Thank you, thank you, thank you to the staff of Waldenbooks at the Shawnee Mall and patrons who came to The Speaker book signing on June 28th! I was completely overwhelmed by all of the support! I sold every copy of The Speaker and was asked to return for another signing! I'll be updating the ...

First, I would like to say a big THANK YOU to all the family, friends, and fans that attended The Speaker book signing Saturday! I really appreciate all the support and well wishes from everyone! I'm truly living my dream and I am so glad you all are here to share it with me!   Second, I ...

Thanks to the great promoting of my sister (more lovingly referred to as Miss Akers by her third grade class) I was invited to make an appearance for some of my readers! Three of my sister's students purchased The Speaker online, so I paid a visit to my favorite third graders and signed bo...

  I've said a million times- I LOVE MUSIC! Whenever I write, I try to have music playing. I feel more able to connect to what I am writing if I have a song to fit the moment. The following are songs I listened to while writing The Speaker. Some I chose because of the lyrics, others for the tem...