About Dawn

Although I now live in the beautiful wine country of Oregon, I was born and raised in the East San Francisco Bay Area.

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I grew up in a house my grandpa built — Poppie, as I called him — with my mom, dad, Poppie, and Mimi (my grandma). I'm an only child, and my childhood memories center around church, the Christian school I attended from preschool through high school graduation, and family.

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I vividly remember writing away in my room as a kid — typing on Poppie's old typewriter, scribbling on sheet after sheet of paper, or losing myself in a book for hours. Teachers kept telling me I should be a writer. I hoped they were right. I also spent years convincing myself they weren't.

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I was married and became a mom young. I have five adult daughters, including two sets of twins and my "ultimate middle child" — and they were, and still are, my biggest inspirations. When I remarried years later, my patient husband Henry came with three bonus kids. And our six grandchildren? Pure gifts from God.

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My path to "author" was wonderfully winding. I have degrees in English/Journalism, communicative disorders and deaf education, and a master's in teaching K-5 from USC. Along the way, I've been a reporter, copy editor, ESL test scorer, reading intervention specialist, and a veterinary receptionist for nine years. Through it all, I've also been a mom, which remains the toughest and most rewarding job on the list. These days I do freelance editing, substitute teach, and am excitedly awaiting the release of Book 5, I Don't Like Faithfulness, on September 5 — my illustrator is hard at work on the art, and I'm already dreaming up ideas for Book 6!

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I'm also deep in edits on my first adult novel — historical fiction set in Scotland. More on that soon.

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Everything I do flows from the same mission: Guiding Kids to Christ; Growing Kids in Faith. It's why I write, why I show up, and what I hope every young reader carries with them long after they close the book.

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Thank you for visiting — good things are coming!

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