Jaden & Friends!
In the summer of 2016, right after high school graduation, I found myself not quite sure of what to do. I was taking a gap year before college with my friends and found myself with a lot of free time and creativity. It wasn't
long before I fell in love
with the vision of a boy
and his three best friends
going on childish
adventures after school.
I dreamt of them solving
mysteries, having drag
races, tossing popcorn
into each other's mouths
on a lazy Saturday. I also
saw them facing personal
loss, heartbreak, and
substance abuse. The
novel which is under
the placeholder title
'Jaden & Friends' is truthfully one of the most significant projects I will ever work on. A world where I get to make all the rules. You will never guess what's next
in this unconventional, dreamlike tale.
To date, the work stands tall at a massive one hundred and eighteen thousand words, 13 chapters, and an epilogue. There was so much my brain created for the world of Gossamer. I wanted the reader to see the
cast on their good days as
well as their bad.
Chapters where I could
delve into the intricacies and
nuance of their relationships.
It has been several years
since the summer of 2016
and there is still work to be
done. Curbing my loquacious
style of writing is most of
the battle. In 2019 I noticed
that my to-do list of projects
was piling up in the
background. Things I could do
or make in a fraction of the time
it takes to write (which is a very
long process) were being pushed off 2-3 years into the future. So I decided to put the novel on pause to assuage the large pile of projects that were on hold. You'll get to read it ;)