My Son's Minecraft Story, Part 1

My son Brayden wrote this in third grade. It's a Minecraft fan fiction story based on the popular game that I have yet to understand. I'll add more chapters in other posts.

Lost in Minecraft

Chapter 1: Herobrine

One summer day in Minecraftia, I was mining some diamonds with my friends Jaden and Wyatt. As we were mining, Wyatt spotted something in the distance and said, “I think I see something!”

“What?” I asked.

“He-He-He-He-Herobrine!” Jaden studdered.

We all lost connection so I called to see what was going on. “What happened?” I asked. “My body is in Minecraft.”

Jaden answered, “Me, too!”

Wyatt replied, “Weird.”

I said “Woaaoh-ahhh! Oh, hi, am I in Minecraft now, too?”

“Yes, indeed,” answered Wyatt.

“Guys, I think I see a village!” Jaden said.

“Good, let’s go check it out.” I replied.

We walked along a path and found the village. “Hello,” said a villager. “My name is Nicholas.”

“Mine is Joaquin!” said another villager.

“Can we spend the night?” I asked.

“But, of course!” answered Nicholas.

We all walked up to a house and slept. When we woke up we yawned and stretched and then continued on our adventure. “I’m hungry!” I moaned.

“I got some steak with me.” Jaden told me.

“Thank you!” I said as I ate it up really quickly.

Then, Wyatt suddenly yelled, “I see a mountain we can live on!”

I led everyone towards the mountain. When we were on the top, we noticed a mansion not too far away. “Ahhh…travelers,” a man said decently.

“Hey, who are you!?” I asked.

“I’m Abraham!” he answered. “Come in, come in.”

“Woahhhh!” I said very dazzled. “This is soooo coooool!”

To Be Continued....

Fruit the Reprise

Here's a link to one of my previous story rambles. Happy Thanksgiving!

Fruit

Back Draft

No, this has nothing to do with Backdraft the movie. This is the first draft for what will go on the back cover:

Only two weeks have passed since Jimmy and Annie, still only nine-years-old each, had thwarted Etyouth’s takeover of Washington D.C. Now, Jimmy and Annie are confronted by two mysterious boys, both with unique powers, who attack Annie while on the way to a school field trip. After leaving a trail of destruction, the two boys vanish into a green triangular spacecraft. Meanwhile, Jimmy is on a quest to seek out his parents. With completely new identities, his parents are unable to recognize Jimmy. Distraught, Jimmy yearns for a family of his own. Stricken with a lethal, incurable illness, Jimmy is taken to an island a thousand light years from Earth by a band of super powerful kids, simply called the Brothers and Sisters.

Treated for the disease, he meets Mama who declares Jimmy as the leader of the Children, dubbing him their “Wohali.” Mama considers the Children a race of Evolved humans destined to replace the Earth’s billions of other inhabitants. Jimmy’s identity splits into two. His newer, more sinister side takes control over him and becomes a willing participant in Mama’s plans, which involves the eventual deaths of all the Unevolved people of the Earth—and his best friend, Annie Marshall. Can Jimmy overcome the evil spirit inside him and spare his friend and the Earth from a disastrous fate?

 

Another Cover Prototype

Here goes...it's the same theme for the cover, but no shadow figure. The green object is suppose to be large, but far away. I hope it doesn't look like our hero is attempting to make a football-type reception. He's just flying after it.

Possible cover idea

My first concept for a cover.

Latest on Book 2

Book 2 is nearing publication. It's been a lengthy process. I've tweaked the title. It is now call Jimmy Miller the Super Powerful: Project Evolution. So, I'm changing the announcement a bit. I know, I hoped it would be ready in the summer, but it won't be until after Christmas.

Be good to yourselves!

New look, same blog

I've changed the look of the blog. Why? Why not? Last week I did not post anything new because I had to focus on keeping up the house. Super powerful writers struggle with accomplishing basic chores. As much as I'd like to stay insulated within my world of fiction, I must deal with the reality once in a while. However, I'm just so excited over Book 2 of Jimmy Miller the Super Powerful being ready for the revision and editing process. I'm really hoping for an end of summer release. 

Last Saturday I was at the same flea market in Paw Paw, Michigan. Being placed in Lot 13 and isolated from other sellers, I didn't get much foot traffic. I did sell two JM the Super Powerful to a couple of kids. One was a kid from a nearby seller. He said he enjoyed the story so far. He managed to get past Chapter 2.

This Saturday I'm back in Kalamazoo at the County Expo Center. This is indoors so I won't have to get a canopy staked into the ground.

The kids get out of school June 10th for the summer. Due to a high number of snow days, they have to make up a couple of days. So, I'll be going off on vacations and won't be posting some weeks. If you miss me, why not read through old posts or order one of my books. You know, the links to the print edition are to the Amazon listing and there are usually deals they'll give you. Of course, they have that shipping and handling charge. However, I think they have deals on shipping and handling, too.

Well, happy June! Hey, the more books I sell, the more I can add to this blog site. Maybe, I could build an actual fan web site. Be good to yourselves!