End of the Road. (Part 8 End)
So here we are at the end of the road. Seven years of work, love, and dedication has led me here to this moment. I once had a dream of a world that didn’t exist, and through sheer refusal to give up on my story and characters, I made that dream a reality. Life took me through many twists and turns, most roads closer to nightmares than reality. There was only one person who stuck by me through it all. My Father. And that loyalty and friendship we shared was stronger than any evil we ever faced. Just Like two of my characters from The Crystal Keepers, Shawn, and Manie.
Their dedication to each other drove the story, just like it drove my own morals in life. I tried my hardest to make a story that would push the Fantasy genre into something more tied to a magical reality than ever done before. An epic adventure spanning thousands of years of history and thousands of miles of distance. Manie is the blue light in a dark world. And I believe her courage and dedication to doing what’s right, no matter what the cost, is something we should all let guide us in times like those we live in now. The small standing up against the large, even when victory seems impossible.
Book 1 is just a piece. But it is the most important piece. It is the beginning. The first breath of a world that isn’t real. Tomorrow it becomes real. Tomorrow the adventure begins. I hope you’ll come along. J.M. Arlen.
