Island of Fog Book 9: Castle of Spells

And here it is, folks: Castle of Spells (Island of Fog, Book 9). This is a first for me -- coming up with the titles and covers for not one but TWO Island of Fog books so far in advance. But it's the right thing to do. Covers don't drive a plot, but for some reason they do solidify things in my head. I know a number of authors who think the same way.

Plus, as a bonus, it's nice to be able to use the cover image to write an accurate description in the book rather than the other way around. Describing it first and then searching high and low for a matching image can be time-consuming and sometimes impossible. In this case, the look of the castle isn't important to me, but its location is. In the story, the castle will be set on a cliff overlooking the ocean, and when I came across this image I thought, "Perfect!" -- even though the castle itself is not exactly as I imagined it. But that's okay, I'll just amend my mental image, and to be honest I think this castle is a better fit, a little more magical than the one I had in my head.

So what's the book about? Well, this is where I have a dilemma. When a new book is due out, I try to reveal as little of the plot as possible so that readers enjoy things as they unravel, and I only reveal a bit more of the plot when the next book is due out 6-8 months later. This time, both books will be released within a month of each other, so I'm going to have to choose my words carefully -- because the events of Castle of Spells occur as a direct result of what happens in Prison of Despair.

For now, I'll just say that Castle of Spells is going to be a huge, rollicking adventure. Obviously it involves a castle. And some spells. Does that help? ;-)

More later. I have books to write!