Dear Reader, Choosing the right curriculum from a gazillion options (give or take a few) can be mind-boggling AND expensive. Where do you even start? Enter the Homeschool Curriculum Summit! This all-new, exclusively online and free event coming April 7-11, 2025, will bring you practical guidance from curriculum creators, authors, and providers through video sessions on math and science, history and civics, literature/writing and arts, and homeschooling tools. You’ll learn to evaluate your...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, Since Rock of Ages Publishing is doing various things and I don't expect you to be interested in all of them, what do you want to hear from me? I'd like to know! Please reply to this email with the letter(s) that fit you best, and I'll do my best to only send emails that you want! I want to hear about... A) the Brennan Family series B) printables/digital products C) both A and B (but you won't get twice the emails) Okay, now for the rest of this email... Have you invested in the...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Book 2 is finished! Below you can see the cover. (Yes, that's a fox in the background... hmm! Guess you'll have to read it to find out why!) Though I don't have it yet from the printers, it's available for sale on my site. Just be aware that I won't be able to ship them immediately. Spring with the Brennans is selling fast - if you'd like a copy, grab one today! For a limited time, I'm offering free shipping on orders over $50, so you can get together with your friends and place...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, I know it hasn't been long since my last email, but I have some exciting news. Book 1 is printed and ready to be sent to you! If you'd like a copy, click the link button below. Shop now! If you know you want to buy all three books, you may want to wait until I have Books 2 and 3 printed to get the bundle price. However, I am offering a 15% off sale on my website for the next 48 hours. Just enter code DECEMBER15 at checkout! The 15% off sale ends in: Also, my apologies for...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, The survey results are in at last! To read the detailed report, click the link button below. (If you're a new subscriber and don't know what the survey was about: I sent it around to gauge interest in the Brennan Series.) Show me the survey results! And, now for an update... I know many of you are wondering when the first three books of the Brennan Family Series are going to be published. The answer is, I’m working on it! The first time you try publishing a book (or three books),...
5 months ago • 1 min read
So, that survey I sent around to gauge interest in the Brennan Family Series. What's the results? A good number of responses: Twenty-two people took this survey. An overall positive, interested audience - over 77% of respondents ranked their interest in reading the series at 7 or greater (on a scale of 0, no interest, to 10, enormous interest). And nearly a third of them (7 people) chose 10! Prices all over the board - people put in what they considered to be reasonable prices from $5 to $30!...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, I have some exciting news - the Brennan Family Series is going to print! I decided to start with Books 1, 2, and 3, releasing the remaining 9 books over time. The books are currently still in the reviewing/editing stage, so they're not ready for eager readers - yet. Once the testers finish reading the books, I need to review their suggestions and make changes to the books, design the covers, send the manuscripts off to the printer, review the printed books for any mistakes, and...
7 months ago • 1 min read
We've decided to create a company to publish books under - Rock of Ages Publishing. The decision wasn't a difficult one. I felt a little funny about selling books under just my name. At the same time, I wasn't sure I wanted to go to the bother of setting up a company. But I already knew what the name would be - Rock of Ages. And after asking for a few opinions, we decided to go for it! Why was it going to be Rock of Ages? Well, that goes back to January of 2011, when nine-year-old Abigail...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, As you may know, I've been working for some time on a series of 12 books ("Through the Seasons with the Brennans"). This series, geared for teenagers but readable by all ages, is about a family with seven children who lives in Vermont, and you guessed it, has many adventures similar to my family's experiences. See the attached sample for more information - it has the first seven chapters of Book 1. It also includes the preface, background, and information on the characters. At...
8 months ago • 1 min read