While I'm working on editing Doomimals, my chapter book series, my boy is working on new added material. He's now done with his first ten books plus five bonus books of Just Us Chickens, that chapter book series about wacky super chickens. He's now taking a break while I polish my first set. The first three plus the bonus books have already been quick-edited and illustrated. I'll just have to do further editing then edit and illustrate the rest before I can present it to you, the reader.
He's starting short stories that will be released first as a teaser, one that as Indiana Jones spoof called Just Us Chickens and the Muffin McGuffin" followed by one he just thought of called "Just Us Chickens vs. the Fanciful Fanfiction of Mary Sue" [rough working title] about how this crazy phoenix named Mary Sue tries to force the chickens to listen to her latest creative stylings, only to have her reading interrupted by a monster. I look forward to hearing these wild stories. Meanwhile, my friend is working on animating wacky animates shorts to familiarize you with the characters. The host will be Shorts Chicken. Be watching for those in the not so distant future.
While I'm working on editing the first set, we're working on conceptualizing the next set, using the three-part story, which I'm using to retrofit and revise my first set, to shape my next step from the ground level. We have the next nine (plus a bonus) planned, including the kids' character development arcs. We'll have them outlined and have storytelling rules of thumb ready to go as I write, so revision won't be nearly difficult the next time around. I look forward to presenting all of this to you.
