 October 2023 Musings Spooky Month Happy October, friends! It’s hard to believe another month has flown by so quickly. Fall is my favorite time of year, and I always wish it could go on forever. I hope you will have a great October full of fall joy, and thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to read my newsletter and spend a little time with me!  Since October is known as the spooky month, I thought it would be fun to give you a sneak peek into some of the spooky monsters who live in my middle grade novel MONSTER MOUNTAIN, coming February 2025. Monster Mountain is seemingly only a normal mountain with a beautiful hiking trail when the children arrive there. It is only when my main character Nicky, her little brother Ben, and her bestie Winnie slip through a magical portal that they realize something is very wrong! The first monster the kids encounter is a giant, saw-mouth bird! They barely gather their courage and begin to make a plan before they meet the next monster. By the end of their adventure, they will have met a giant spider, a lava monster, a Wampus Cat, and many other fantastical creatures that they thought were only myths and legends! Will the brave trio make it off Monster Mountain and back to Gram and Gramps on the ordinary mountain? I hope you will read and see… October is also my oldest son’s birthday month. As a baby, he was diagnosed with life-threatening food allergies to milk, eggs and peanuts. It was a traumatic time, and I often felt scared and hopeless. We quickly transitioned to a vegan diet, and our lifestyle changed for the better. What was a challenge at first, ultimately became a blessing. My family is much healthier today than we would have been, and my son is a strong young man turning twenty-three! I’ll leave you with the happy thought this month that today’s challenge may be tomorrow’s blessing. If you’re reading this because you are a writer, this truth definitely applies! There were many times during my writing journey when rejection made me wonder if I should give up, but I’m so thankful I didn’t! My YA contemporary debut FREE SINGS THE SEA will be out in the world in less than a year now. Whatever is scaring you this month, please just know that I believe in you. People may tell you that you’re wasting your time, or that you’re lazy. People will doubt you. YOU don’t doubt you. Love, Stac 
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