On Top of the World!

School for my two daughters started last week, and I recently changed my work schedule to allow me to pick them up after school. In order to go to school directly from work, I also changed my driving route. I still take the same blacktop, but I travel on it longer, and I bypass another road I used to take. These two blacktops converge near what I am told, is the highest point in the county. Driving over the

New Release

 The Ghost of Whispering Willow  has arrived!

   We have a tagline here at Rising Phoenix Press. It’s simple, we all believe in it, and hope to share it with others. Creative Expression. Reborn. Today was a good day; a day that we celebrated together. We started this co-op knowing that once we put it into motion, there was absolutely no turning back. We’ve been working, ninety-to-nothing, since the idea of Rising Phoenix Press was created. Today we released The Ghost of Whispering Willow under our new label. It’s an important piece, there’s a story behind the story, and the first piece that we truly put together from start to finish: writer, artist, layout, and we did it! Beautifully I might add, or at least I hope so.

Branching Out!

Hello! My name is Jannifer Powelson, and I am the author of three children’s books, “Rachel and Sammy Visit the Prairie”, “Rachel and Sammy Visit the Forest”, and “Rachel and Sammy Learn About Trees”. All three of these titles are “new and improved” versions and are being republished by Rising Phoenix Press. I’m currently working on my fourth book in the Rachel and Sammy series, “Rachel and Sammy Learn to Conserve”.

The Mischief Patch Series, Re-release, Coming Soon

The Mischief Patch series, Mischief in the Mushroom Patch & A Fairy Match in the Mushroom Patch, will be re-released in the fall,  September -  2012.

Complete with a fresh new look, courtesy of illustrator, Kinsy McVay, Lilly, Boris and Jack will be back! The third installment of
the series, A Spider Web Scramble in the Mushroom Patch is underway, so stay tuned!

"There's a story behind THAT story."

The Ghost of Whispering Willow

At some point or another, I am certain everyone has heard the words “There’s a story behind THAT story.” Well, it just so happens that I’m about to use those words too, because there is a story behind my story, The Ghost of Whispering Willow.

I remember the day that my daughter and her friends sat at the
foot of my desk and asked if I would write them a scary story.  I had just finished the second installment of the mischief series A Fairy Match in the Mushroom Patch, and I had no idea what I was going to write next. They had another request, too, and this one wasn’t as easy to fulfill as I thought that it would be.  The request seemed simple enough “Please put us in the story,” but it wasn’t simple at all.

Moving Right Along...

Have you ever had one of those thoughts that sticks with you and just won't go away? On a whim, I recently started touring the Fort Worth area looking for a possible location for an art studio. Just to be clear, this was, and is, a totally unattainable goal at this point. It was just fun to consider the possibilities.