Bianca with J.T. Michaels on Jimmy Chartron and the Lost Keystone

This episode is brought to you by our guest, author J.T Michaels. He's here to talk about his first book in an epic fantasy series, Jimmy Chartron and the Lost Keystone.

Author J.T. Michaels has always loved storytelling, no matter the medium. Being immersed in a different world, whether it’s through books or video games, has also been an obsession for him. Years after writing for his school magazine, he discovered he wanted to create his own worlds for readers, and his journey to fantasy writing began with Jimmy Chartron and the Lost Keystone.

When he isn’t writing enchanting fantasy novels for teens, J.T. enjoys running and spending time outside in the sunshine and hunkering down in a bookstore or library on rainy days. He lives in  British Columbia, Canada, where he likes to indulge in a great cup of coffee.

Order copies of Jimmy Chartron and the Lost Keystone on Amazon and Bookshop.org.

Transcription: You can read the transcription on The Children's Book Review.

Resources: For more information on the series, visit https://www.jtmichaels.ca/.

Discussion Topics:

• About Jimmy Chartron and the Lost Keystone
• Get to know the two main characters, Jimmy and Tess
• Developing the relationship of the characters
• Advice from books for young and old
• Understanding bad guys and villains
• The editing process for Jimmy Chartron and the Lost Keystone
• Tips for self-published authors
• What teens can learn about friendship from story
• J.T. Michaels hopes for readers of Jimmy Chartron and the Lost Keystone