Jon’s Substack
An author newsletter about Middle Grade Fiction books and humor for kids.
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Wat Waghalter and the Lost Soul Society (opens the original)
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I asked Google to explore the theme of sacrifice in this story. Basically, nothing magical happened without someone having to give something up in some way. Let me know what you think. Leave a comment.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1421" src="https://subs
Wat Waghalter and the Lost Soul Society (opens the original)
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I asked Google to discuss how love in its different forms drives the story. This is what they had to say. Let me know what you think in the comments.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1313" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u8mQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_a
Weekly Newsletter (opens the original)
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A couple of unicorns were running through the forest.They soon came upon a large meadow with a beautiful horse grazing in it.They considered approaching, but they didn’t see the point.Subscribe nowIn reader news, be on the lookout for another influx of audiobooks via Spotify. They just announced that they’re allowing authors to create up to five multi character audiobooks for through Eleven Labs for free. This is the Spotify for Authors platform, specifically INAudio. The upshot for
Weekend Roundup (opens the original)
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Jack O’ Lanterns have great big mouths and huge teeth, but they never bite anybody.They just don’t have the guts.Subscribe nowFinally, the season has changed and the weather is becoming livable again. Sure, it’s going to warm up next week, but the low to mid 80s is a far cry from making me want to build a one person igloo out of freezer wall frost. That’s a bid idea, by the way. It never really works out the way you would have hoped. Kind of makes a mess too. Anyway, here comes
Wat Waghalter and the Lost Soul Society (opens the original)
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Irony is an overarching theme in this story. I asked Google to explore that, and this is what they had to say. Let me know what you think in the comments.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1972" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!e7Nv!,w_1456,c_lim
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