Video Trailer for The Golden Telescope – Book One in my Jack and the Magic Hat Maker middle-grade fantasy series. Hey Everyone! I’m SUPER EXCITED to have received this video trailer back from my videographer this morning! I got the initial version from him yesterday, but on the screen where he zooms in with the “ONE RELUCTANT 12-YEAR-OLD-HERO,” he had the focus on Bart, standing over Jack on the floor. So, I needed him to change that...
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Bart and his magical gifts have been a challenge...until now! The deadline for Book Two is barreling down on me (August 15th), so I'm busily writing and editing. The completed manuscript for The Kidnapping King is only about a third complete. So, I'm sweating! There's still so much to write in the next three weeks! And adding to the pressure is the fact that we've decided to relinquish our commercial workshop space, since we're doing most of our...
The Hunger Games book series senior editor to work on Book 2: The Kidnapping King. I have some good news and some bad news. First, the Good News: I've been keeping this under wraps for a couple of months now, but with all this social distancing and stay-at-home stress, I thought this might be a good time for a REVEAL! So, here it is: The Senior Editor who worked on The Hunger Games series expressed an interest in working with me on Jack and the...
BOOK ONE in the JACK and the MAGIC HAT MAKER series. Anyone who loves magic, mystery, and time-travel will love this first installment in the new 9-book series about 12-year old Jack Mac Paidin and his adventures in time and space. Twelve-year old Jack Mac Paidin’s life is miserable. His parents are dead, and he’s stuck with his heartless aunt and uncle, who make him live in the cold, dank basement. Then his life takes a crazy turn when he...
Update and significant changes to the way the story starts and some core character changes for Book One: The Golden Telescope in my Young Adult Fantasy Fiction series: Jack and the Magic Hat Maker. Beta-Readers - Visit THIS PAGE for a link to where you can sign up to receive new chapters as they come available for review.
