I sold 9 books in total at Applefest! I was surprised that I didn’t sell more, but it was still a good amount. Made no profit in the end with the total sales I’ve done this year, but still at least got them out there. Now if I could just get reviews…sigh.
I am doing editing right now on Quest. I hope to get it off to the beta reader by the end of November, if not sooner. There are some major plot points I may have to scrap/rewrite, but I’ll see how my beta reader thinks of it before I do half of a complete rewrite.
Pop Culture Corner- All Hail to the Pumpkin Song!
Been on my Nightmare Before Christmas era. There are several books out there that you could count or not count as canon. I have been enjoying them, so if you want more of Jack and Sally, here’s what is out there:
Long live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw (also a graphic novel)
The Hour of the Pumpkin Queen Megan Shepherd
Graphic Novel Prequel: Battle for the Pumpkin King by Deborah Allo
Sally’s Lament: A Twisted Tale by Mari Mancusi
I just got Zero’s Journey, which is a manga series. I also found a manga version of the original story but haven’t gotten it yet.
Sally’s Lament was a fun take. The premise was if Sally had found Christmas Town instead of Jack. It was an enjoyable take. Long Live the Pumpkin Queen I enjoyed. It is a sequel to the movie. I am partly through The Hour of the Pumpkin Queen, but I am having a hard time wanting to read it. I’m not sure why. So I’ll probably shelve it for now and try reading it another time.
I found out there were two video games (other than being in Kingdom Hearts). I wish I could get my hands on them. I really would like to see what they are about. I found a good video about it here. (Note: there is some strong adult language).
I made a video a few years back about my favorite Halloween things, feel free to go watch it and give it a like if you like anything on the list.
Happy Halloween everyone!
-Dragonninajwriter
PS- If you want something fun, there is a heavy metal cover of “This is Halloween” by Lyric Noel that is fun.
PSS- I will do another post next month for Pokémon Legends ZA. But for now, I’ll say it is good. I felt a lot of joy playing it, and I got 3 random shines in one night!
Kathleen L Shay 