I am an Aussie who writes mid grade adventure fiction and rhyming picture books. For many years I have lived in Oregon with my husband and family. My 6 books out are a rhyming series: "Kangaroo Clues" - "Never Say BOO to a Frilly" - "Humdinger Hummers" - "Mama Grizzly Bear" -"Don't Eat Platypus Stew" & "Prairie Dog's Play Day," all published by Writer’s Exchange.
Fun and educational, they bring kids closer to many of the neat animals in the US and Australia. Excerpts and illustrations can be viewed on my BOOKS page, along with instructions on how to BUY, plus great reviews.
My latest rhyming PB, “Rattlesnake Jam,” will be out soon, in soft cover, plus a reading on CD - Guardian Angel Publishing.
"Musings," my monthly column for children's writers, can be read in The Purple Crayon and the SCBWI NewsWorthy magazine.
My Website offers a lot of help for upcoming writers, and my Critique Service guides new writers, and suggests how they might iron out many beginner problems. Nothing gives me a greater thrill than to find out an editor bought a book I helped a writer polish.
My husband, Alan, is very supportive, though not himself interested in children's books. Our three children are now grown and doing very well out on their own. Gardening, reading, travel and my cats, fill in the cracks between writing.
I did not begin serious writing until the day our youngest left for college. This late start drives my writing, and pushes me to work at it every day. I really envy those who began young, and managed to slip into writing mode between kid fights, diaper changes, household disasters, and outside jobs. You are my heroes!
Margot Finke
http://www.margotfinke.com
http://margotfinke.blogspot.com/
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