Hello, fellow travelers! September is here, and oh, what a month it has been. Buckle up: Some cool book updates coming up! This is going to be a very geeky post, but trust me: if you’re the kind of reader who loves cracking open a book and immediately flipping to the map… this one’s for you. ✨🗺️ 🛸 WORK IN PROGRESS UPDATE: The Book Keeps Moving Along I know, I keep saying “last pass,” but apparently my manuscript has other ideas: I’ve just completed what I’m officially calling the...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Hi, dear readers! This month: My weird take on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. But first, lots of cool book updates! 🚀The Entropy of Trust available in Booksweeps and AuthorsXP Hopefully you had a chance to enjoy The Entropy of Trust, the second Seela story in preparation for the upcoming launch of Thorn of Concordia (if you didn’t, download it for free as a subscriber benefit, here). This month many new readers had a chance to engage with this story both as part of a Booksweeps SF...
3 months ago • 7 min read
Hello, fellow travelers, There's a strange alchemy that happens sometimes when you're a writer. You sit down to relax watching a Netflix show about three women investigating their former classmate's death in Northern Ireland, and somewhere along the way your brain starts finding parallels between what you're seeing and a brutal revolutionary movement in 1980s Peru. And then, almost before you realize it, those lines are running straight through the novels you're writing. That's where I've...
5 months ago • 9 min read
Hey there, travelers! Hope this finds you well and reading something fantastic. I’ve got some exciting updates from my corner of the nearby star neighborhood, so let’s dive in! 🚀 Thorn of Concordia Update The big news: copyediting begins next month! We’re getting closer to launch, and I couldn’t be more excited. Even better? The first chapter has already been through copyediting, and you can read it RIGHT NOW. It’s included at the back of the First Among Liars short story PDF/ePub (if you...
6 months ago • 8 min read
Hey there, Happy Saturday! Hope you're having a good one. I wanted to give you a quick update on what's been happening with Thorn of Concordia, the new book—and share some thoughts on the recent Project Hail Mary movie that's been on my mind. Thorn of Concordia: The Cover Hunt Continues This month, I dove headfirst into drafting the cover for the book. It's a tricky balance: I want something that screams "space opera" while still signaling that this isn't just laser battles and starship porn....
7 months ago • 4 min read