It’s been a year since my last novel was published on Amazon – almost a year to the day. And now here it is July 4th and I’m celebrating with the publication of AFTER IT ENDS. This one is a little different. It’s set about ten years in the future, after an apocalyptic event – a plague – has decimated life on Earth. It’s about a young woman named Bryn who has taken on the monumental task of protecting her younger sister Tess in a world gone mad. It’s about a community of survivors trying to rebuild what was lost. And it’s about four young adults risking everything to find a better future.
I actually began writing AFTER IT ENDS decades ago, just after my oldest son was born. It wasn’t a Young Adult novel when I first started writing it – in fact, my protagonist was a 40-something year old woman named Eleanor. Eleanor is still a major character in the final version of the novel, but the perspective is definitely Bryn’s and Tess’s and Cole’s and Megan’s and Al’s. I’m not sure why I find myself drawn to stories told by teenagers – maybe it was my years of teaching, or my years raising my own kids. Or maybe I just never quite grew up!
I hope you’ll check out AFTER IT ENDS – and let me know what you think when you do. And happy Independence Day!
Check out AFTER IT ENDS on Amazon!
I actually began writing AFTER IT ENDS decades ago, just after my oldest son was born. It wasn’t a Young Adult novel when I first started writing it – in fact, my protagonist was a 40-something year old woman named Eleanor. Eleanor is still a major character in the final version of the novel, but the perspective is definitely Bryn’s and Tess’s and Cole’s and Megan’s and Al’s. I’m not sure why I find myself drawn to stories told by teenagers – maybe it was my years of teaching, or my years raising my own kids. Or maybe I just never quite grew up!
I hope you’ll check out AFTER IT ENDS – and let me know what you think when you do. And happy Independence Day!
Check out AFTER IT ENDS on Amazon!