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Life Update April 2025

Hey Readers!

Just a real quick update.

Me and my wife welcomed our third child into the world, prompting me to take a bit of a break from the writing world. To be honest, I still kind of consider myself on that break. Giving my family my full attention is the most important thing to me at all times, but especially now that a third little buddy joined the party.

It’s so much fun knowing that one day all my kids will read my books, and hopefully many generations down the line will as well. That’s something that I think about quite often these days. The memory of me will be contained within those pages for decades to come. Isn’t that so strange to think about? You go into an old used book store and you pick up an old fantasy novel from the 70s, knowing that the old author that wrote that probably isn’t with us today. However, a piece of them truly lives on within the world that they created.

This leads me to think about my own books and the time I put into them! I’m not currently* writing anything full time yet. Like I said, spending time with that new baby is waaaaaay more important. Buuuuuut, I do have a few outlines of novels pretty much ready to go. Stories full of adventures and thrills just desperate to leave the prison of my phone’s notebook app, and get out into the hands of an eager reader. They’re gonna have to wait though. I plan on starting my next piece full time soon!

I recently looked at the sales for my two current novels, and I must say that I’ve been blown away by the amount of e-books Echoes From A Distant Star has sold. I appreciate all of you who have taken the time to give this thrilling sci-fi adventure a chance, and the only thing I ask of you is to PLEASE leave a review on Amazon and Goodreads. It truly means the world!

I’ve pretty much decided that my next novel is NOT going to be within the Starbound Ascension series, but something stand alone, and on the shorter side if possible. I’ve been finding it damn near impossible these days to write short fiction. I’ll have more information in the coming months, so subscribe to the newsletter and follow me on Instagram for the latest Dark and Mysterious fun!

You’re all amazing.

John McCool

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