All About Amanda

The itch to put words on paper is a sensation I’ve had all my life. In my opinion, back-to-school shopping should be considered a national holiday. Even now as I walk down the office supply aisles, crisp, clean, paper calls out between the covers of notebooks, begging me to fill them with stories.  Each story I write begins as a seed within the garden of these blank pages and grows from a handwritten idea to a full fledged novel.

Through Story Seedlings, an independent writing program, I help other writers take their story ideas from whimsical daydreams to something more. Through the Take Action Author Plan I decode the self-publishing process, share dozens of book marketing techniques and teach you how to level up your writing career. I use my passion, expertise, toolkit of strategies to move writers from wishing to achieving.

When I am not hanging out in my writing world I am living a family-style-life in the great state of Wisconsin (Go Bucky!) with my husband and sons. We spend a lot of time with Legos, art supplies, at the baseball field, or with our incredible extended family. We wouldn’t have it any other way.

Do you want to know the best thing about a story? Everyone has one to tell. Every. Single. Person. Stories can take you to faraway places and introduce you to new people. Stories can teach a lesson, make a connection, or give you a place to belong, even if that task seems nearly impossible in your real life.

And that’s why, as word nerd, I have the best job in the world.

As an author, I get to spend my days telling stories. I get to reach into my brain and create ideas and people and places that entertain, inspire and educate. As a workshop leader, presenter and authorpreneur coach, I have the privilege of helping others birth their stories and share them with the world. Can you imagine anything more wonderful? Me neither.

My publication list includes a variety of storytelling genres and age ranges with a little something for everyone. It’s a list I am proud of and am actively adding to each season. My current plans include publishing two books a year, so check back often to see what new stories I have to share.

As a writer I use the abilities of keen observation, clear communication, impressive imagination, and the drive to finish what I start. (Fourteen years of teaching experience and my BS and Masters Degrees in Education from the two fine institutions in the state of Wisconsin also come in handy.) I am also a champion inviter. If you spend more than five minutes with me, I will inevitably invite you somewhere… a baseball game, church, writing club, dinner. Life is more fun when you share it with others. Life is even better when you feel like you belong.

So come hang out with me. Between the covers of my books, in one of my workshops, on my blog, on Facebook, or on Instagram. As you read, write, explore and create in my word-nerd-world, I hope you feel right at home and comfortable enough to share your story with me… and eventually the world.