Expansion Pack: Prequels
Hi Gang, Craig once more to wrap up this weird series about cautionary tales for writers. You can check out the two previous posts at these links:

This one is about something that’s all the rage right now; prequels. You have a cool story, and one of the supporting characters could have been your main character if you weren’t into it eight chapters already. Wouldn’t that character’s story be fun to write? Seems like everyone is doing it today.
I’ve struggled with all the things these posts relate to. I wrote a fun stand-alone, and my author friends begged me to make it into a series. What the hell am I going to do for an encore? (Wrote it anyway. Polishes nails.) I’ve struggled to live within the parameters I established multiple volumes into my ongoing series. (That one is a series on purpose.)
Then it occurred…
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Wednesday Writing — #Halloween Cover Reveal
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
This is a short post, because I’m busy writing. About six weeks ago I started a story for Halloween. I wasn’t sure it would be long enough to publish, so I felt sure I would finish it quickly. I wanted to present it by October 1st with plenty of reading time for those in the Halloween mood. Silly me… The story kept growing. As if I needed to worry about it being long enough. (Eye roll) However, I still think I’ll have it ready pretty soon. Here’s the cover.
Cover Reveal
A Peril in Ectoplasm
Just Once More

More on the story later. Also, on October 16th, I’ll visit Teri Polen to talk about this novella. It’s part of her yearly October blog festival, Bad Moon Rising. She’ll host a different author each day, asking us fun questions. Don’t miss it.
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