Author J. Allen Tucker

I grew up right in the middle of the unregulated toy commercial action figure boom of the 1980s. From roughly 1982 through 1988, my interests bounced between Star Wars , He-Man and the Masters of the Universe , ThunderCats , Transformers , G.I. Joe , and eventually Nintendo.

I have continued working on my new project.  I am up to 2138 words thus far, with an additional 528 today.

  Today, I continued work on my new project.  I have a pretty solid working title, but that specific announcement is for another day.

Sometimes inspiration strikes.

Starting a new book is exciting. Finishing one is something else entirely. When I begin a new story, the possibilities are wide open. New scenes, new ideas, new mysteries, and new characters that could lead me anywhere. Early momentum makes me feel like I will finish in record time.

I posted a new video on my YouTube channel: Sylas Sterling and the Lucas County Curse Prologue Narration | Author Reading . In this video, I read the prologue from Sylas Sterling and the Lucas County Curse , the first book in the Sylas Sterling Chronicles . If you enjoy the reading, please consider liking the video and subscribing to the channel for future updates, readings, and book-related videos.

Happy Halloween, bookworms! Trick or Treat? Here’s a treat for you: a title reveal!

Sylas Sterling and the Season of the Shroud is available now.

Since 2021, I have slowly been working on the sequel to Sylas Sterling and the Lucas County Curse . Recently, I have been making progress on the book, along with a few other writing-related projects.

My book trailer for Sylas Sterling and the Lucas County Curse is available now on my YouTube channel . Please consider watching the trailer, liking the video, and subscribing to the channel for future updates on the Sylas Sterling Chronicles .

I have continued working on the second Sylas Sterling novel. I’ve written about 2,250 words so far. The first book was nearly 49,000 words, so I still have a ways to go.

While promoting my first novel, I haven’t written much new material. Today, I wrote 711 words and officially got started on the sequel to Sylas Sterling and the Lucas County Curse . I do have another work in progress that I plan to return to occasionally, but it feels good to be moving forward with Sylas again.

My debut novel, Sylas Sterling and the Lucas County Curse , is available now on Kindle and in paperback.

Here it is! It's time for the cover reveal for my upcoming novel.  Sylas Sterling and the Lucas County Curse is coming soon. Let me know what you think of the cover, in the comments or on social media.

“If nothing in this world satisfies me, perhaps it is because I was made for another world.” - C.S. Lewis Today, I wrote 800 words. I think the second novel is going along fairly well. It’s been interesting switching to a different story and different characters. Thanks, J. Allen Tucker

Thanks again to the writing community on Twitter. Yesterday, I hit 250 Twitter followers! Thanks everyone. Today, I wrote 633 words. I finished another chapter in my second novel, and I also made a few small additions to my first novel’s third draft. Thanks, J. Allen Tucker

The second round of #proof copies arrived today. Four of these are going to beta readers. I did not write yesterday, but today, I wrote 716 words. Thanks, J. Allen Tucker

"You can make anything by writing." - C. S. Lewis I wrote 634 words today. If you are a writer, how did your writing go today? Let me know in the comments. Thanks, J. Allen Tucker

“It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.” Samwise Gamgee / The Fellowship of the Ring - J. R. R. Tolkien I continued to work on my second novel, and I wrote an additional 427 words today. I began looking up Literary Agents that are open to email queries and might be interested in my genre. Thanks, J. Allen Tucker

Thanks to Writing Community on Twitter! I hit 150 Twitter followers! Thanks everyone. Today was productive. I wrote 1,115 words. I think that my second novel is going along nicely. I also started working on my first query letter for my first novel. Thanks, J. Allen Tucker