After I wrote the third book in my Jonathan Stephens series, it occurred to me that with those books, I had limited my potential audience. The Jonathan books were only aimed at boys. Not many girls in that age group want to read books about boys, so I started thinking about how I could write for both girls and boys. Why not expand my reader base?
I don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner. My wife and I have a daughter and a son, so our house has always focused on girl and boy stuff. I came up with the idea of a girl and boy who worked together to solve mysteries, and the result was The Natalie & Noah Mysteries: The Garbage Vandal. Natalie and Noah are 8 year-old third grade students who have been friends for several years.
