Braxton’s Fall Festival – What’s Happening Today?
Welcome to Braxton’s Fall Festival. Today we’re celebrating the launch of Haunted House Ghost with a thirty-one (31) day virtual festival, where we share the scoop on all the exciting book promotions coming up this month. Who’s ready for…
Today, I’m sharing the town map of the Braxton Campus Mysteries. In each book, some of the maps will change so that readers see all the main settings that will be included. I’m working on a second map for each book which will be a detailed drawing of the location where the murder victims were killed. I will begin sharing those in book 6 and go back to previous books to include them for anyone who buys in the future. I’ll also share them on my blog and author website so readers who missed out in the first few books have a place to catch up.
Right now, we see the 4 villages or towns in Wharton County, as well as the surrounding mountains, forest, river, lake, and various points of interest. In the next two, I have detailed maps of South and North Campus that will show all the major college buildings, hot spots, and curious places where crime might happen. I can’t wait to see if it’s what everyone pictured, or if I’m way off base in my descriptions matching the drawings. I had help from someone very important to me, as I could never draw well myself. I’m looking forward to sharing them in the fall.
Welcome to Wharton County
- Wharton County, in north-central Pennsylvania, is the primary setting. It is 90 miles south of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport and surrounded in entirety by the Wharton Mountains and Saddlebrooke National Forest. One highway cuts through it from North to South to access the secluded county. The four towns include:
- Braxton: Largest of the 4 and where most of the action takes place. Braxton College is the focus point, and over the new few books, the administration is adding a graduate program and converting the college into a university.
- Woodland: Fans of my novels will recall this town was one of the main settings for my stand-alone novel, Father Figure. Nana D even references someone she knows from the book. Do any savvy fans remember the connection?
- Millner Place: A smaller part of the county, not mentioned a lot yet. Wellington Park and Second Chance Reflections are two locations we’ve visited before. It will be a rivalry between colleges in the future.
- Lakeview: Perhaps the prettiest of all the towns, it will be featured in the future too. For now, we often know this as the place Kellan and April travel through when coming or going to the Buffalo Airport.
- Favorite hot spots include:
- Wharton County Local News (WCLN)
- Whispering Pines Funeral Home
- Nutberry Pharmacy
- Finnigan’s Law Offices
- Downtown District
- Finnulia Riverfront / Simply Stoddard Restaurant
- Wharton County Administrative Building
- Court Offices
- Civic Center
- Wharton County Sheriff’s Office / Police Precinct
- Second Chance Reflections
- Wellington Park
- Wharton County General Hospital
- Danby Landing – Nana D’s farm & orchard
- Millionaire’s Mile – Large Estate Area
- Pick-Me-Up Diner
- Betscha Mines
- Roarke and Daughters Inn
- Willow Trees Retirement Complex
- Royal Chic-Shack (Kellan’s Parents’ House)
Braxton College / University
- One of the oldest colleges, named after Braxton Stanton, founded in 1770, contains deep burgundy and navy-blue colors
- North and South campus separated by the town’s 1-mile walk along Millionaire’s Mile
- To convert to university, adding (1) several MBA options, (2) an extensive Ph.D. program within the medical fields. (3) complete re-architecture of the communications department that would enable us to become the primary school of choice for students looking to build careers in the television industry.
- North Campus
- Cambridge Science Hall
- Cambridge Lawn
- St. Mary’s Catholic Church
- Business, Education and History Departments
- Grey Sports Complex & Fields
- Student Dorms
- Student Union Building
- Cafeteria
- Health Center
- Mail Room
- Braxton Campus Security (BCS) Office
- Admissions Hall
- Administration Building
- Alumni Office
- Memorial Library
- South Campus
- Executive / President’s Office
- The Big Beanery – campus coffee house
- Stanton Concert Hall
- Paddington’s Play House (theater)
- Diamond Hall – Communications department
- Sound Hall – Music department
- Braxton Hall – Humanities department
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The section below here will repeat at the end of every successive post, so we don’t have to explain the Fall Festival in the beginning each day. We’ll dive right into the content but also allow newcomers to catch up. Previous posts include…
October 1st – Overview & Kickoff
October 2nd – Great Escapes Book Blog Tour Kickoff
October 3rd – GIVEAWAY for FREE Kindle Copy of Haunted House Ghost
October 4th – Name Kellan’s House Poll
October 5th – Excerpt from Academic Curveball
October 6th – Guest Post: Interview with Noriko on Halloween & Autumn
October 7th – Get to Know the Core Characters
October 8th – Bookmarks, Book Formats, Book Signing
October 9th – Guest Post: Interview with Tyler & Characters
October 10th – GIVEAWAY for FREE Signed Copy of Haunted House Ghost
October 11th – Excerpt from Broken Heart Attack
October 12th – Guest Post: Shalini Releases the Characters Who Torture Us
October 13th – Get to Know the Supporting Characters
October 14th – Guest Post: Melanie Ask Jay About His Writing Process
October 15th – Braxton’s One Year Anniversary
October 17th – GIVEAWAY for FREE Kindle Version of Entire Braxton Campus Series
October 18th – Excerpt from Flower Power Trip
October 19th – Great Escapes Book Blog Tour Conclusion
October 20th – GIVEAWAY for FREE Audiobooks (Academic Curveball & Broken Heart Attack)
October 21st – Halloween Excitement (with pictures)
October 22nd – Get to Know the New Characters with a Video
October 23rd – Excerpt from Mistaken Identity Crisis
October 24th – GIVEAWAY for FREE Merchandise (Academic Curveball)
October 25th – Guest Post: Candace Prepares a Musical Playlist
What is the Braxton Fall Festival?
For the entire month of October 2019, we are celebrating three events: (1) Autumn, (2) Halloween, (3) Haunted House Ghost, the fifth book released in the Braxton Campus Mysteries by author James J. Cudney. Each day, we will share a post to promote the new book with readers and fans. Throughout the 31 days, we will have guest posts, excerpts, giveaways, contests, videos, blog tours, and other surprises. You can currently purchase the book from Amazon as a Kindle or a physical copy. In the near future, it will be available in large print and as an audiobook. To learn more, sign up for the author’s quarterly newsletter or follow him on this site and any of his social media profiles from the About the Author page.
Very cool – what a great idea!
Thank you!