Coming Attractions
So, what do I have in the works for the coming year? Glad you asked!
I am so excited about a rough draft I am working on now. The working title is “Jimmy Logan and the Lamplighter’s Curse�. It is a middle grade novel about a boy in a robot suit who perceives that his sea town is shrouded in a Mist, separating it from the rest of the world and dooming it to stagnation. After a vision of a fiery man in the rafters of his church, he discovers catacombs and the rich, turbulent history of his home, including the reason for the Mist. Can one boy save a town from an ancient curse?
The thing that excites me most about this story is that I will be collaborating with Summer Shank, a gifted artist, to bring my robot boy to life with her beautiful, quirky illustrations. I’m hoping to have a rough draft to Summer by the end of March, and begin the illustrating and editing process.
Two other projects slated for this year are the completion of a novella “The Magnificent Disruption of Shady Grove� and the novel length sequel to Mir Maid, “Fraternity�.
Magnificent Disruption is a Mitford type story with supernatural elements. Fraternity will follow up where Mir Maid left off: with a Droid with multiple personalities, a space city in anarchy, and a Maid who is still finding her voice.
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