UPDATE: The Tusks of Odoben

The sequel is coming soon! I’m more than halfway through the rough draft of The Tusks of Odoben. I hope to have the sequel wrapped up and ready to publish by November. That will make it exactly one year since The Silver Earth Seed was released.
Rachel Valencia (aka, Mr. Jenkins) is going to paint the cover. Those of you who read The Silver Earth Seed will remember that Mr. Jenkins, Jefferson Junior’s vice-principal, is also a rather accomplished painter. One of his works appears on the front cover of TSES. You might also remember that the painting plays a key role in the book :)
Well I’m happy to say we are continuing in the tradition set by the first book. An elegant painting from Mr. Jenkins’ personal collection will grace the cover of The Tusks of Odoben. Yay! I have to admit, I wrestled over whether to use a painting versus the ever-so-popular photo-based design. I was worried the cover wouldn’t pop from the page and capture the interest of online shoppers.
But for the sequel, like the first book in the series, the painting plays an important role. It’s truly a character of its own. So changing that would be tantamount to offing a main character. And you know I wouldn’t do that…or would I? (insert evil laugh here)
And as long as Rachel is willing to paint more covers we’ll continue featuring Mr. Jenkins’ works of art on all the subsequent books.
Till next time, keep reading and writing.