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By Madelynn Orion

The Adventures of a Follower of Christ and Teller of Stories

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One of the best parts of post-grad school life: reading fiction again! I recently reread Andrew Peterson’s Wingfeather Saga, a series that was significant for me after my undergrad graduation, and so loved revisiting the series. Link in bio for full blog post on my thoughts on the series!

We love the USA!! Happy Independence Day!! 🇺🇸

In the spirit of addressing my new Whitman Court series, I wanted to answer a question I occasionally receive: Will there be a sequel to Our Company of Fools? Most likely, no. I don’t want to say never, because something could change, but I think Fools is a story best told as a standalone novel.

Working on Whitman Court comes slowly and steadily. I worked on the second draft of the book in the summer of 2019 right before graduate school, and didn’t touch it until I workshopped it at the OYAN WW earlier this year. Reflecting on critiques and conversations about the book with fellow writers led me towards the idea to break the book up and expand it into a series of shorter books.

I seem to write the right stories at the right time. I see God’s fingerprints all over that aspect of my life. For example, Our Company of Fools helped me process certain events or stages of life at different points of its development. Whitman Court shares a similar story – it was the book that encouraged me in my writing journey in the middle of my gap year.

Fun fact! The Queen of Whitman Court started out as a musical I wanted to write. In high school, I performed in several theatre productions. My favorites were the ones with a huge, varied cast with lots of opportunities for talent to shine through in solo songs—think shows like Into the Woods and Seussical.

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