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Writing is a deeply personal endeavor. Authors bring much of themselves to their work, and J and K are no different. Equally personal is a reader’s experience of a story. Everyone leaves with something different. Today, J & K talk about what they hope readers of Trials of the Innermost will take from the story. J My favorite stories spirit me away to places where impossibilities become realities, to realms where my imagination grazes on fields of dreams. And yet, beneath the glittering landscape lies a shining nugget of realization that but awaits my discovery. When I find it, I know myself better. And inRead More →

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Ever try to watch a movie, such as Lord of the Rings, without the soundtrack? Sounds weird, right? Music is an integral part of the way stories are told in movies. While not [yet] popular with books, they have been done. Check out the Star Wars novel, Shadow of the Empire, for example and the soundtrack here. Our talented friend and pianist, JohnWillard Utuk, has started to compose themes for our characters! Music and writing unite! We have musicianship IN our novel (read Trials of the Innermost and see) and music about our novel. Check them out below and tell us what you think. HearRead More →

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Today we bring you Adventures on the Path to Publishing – an update on our progress. As you may know from our previous blog posts and vlog videos, we are editing our manuscript. We are excited to polish our novel and submit to agents and publishers! Last month we had a writecation to kick start our editing. What’s a writecation, you ask? It’s  a bit like a vacation. We took off a few days from our respective employments and met to go over our manuscript and develop a system for reviewing, discussing, and making those edits. By the time we had to return to ourRead More →