Jade C, Author at S Jade Castleton

Obsidian Sky – a work in slow progress

12JulyJade CJourneyJohn Hancock Building, killing characters, unfinished novel, writer doubt, writing a series

I cannot blame COVID-19 for the incredibly slow progress in updating on this website. The virus has nothing to do with how I blog or write. Look back on the posts here, and you’ll see what I mean. It’s a good thing I’m not writing fan-fiction with a chapter a week to produce. Back in

Indecision: a continuation

4JanuaryJade CJourneycharacters, indecision, paranormal, publishing, sequels, vampires

This post continues to explore a few publishing possibilities. I have about ten options in mind, out of hundreds, and the options seem to change as something ‘new’ catches my eye. By new, I often mean a story that I started a long time ago and am still writing. The last post ended with a

Indecision: what do I publish next?

4JanuaryJade CJourneyindecision, novels, publishing, sequels

It’s been six months since I published Threatening Sky. I still don’t know what to publish next. And it’s not like I don’t have many, many stories to pick from. I’ve hundreds, but every time I think I’ve decided another story catches my eye instead. I understand the logic that says to sell books you

Threatening Sky

14JulyJade CJourneynovel, sequel, writing

I thought that getting Threatening Sky fit for publishing would be easy. After all, it was half written before I turned serious about it as a sequel. The truth is, this novel was harder to write than Mackerel Sky. Not simply because it was the sequel. It was actually in bad shape: scattered, plot-holed, endless.

Threatening Sky – got a cover, still writing the novel

10MarchJade CJourneyChicago, clouds, cover design, cover reveal, John Hancock Building

I was all set to publish the sequel to my debut novel on April 5th. However, discussion with a writing coach left me feeling oddly side-swiped. and that date became far too soon. Changing the date was the best thing to do. Stress rolled away just like that and I could “forget” about the novel

S Jade Castleton

gay characters, many genres

Author Archives: Jade C

Obsidian Sky – a work in slow progress

Indecision: a continuation

Indecision: what do I publish next?

Threatening Sky

Threatening Sky – got a cover, still writing the novel