Writing Update: A New Novella ✍

“Some adventures require nothing more than a willing heart and the ability to trip over the cracks in the world.”

― Seanan McGuire
Writing a new adventure for the Legacy of Androva series wasn't something I had planned to do, but apparently, my characters had other ideas, and here I am ☺. 
What started as a summer vacation interlude quickly grew into something more, and by the time Jax, Shannon, Darius, and Penny uncovered a mysterious new chapter in Terra's magical history, I'd forgotten that I was supposed to be writing a short story! 
Today's blog post contains some information about what to expect, including 5️⃣ facts, a new aesthetic, and a short extract.
1️⃣ The title will (probably) be Solving Magic.2️⃣ Most of the adventure happens on Lanver Island. Lanver Island is fictional, but it's inspired by real UK places where I've spent previous vacations.3️⃣ The vibe is a blend of beach sunshine and medieval history, which includes real castles and sandcastles, spells old and new, a wishing well, and lots of ice cream 🍦.4️⃣ I think it will be around 30-35k words, depending on how the villain behaves in the final confrontation.5️⃣ I hope to publish before the end of June this year. As Solving Magic is shorter than the other stories in the Legacy of Androva series, I'm going to include all of the other bonus content from this blog, and I'm also going to write an extra short story from Galen's POV. I think it's about time he met Revus ☺.
These are the images I've collected as I write to tie everything together in my head. I really needed the visual reminders of summer because even though the calendar says March 5th, it's been quite cold and frosty here in the south of England! 
I hope you enjoy my latest writing update, and thank you very much for visiting my blog today 💕.
“A vacation!” said Penny.“Just the four of us,” said Darius.“Anywhere we want,” said Shannon. “Anywhere on Terra,” said Jax. He was a bit disappointed about the restriction.“There’s nothing wrong with Terra,” said Penny. “It’s much bigger than Androva, for a start.”Jax’s mouth opened, ready to deliver a cutting retort about the downside of having more land without magic, but Shannon spoke first. “Can we not have the ‘my world is better than your world’ argument right now? We’re going on vacation.”“I happen to think Terra has the edge on tourism,” said Darius. He squeezed Penny’s hand. “Anyway, I don’t mind where we go.”“Speak for yourself,” said Jax. “I have ideas.”“So do I,” said Penny. “Shannon? I wonder if you’re thinking what I’m thinking.”“Where?” said Jax. “Somewhere exciting, I hope.”Shannon grinned. “And I hope Revus can’t hear you.”Jax’s green eyes glinted with mischief. “I can’t help it if I find adventures relaxing. Why don’t we play Time Trial, and the winner can choose?”“Time Trial’s not very quick,” said Penny. “We should do rock, paper, scissors instead.”Jax gave her a wary look. He’d been wrong about Terra enough times to know there was a chance Penny wasn’t joking, however ridiculous the words sounded. She held out her hands to demonstrate the game. “You make one of three shapes. Like this. Rock breaks scissors, scissors cut paper, and paper covers rock. See?”“I see,” said Jax. “It’s basically a boring version of boat, fire, water.”“BFW,” said Darius with a smile. “I haven’t played that in ages.”“I’ll get the box,” said Jax.