Remember this book?
The Land Beyond the Portal was my first published book-child. It came out in 2011. It features a young amnesiac, snow, devious villagers, a missing child, and an evil old dude named Litchfield.
A lot of readers really enjoyed their journey through the portal. So much, in fact, that they begged me to write a sequel.
Well, I never have thought of a way to continue the story of Laura (the aforementioned amnesiac) and her friends. But last week an author friend of mine suggested that I write a short story that connects to this novel in some way.
So I did. I finished the rough draft this morning. It's called "Rochelle's Pizza Run," because if you'll remember, Rochelle Peltier was practically dying for a pizza when The Land Beyond the Portal concluded. (Now you probably want one, too.)
It's a rare thing for me to complete a story that I begin, so I'm quite pleased I was able to do that with this one. It has all the literary value of a receipt from Walmart, but by golly, I finished it, and that's what matters the most.
I have no idea when it will be published. I just thought I'd let you know it exists.
Now go order a pizza. You know you want one.
Wait, why haven't I red this yet? I'm kind of obsessed with that cover, BTW. I'm going to go find a copy of this now.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I hope you enjoy it! My writing style has changed a lot since then but this will always hold a special place in my heart as my first published book.
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