VS Grenier ~ Award-Winning Author, Speaker & Podcaster

Lisa S. Roberts , author of a 29-book adventure for children, middle school age.   Back to the Basics with Aydan & Addy – “Leadership with Abraham Lincoln” (Tate Publishing) kicks off this series, which is both historical and magical, with leadership mentor, President Abraham Lincoln. The series features best friends, Aydan and Addy, being led by a different Spiritual Mentor in each magical adventure. Tremendous research has gone into each book, with Roberts studying the actual lives and historical legacy of the “spirit mentors” in each book. “There are so many challenges we face in America today, and life in general,” the author says. “I thought for a long time about the importance of getting back to basics and teaching some fundamental values to children through a series of fun and adventurous stories.” The character Aydan is modeled after Roberts’ own young grandson and Addy is named for the granddaughter of a family friend. VS: I want to thank y...

From an early age L. R. W. Lee knew she wanted to write a children’s book. Her imagination for such a book was cultivated early on as her family didn’t have a lot of money. She and her older brother were encouraged to use their imaginations to entertain themselves. And use them they did – climbing trees and tree forts, using a quilt for a matchbox car city, making puppets and putting on shows, and much more and her creativity and imagination grew. VS: Mr. Lee, I want to thank you for being my guest here on The Writing Mama once again. You recently just released the 2 nd book in our series, which is a great accomplishment. What do you do to help balance your writing life with your family life while writing a series? Lee: I’m spoiled in that regard. I founded, built and sold a multi-million dollar company in January 2012. Since then, I’ve been free to write full time so I don’t face quite the challenges as many authors. I write while everyone is out of the house and ...