From
Me to You. . . . . . . Margot Finke.
I am an Aussie who writes midgrade adventure fiction
and rhyming picture books. For many years I have lived in Oregon with
my husband and family. My 6 published picture books are a rhyming series
: "Kangaroo Clues" - "Never
Say BOO to a Frilly" - "Humdinger
Hummers" - "Mama Grizzly
Bear" &
"Don't Eat Platypus Stew"
& "Prairie dog's Play Day,"
all published by WritersExchange.
They are fun educational
books, on CD or download, that bring kids closer to many of the neat
animals in the US and Australia. Excerpts and illustrations
can be viewed on my BOOKS page, along with
instructions on how to BUY , plus
great reviews. I also do School
Visits with them.
My latest rhyming book,
"Rattlesnake Jam," Guardian
Angel Publishing, will soon be out in soft cover and on CD. This is
a fun romp that follows Gran and Pa, and their crazy desire to catch
and cook rattlers. Illustrated by Kevin Scott Collier
"Musings,"
my monthly column for children's writers, can be read in The Purple
Crayon and the SCBWI NewsWorthy magazine.
My
Website & Blog
offer lots of helpful suggestions and links to upcoming writers, and
my Critique Service
can help you iron out plot and character problems. Nothing gives
me a greater thrill than to find out that an editor bought a book I
helped polish.
Gardening, travel, and reading
fill in the cracks between writing. My husband, Alan, is very supportive,
though not interested in children's books himself. Our three children
are now grown and doing very well out on their own.
I didn't begin serious writing
until the day our youngest left for college. This late start drives
my writing, and pushes me to work at it every day. I really envy those
who began young, and managed to slip into writing mode between kid fights,
diaper changes, household disasters, and outside jobs.
My
Biography!