read books. Omniscient and all-powerful authors need vacations too.

I exercise at least four days a week. Yet all it takes is one lousy french fry and — vwoop! — the Mushroom Butt returns!

What I am:

 I am a Mom. I got my PhD from Mean Mother U.

I am a grandmother. I’m doing post-doc study at Awesome Nana U.

I am the Assistant Regional Advisor Chair for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. SCBWI rocks!

I am a newspaper reporter. It’s an important job. Why?

•  1. I write articles that help readers understand what’s going on in their community.
•  2. I write articles about interesting people in the community.
•  3. I write articles about important events so readers will know the truth about what occurred.
•  4. I write articles because my cat eats a lot of cat food, and he’s sure not going to get a job to pay for it.

My first book, My Mom’s a Mortician, received the 2004 award for middle-grade fiction from the Association for Mormon Letters. The second book in the series, Funeral Home Evenings, received the association’s 2005 award for Young Adult fiction. The other books in the series are Early Morning Cemetery (2006) and The Final Farewell (2007).

• My Mom’s a Mortician (Covenant Communications, 2004)
• Funeral Home Evenings (Covenant, 2005)
• Early Morning Cemetery (Covenant, 2006)
• The Final Farewell (Covenant, 2007)

I love to hear from readers! If you’d like to contact me by e-mail, you may do so at author_pdw at bellsouth.net. (Use the “at” symbol and no spaces.) You may also find me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter.