We've been working through the final edits on Doomimals Book 1: Cockadoodle-DOOM for kids 8-12. Meanwhile, I'm working with a writer's group on getting feedback for book 4. Book 2 just needs a polish, while I'm still working through the feedback on book 3. I'm also working on polishing illustrations and text for Ax the Narrator's first and award-winning chapter book, The Misadventures of the Just Us Chickens.
We're also studying up on how to market, from creating a brand and logo to preparing to launch and advertise series on KDP (Amazon) publishing. Once we get the first book ready to launch the first month, we'll be working toward launching a second book the very next month. We have enough material we're working on that we could have one book for you every month for the near future. We'll also be working on future books as well.
We have my books divided into essentially "seasons," like in a television show, where there are individual stories but also an overarching plotline for each set of nine books, building toward a climactic battle at the end. Think of something between Percy Jackson and Animorphs. Why is it set up in sets of nine? It's because I have three protagonists, each taking turns narrating books. Book one is from the point of view of Davis, a 12-year-old slacker nerd, and turns "Chicken Little" into a madcap adventure. Book 2, Cat-a-clysm, is "Three Little Kittens" in adventure form from the point of view of Davis's twin sister, Kitt, a popular girl who finds Davis embarrassing. The third, Goatastrophe, is from their shy, animal-loving cousin's perspective and is based on "The Three Billy Goats Gruff."
Meanwhile, Ax the Narrator's main set of books is a spinoff of my books and is about a team of super chickens who would save the world, if only they can stop tripping all over their own feathers. It's a set of crazy, silly adventures in the vein of Captain Underpants and is primarily for those 7-12 but can also be enjoyed by an older audience.
We're very close to getting ready to launch. Once I'm done with the final editing, cover design, and formatting, I'll start releasing the date on which you can get your copy of the first book.
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