My Stories
Middle Grade
Completed Work: THAT OTHER PLACE
Mini-synopsis:
After two bouts with cancer Sarah Godwin wants to die; at least she thinks she does. She’s tired of people telling her to be brave and keep fighting. Now, after brain surgery, 12-year-old Sarah drifts into a coma. She falls deep into a dream and finds herself far away, transported to a medieval time. A hooded stranger gives her three mysterious artifacts and a mission: she must deliver a coin, a cross and a key to a monastery. Lives depend upon her success. Winner: The Ventura/Santa Barbara Writer's Day
Winner: The Los Angeles Writer's Day
Judges quote: "The juxtaposition and especially the transitions from one world into the other, across an interface that seems to allow Sarah and her parents to come in contact, but without knowing it, are masterfully crafted."
Work-In-Progress: GENNA SISS
Very Mini-Synopsis:
Genna Ann Siss decides that she herself will be the subject of her 7th grade extra-credit science experiment. She is determined to prove that she loves science as a result of her environment, not because her biological father was a scientist. Genna doesn’t want to be anything like her Bio-Dad. He left after her twin brother died at birth.Winner: The Ventura/Santa Barbara Writer's Day
Judges quote: "It's hard to combine deep feeling with bracing humor, to create an authentic, middle grade voice, but the author of this manuscript has succeeded."
