December 9th is my birthday. As is tradition around here, I celebrate my birthday all week. Usually I say something like: “Buy yourself or a friend one of my books and leave a review.” That is a good and standard request. This year I have a different request. Something special and specific.

I have a passion project I am launching a kickstarter for in late March called “Dear Penpal, Belgium 1980.” It is a cozy, Middle Grade appropriate, ghost story, loosely based on fictionalized me at ten years old while living in a 300-year-old manor house in Belgium. The story will be told through 24 physical letters (already written) over a one-year period. This is the kind of odd project I could never sell traditionally, so I’m rolling up my sleeves and doing it myself.

This is the only thing I really want for my birthday. Sign up to be notified about it here:  https://bit.ly/dear_penpal

I’m so excited about this project. I hope you will be my penpal. However, if signing up to be notified of my kickstarter’s launch isn’t enough, yes, please feel free to “Buy yourself or a friend one of my books and leave a review.” Bonus: You can get it personalized by me if you buy it through Brick and Mortar Bookstore!

If that isn’t to your taste, I do have a wishlist on Amazon and a Ko-Fi account where you can buy me a cup of coffee. I love coffee and am made of caffeine.

But, really, all I want for my birthday is for you to sign up to be notified of when “Dear Penpal, Belgium 1980” goes live. After that you can decide if it’s your cup of tea or not.  https://bit.ly/dear_penpal