The Hidden Valley started in my head when I was 11 or 12 years old, the same age as the main characters.  I tried but never finished the narrative.  In 2010, my family moved back to Bella Coola, the Coast region neighboring the Chilcotin region, where the story is set.  I thought, if there is ever a time to write this story, it is now.  So I did.

The equine publisher, Lavender and White, has picked it up and we are going ahead with publishing an e-book, beginning in April and it probably will come out at the end of summer or mid-fall, depending on how much editing has to be done.

I am also delighted to add that they have looked at my sketches of the main characters and have given me the go-ahead to design my own cover.

Writing and illustrating my own books has been a dream for a long time - so this is a dream come true!  Now to find the child care...