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I have a few titles: mom, wife, reader, teacher, speaker. Zombie hunter and Jedi Knight are only part-time gigs.

Most importantly, I’m a writer.

I wrote my first book at age seven, and my friend did the illustrations. Mom threw away A Robin Lays an Egg in a cleaning frenzy. My first publishing heartache.

After college, I worked as a journalist. Reporting taught me character, plot, voice, and how to write 15 inches of copy in 15 minutes. I wrote about strange people in absurd situations. Journalism is my training ground for fiction and my perspective on life. I’m thankful for every moment in that newsroom.

The Free Press, my writing boot camp.
The Free Press, my writing boot camp.

Then I jumped into public relations and eventually quit to write f ...more

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See me – & Laura – at Wisconsin libraries

I’m bringing my presentation “Everything Laura Ingalls Left Out of Her Novels” to several Wisconsin libraries. Learn Laura’s real story, visit some beautiful Wisconsin towns and meet other Laura fans! I’ll have copies of my novel Laura Ingalls Is Ruining My Life available for signing.

Here’s my schedule:

Thursday, Aug. 2, Thomas St. Angelo Public Library, Cumberland. Program starts at 6:30.
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Average rating: 3.69 · 2,137 ratings · 492 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	Laura Ingalls Is Ruining My Life 3.60 avg rating — 1,100 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration 3.95 avg rating — 344 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Graham Cracker Plot 3.54 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finders Keepers 3.73 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Patron Saint for Junior Bridesmaids 3.44 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mommy's New Friend by Shelley Tougas, Sara Palacios (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 95 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support by Shelley Tougas, Kathleen Baxter (Consultant Editor), Alexa L. Sandmann (Consultant Editor) 4.32 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girls Rock!: Amazing Tales of Women in Music 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girls Rule!: Amazing Tales of Female Leaders 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Weapons, Gear, and Uniforms of the Iraq War by Shelley Tougas, Jennifer L. Jones (Consultant Editor) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Love people, but don't confuse it with loving their behavior.”
― Shelley Tougas, The Graham Cracker Plot

tags: love, wisdom

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“Why can't the ex-Chemist have a second chance? I get that we're kids and he's an adult, but you don't learn everything before you grow up. You learn until grass grows on your grave.”
― Shelley Tougas, The Graham Cracker Plot

tags: learning, second-chance

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