Born the 8th child in a two room house, raised on a farm, the daughter of a sharecropper, I learned to make something out of nothing.  Time becomes daydreams and daydreams become stories.  I never dreamed of being a writer, but now I find writing brings opportunity to share things I value.  Hope, forgiveness, love...these are gifts my characters bring to the reader, in doing so they are re-enforced within me.

Author, Editor, Radio Disney Host, Playwright, Speaker, and Writing Teacher


Author - First novel - The Coldest Day in Texas, TCU Press (97) one of three finalists for The League of Austin Writers Teddy Award presented at the Governor’s Mansion by Laura Bush. This historical novel set in the panhandle of Texas has won awards in The Greater Dallas Writer’s Association, and Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc..

Swept Back to a Texas Future, a historical play published by Hendrick-Long (91)

Numerous articles and stories, including Chicken Soup for the Bride, Living With Children, Light and Life, and Doll Reader.

Winner of twenty-five-area writing awards.
 1999 Southwest Author of the Year, presented by the Duncanville Public Libraries
 1998 Teddy Book Award presented by Laura Bush, First Lady of Texas

Former Radio Disney Host/Writer – Kid Talk Public Affairs show broadcasting to the North Texas Area.

Editor – Editor and contributing writer for Granbury Showcase Magazine a monthly slick magazine for tourism and activities in the Granbury area.

Speaker - Ms. Freeman has had the opportunity to speak to over thirty thousand children, teachers and writers. Her author visits focus on: her own work, the writing process, Texas history, responsible behavior and values, and finding your own family history.

Teacher – Currently teaching “Writing for Children” at Texas A&M Tarlton’s Langdon Center.