I have uploaded the first few chapters of my next offering, Learning Curves. It is the first of two planned novel-length stories revolving around a pair of college students, Phil Warner and Hailey Warren.
This one is 141 chapters and should conclude in November.
The setting is the campus of a fictional small, liberal arts college in the United States.
As with most of my stories, a reader will find heartbreak, retribution, topical discussions from a number of viewpoints, intrigue and, of course, a bit of baseball mixed in.
The first 10-12 chapters introduce the multiple characters and set the stage for what follows. It's a little slow at the beginning, a bit repetitive in the middle and a few will find the latter sections wildly improbable (and I'm equally certain that they will let me know in explicit detail why the fiction doesn't equate with reality).
I hope I've crafted a world where it doesn't take a great deal of suspension of disbelief to follow along. I hope I've created the sorts of characters that endear themselves to the readers enough that they'll continue to read during my occasional flight of fancy.
I will keep to my usual schedule of posting a pair of chapters early in the week and a pair late in the week (typically Monday and Friday) unless something unforeseeable crops up.
And I'll mix in a few "bonus" chapters along the way.
I truly hope the SOL family will enjoy chasing after Phil and Hailey in Learning Curves.
Best wishes,
Jay C.