HoC Bk2 is out!

Good News!

Shuffled: House of Cards Bk 2 is finally out (digitally) and ready for purchasing!

Go here to purchase: HoC Bk2

The blurb on the back:

Sarah and her friends reached the Tapestry alive! 
She’s not sure how long they’ll stay that way. 

Life at the Tapestry isn’t as easy as Magicks think. 
Sal wants to run away, 
Sarah suspects Dee’s a lost mermaid. 
School is life threatening. 
Worst of all, her guardian is a ghost! 
Oh, and the Lurker King is still on the hunt. 

It’s been a tough first week. 
But it has nothing on the second!

The Tapestry gang is back and better than ever! They've got a lot to learn as the danger increases, some questions are answered, and more begin.

Have a great new year and enjoy reading more about Sarah and her friends in their next adventure!


-T. Erickson

HoC Bk2 is closer to its release!

Hi Everyone,

Good news!

Bk 2 is closer to completion! All the illustrations are finished (wipes sweat off brow) and we've placed them in the book.

We're waiting on the new cover. Things shouldn't be long now. I'm just praying that we can get it done before Christmas, so all of you will have a good story to read, come Christmas day. If not, it's because we're making sure everything is smoothed out.


-T. Erickson

Hey, Bk2 Update on Drawing Headings

Hey Everyone,

I know I haven't written anything for almost a month but family stuff does that to you. On to the news:

I'm nearly finished with all the Line Art (LA) for HoC bk2. I have a few more pictures left. But, I'm moving along and I'm pretty happy with the results so far.

There's a couple of fun or thrilling pictures in it that I hope will make you just think "Wow!" or "Cool!" or just make you smile/laugh.

Write ch-yah later.


-T. Erickson

Update on RD's for chapter headers on HoC2

Hi Everyone,

Finally completed all the Rough Drafts (art) for the chapter headings. Guess what? So far, you're gonna get 56 of them! Geez! (wipes sweat off the brow) Some were a lot of work, others were pretty simple.
Although the simple ones save on time, I find that I prefer more action shots or something that can evoke emotion.
I tend to listen to a variety of mood music to get just the right expression on a character's face. For example: Sarah has a more magical-innocent feel to her themes; Cameron (Cam) has quick battle music; Ari has a lot of violin and Lindsey Stirling; Ransom has more faith promoting lyrics, Taps has anything from calm-happy melodies to battle, The Lurker King...well, I hate him, he gets shifty themes. (Smirk)

Anyway, just thought I'd catch you up. Hope all's well and fun all of 'yah.

Have a great Halloween everyone!


-T. Erickson

Shuffled, Hoc bk2 update

We've finished the 2nd draft and are working on the 3rd.

So far, we have over 50 chapters! We're going to be doing a lot of editing. Mom usually likes to stick to thirty chapters or so. This way, the story is full but the readers won't have to feel like they're wading through fluff.

It's part of the challenge the book presents. This magical world is enormous! And even the small things tend to have a story behind them. I actually like all the learning that's done in the SKS classes, I find it fascinating. But, still, we might have to cut some of these classes because it's not important enough to the story.
It's possible we'll post them here. But we'll see.

-T. Erickson