Jarrod D. King

This is my author commentary on my first book Pangaea: Unsettled Land. Each week, I’ll be diving into one chapter in sequential order to give you the following: my thoughts on my intentions for the chapter how things changed through various drafts why you should love this chapter and even why you may stop reading SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't already read the book, buy it now and follow along: http://www.jarrodking.com/pangaea-unsettled-land/ Chapter 1 Summary We're introduced to an eight-year-old Gisela Benitez who is crying and being consoled by neighbors who find her alone by the frozen lake. We jump back a few moments and see why she's so distraught. After investigating a mysterious voice on the frozen lake, Gisela falls through, gets rescued by her mom, then her mom falls through and disappears underwater for good. Intentions for this Chapter To start off the book with a bang Gain the reader's trust that I could follow through and deliver on underlying tension Do a small bit of worldbuild