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January 24, 2020
Today
Quick Thursday Update!
I was going over the outline for Book 1 of The Dalton Files last night and earlier this morning before work. Book 1 is set in 2020, seven years after he arrives on Earth and after his trip with Evaran and the gang. He starts off having some experience with the Earth Dr. Snowden and Emily call home.
It stuck out to me that the transition after book 11 of the Evaran Chronicles to book 1 of the Dalton Files could be smoother. I decided that I'm going to do a prequel for The Dalton Files. It will be set in 2013, immediately after book 11 of the Evaran Chronicles, and focus on Dalton's transition.
It will be a novella, like the other prequels, so about 24-30k, and a smaller example of the type of stories that will be told. Usually a prequel should answer a question from book 1. In this case, it's how did he arrive on Earth and get backed by powerful figures (the ancient vampire lords)? That may sound somehwat familiar thematically to those who have read The Arrival, the Evaran Chronicles prequel.
I plan to have Evaran and the gang make an appearance as well as some other notable people on Earth, such as Lord Vygon and Jake Melkins. As it will be a novella prequel, it will be free to newsletter subscribers, and .99 elsewhere for those who hate newsletters.
I already have the story in my head and begin outlining on it tonight. The idea is to write this while Book 1 is being written so that they release at the same time. As you might have observed, I want the transition from book 11 of the Evaran Chronicles to book 1 of the Dalton Files to be a smooth one.The Dalton Files prequel will be standalone as will all the Dalton Files books, but also have enough of a tie-in to the Evaran Chronicles to show their relation.
One more day until the weekend!
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I was going over the outline for Book 1 of The Dalton Files last night and earlier this morning before work. Book 1 is set in 2020, seven years after he arrives on Earth and after his trip with Evaran and the gang. He starts off having some experience with the Earth Dr. Snowden and Emily call home.
It stuck out to me that the transition after book 11 of the Evaran Chronicles to book 1 of the Dalton Files could be smoother. I decided that I'm going to do a prequel for The Dalton Files. It will be set in 2013, immediately after book 11 of the Evaran Chronicles, and focus on Dalton's transition.
It will be a novella, like the other prequels, so about 24-30k, and a smaller example of the type of stories that will be told. Usually a prequel should answer a question from book 1. In this case, it's how did he arrive on Earth and get backed by powerful figures (the ancient vampire lords)? That may sound somehwat familiar thematically to those who have read The Arrival, the Evaran Chronicles prequel.
I plan to have Evaran and the gang make an appearance as well as some other notable people on Earth, such as Lord Vygon and Jake Melkins. As it will be a novella prequel, it will be free to newsletter subscribers, and .99 elsewhere for those who hate newsletters.
I already have the story in my head and begin outlining on it tonight. The idea is to write this while Book 1 is being written so that they release at the same time. As you might have observed, I want the transition from book 11 of the Evaran Chronicles to book 1 of the Dalton Files to be a smooth one.The Dalton Files prequel will be standalone as will all the Dalton Files books, but also have enough of a tie-in to the Evaran Chronicles to show their relation.
One more day until the weekend!
