I’ve been keeping an anxious eye on my new book, naturally, much like I did when I published my first novel back in 2015. Sadly, being away from Amazon for four-plus years has taken its toll.

You see, when a writer publishes a novel every six months or so, as I was doing previously, it keeps their name fairly fresh in readers’ minds. So when a new book appears from that writer, people discover it fairly easily. Not so much now.

There are literally millions of books on Amazon. Far more than there were when I first started out. Even back then I was amazed that anyone took notice of my first few novels. Luck of the draw really.

But now I’m a newbie again, or at least it feels that way. I’m not complaining though. In a strange way it’s exciting. Scary, but exciting.

The reviews that have come in have been lovely. It’s so gratifying to see that people still enjoy my writing and that they are happy I’ve brought Simon O’Toole back to lead my adventures. So am I. I’ve rather missed that young/old soul. (If you know Simon, you’ll understand that reference.)

But even if sales are slow, I wanted to thank everyone who has checked out the novel. You have given me the greatest gift a reader can give to an author…your time. And time is precious. So thank you. This new journey has just begun and I promise that it won’t be another four years before you see the next book in the series!

Take care,

J. J.

So a funny thing happened back in 2020. You may have heard it. Covid? Yeah, that thing. And oh boy, did it turn our world upside-down, mine included.

I began writing a new novel just as Covid hit and then I entered what I call ‘Covid Time’. Basically everything began moving at a snail’s pace, my writing included. And so here we are, four and a half years later, as I finally release that book. Wow.

But this little blog, such as it is, is still here, so I will begin posting again. My new novel, The Wizard Returns, is a brand new adventure featuring my favorite hero, Simon O’Toole. This series is all about Simon, his elemental friends Kronk and Aeris, and his allies as they take the fight to reclaim the Earth to the gods themselves. Should be a fun ride!

If you’re interested in checking the book out, you can click here

So yeah, life continues and we put that part of our history behind us. I hope that you’re doing well and that you haven’t lost your love of reading. I certainly haven’t. I think it helped keep me (reasonably) sane during that whole crazy time.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope to post again soon.

Be well,

J. J.