Category Archives: The Legend of the Taken Ones (Gateskin Chronicles Book 1)

All Gateskin Chronicles are now in Audiobook formats!

Posted on August 6, 2025 by jjspina

I am happy to announce that all my fantasy books in the Gateskin Chronicles Series are now in Audiobook formats! It took a few hours to accomplish with all pronunciation corrections of the unusual character names and places for the … Continue reading →

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Book Trailer for Return of the Dragons: Gateskin Chronicles Book 4 is here!

Posted on July 30, 2025 by jjspina

I just completed this book trailer using Animoto.com and AI for my newest book in the fantasy series – Return of the Dragons: Gateskin Chronicles Book 4 ! #createdwithAnimoto https://animoto.com/play/U4jX91w7dpNnljTixX7bQA I hope this gets you into the series. LET THE … Continue reading →

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Watch for my newest book in the fantasy series – Gateskin Chronicles Book 4! Here is the cover!

Posted on July 24, 2025 by jjspina

I am finishing my latest WIP and hope to have it published before the end of this month. A few more touches to it and it will shine! Here is the cover created by my husband, John. This series is … Continue reading →

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Gateskin Chronicles Book 1 – The Legend of the Taken Ones is now in Audible!

Posted on July 24, 2025 by jjspina

I just completed my first audiobook in the Gateskin Chronicles – Book 1 – The Legend of the Taken Ones. It was a challenge because of all the strange names I created in this series. I finally managed to receive … Continue reading →

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Still editing WIP – Gateskin Chronicles Book 4!

Posted on July 21, 2025 by jjspina

So sorry I haven’t written to update you on my latest WIP. I have been engrossed in the editing process which takes all my time. I have also been to the doctor a few more times for my eye issues. … Continue reading →

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WIP Gateskin Chronicles Book 4 is finished!

Posted on June 20, 2025 by jjspina

I recently finished writing the fourth book in my fantasy series, Gateskin Chronicles. Now I begin the editing process. I always find this more difficult than writing the book because now I must cut or change many parts of this … Continue reading →

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WIP is coming along!

Posted on May 24, 2025 by jjspina

I am trying to put some more time into my WIP after being sick for over a month or so. It took me a longer time to fight this cold and cough. I guess when one gets up in age … Continue reading →

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Audiobooks coming for Gateskin Chronicles soon!

Posted on May 2, 2025 by jjspina

Once I complete book 4 of Gateskin Chronicles I will work on creating audiobooks for the four books. With the length of these books it may take me a little time to complete these. There will be two more books … Continue reading →

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WIP is moving along!

Posted on April 29, 2025 by jjspina

My WIP, Gateskin Chronicles Book 4 is coming along at a decent rate. I put in a few more chapters recently and plan to do a few more today after I complete this post. If you haven’t read any of … Continue reading →

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Strange weather everywhere & WIP is coming along!

Posted on April 5, 2025 by jjspina

While watching the news I have seen some weird weather, tornadoes, severe storms with heavy rains causing landslides and flooding. Recently we had some heavy rain with thunder and lightning that flashed across the windows and woke me up. It’s … Continue reading →

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