Angela Trent

Before I say much about my writing career, I have to admit it still feels strange to call myself a writer. I wasn’t one of those people who wrote insightful poetry in kindergarten and created award-winning stories in middle school. I actually don’t remember writing much of anything when I was growing up, except one very exciting essay I created in the eighth grade comparing and contrasting apples and oranges. There was also a story I wrote in third grade about a dog and cat couple who got a divorce, but it was only memorable because it was so odd.

Fast forward a decade or so to my teaching career. As a sixth grade language arts teacher, I spent eight years trying to convince my students that “Writing is Fun!”  I’m not sure I convinced any of them, but somewhere along the way I started to believe my own message….(click for more)

This page is dedicated to the articles I’ve written over the years and never attempted to publish.  Here are the first two. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From My Children and The Interesting Thing About the Tree. (click for more)

• Lilly Angel

If you ask anyone in the sleepy little coastal town of Harper’s Cove, California, Lilly Landry is just an ordinary girl who serves coffee and sandwiches at the Coffee Harbor café. They all know she recently lost her mother to cancer, but no one knows about the faith crisis she’s struggled with ever since.

The only thing keeping Lilly going is her passion, her hidden talent. She designs fashion masterpieces on her sketch pad whenever she can. Gorgeous dresses that beg to be turned into reality and worn to a ball. Dresses that would all have the Lilly Angel label if wishes came true. (click for more)