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Month: April 2023

Major Update!

Published by Jack on April 17, 2023

So, a big change has occurred with my novel. No longer is it Shay Lark and the Silver Skull, but it has been changed to Shay Lark and the Pyramid of Cholula!

This change was made as Silver Skull was just a bit too close to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Silver Skull. Crystal Skull. Yea, just a wee bit too much. But the new name now reflects a major segment and setting for our novel.

And to update y\’all, the developmental edits are coming along very well! It is evolving the story into a real vision of what I want to present to the world. It is bringing Shay into a greater light, really honing in on her character and showing the world that girls can run the world! (Right Beyonce?)

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Until next time, ciao!

Next, Please!

Published by Jack on April 10, 2023

And just like that, the first half of my book has had a development edit. There are some awesome things that are going to be changing, but they will add so much more to the book. Which got me thinking…

I\’ve never written this much, like ever. Maybe if you add up all of my graduate level papers. Maybe…

The book is sitting at about 45,000 words, but by no means is it going to end there. It might actually grow some more, making the tale even more exciting and fulfilling! Most young adult fiction – adventure books run around 50,000 words, or about 160 pages. So it\’s getting there!

Until then, you can sign up for the series\’ newsletter and you\’ll get first dibs on knowing what\’s going on, and potentially \”leaked\” paragraphs or pages of the book for you to dive into. Who knows what will all go in it! So sign up today!

Until next time, readers!

What Are You Reading?

Published by Jack on April 1, 2023

While I wait for the editing to take place on Shay Lark and the Silver Skull, I find myself with some extra time. I have decided to find out new books that I would like to read. I haven\’t seen the New York Times Bestseller list recently, but I may peruse it to see if something catches my eye.

Some books that I have enjoyed in the past, that you might enjoy as well if you are into adventure novels, is the series by Brent Weeks entitled Lightbringer. I really enjoyed it, but I haven\’t finished the last book yet. That\’s on my to-do list this summer.

Other books I\’ve thought about picking up include The Mortal Engines Quartet by Philip Reeve.

Of course, there is always the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan.

I\’ve got a lot to read, and my Kindle is just sitting, asleep for far too long. So, those are my picks. What are you reading these days?