V.L. Gardner

Author: V.L. Gardner

I am an author of children's stories, middle grade fiction novels, and short stories. I have had a passion for writing since I was a young girl. I am a three-time graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature, a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and a member of the Pikes Peak Writers Group of Colorado. I enjoy music, photography, jewelry making, and spending time with my family. While enjoying one of my other favorite hobbies, traveling, I am always on the lookout for new ideas for my next story. I grew up in Littleton, Colorado, where I live with my husband. I have two children and four grandchildren.

Hindi’s Librairies’ 2022 Females of Fiction Award – The Ghost of Morgan Gulch won Finalist in the Chapter Book Category

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The Adventures of Darby are available online now at amazon.com/author/vickiegardner

Quotes to help with confidence and determination to use throughout your life:

Listen to your heart and follow your dreams, for they know where to take you.

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. (Zig Ziglar)

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. (Harriet Beecher Stowe)

I never lose. I either win or learn (Nelson Mandela)

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve! (Andrew Carnegy)

A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory (Arthur Golden)

A new perspective on the same old thing can be the force behind a great and impactful change. Embrace it. Believe in it. Let the change become your new thing.

I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book. (J.K. Rowling)