I started writing the first book in the Faith Faraday series on October 20th 2017, but it wasn't until November of 2022 that I got serious. Currently, the plan is to complete the story with a trilogy, but if the response from readers warrants it, I have outlined Faith Faraday stories beyond three books. But fear not that I will leave it unfinished like Robert Jordan, or slow down in my writing, like George R.R. Martin. I have written the last chapter of Faith Faraday and given the link to my wife and son should the worst happen.
The first book introduces the character and the world. It went through a Japanese cultural sensitivity read, a developmental edit by Robert Jones, five beta readers, a line edit, again by Robert, four more beta readers, and a line/copy edit by Ingrid Moon.
If you like, you can read the free sample on the Amazon page, and if you sign up for the newsletter you get access to Faith Faraday and the Tokyo Tower, a short story excerpted from book one.
The book includes the map and 40 chapter header graphics. Here is a sample. Below that, you can see my completed progress timelines for book one and the beginnings of my progress for book two.
Although I have decided on a name for book 2, I haven't released it yet. I began writing it in earnest on vacation, doing a thorough author insert recounting my Kalalau hike on Kauai, retold in a flashback from the perspective of Faith, her twin sister Hope, their cousin Raiji and his girlfriend. Below are images I generated illustrating the chapters I wrote.
