I am about halfway through my edit of Crow of the Ardent Dawn! I have decided that I am ready to get the book into the hands of beta readers. I am hungry for feedback!

If you are interested, let me know in whatever way is most convenient for you. You'll need to read through the book and provide detailed feedback. There is a crisp paperback copy in it for you once the book releases, as well as a spot in my Acknowledgements!

Keep in mind, this is an epic fantasy novel (almost 200k words) and a direct sequel to an existing book. Reading Owl of the Pale Moon first is required, though the ebook for this book is freely available.

For more information, see the series page here on the site. You can contact me through Discord, email, or whichever way is most convenient to you.

Everyone, it is with great pleasure and pride that I announce that the draft for House Brandwyck book 2: Crow of the Ardent Dawn is now complete.

This massive undertaking has taken me almost three years on just the draft, never mind all the time I spent outlining before that. I did take almost an entire year off in '24, which has delayed the production of the book, but I am happy to say that the draft is now complete from beginning to end.

The current word count is 199,165 words of main chapter content and 3599 words of Appendix and back matter content.

This number will of course change slightly as I move into the editing and revision stage of the project. This will take some time, as this is a large book. However, this means that the next major announcement will be about the book's release.

I want to extend a hearty thanks to everyone who has read the first book, Owl of the Pale Moon. It's hard enough to write a book, but promoting it and getting people to actually read the damn thing is another challenge entirely. To everyone who has recommended the book by word of mouth, I am more grateful to you than I can describe. It's really the only way that independent authors like myself can gain traction shy of selling my soul and shilling the book along to TikTok dances, or whatever it is young people do these days.

If you haven't read the first book, there's no better time to start than now! The ebook is free, or you can pick up a gorgeous trade-sized paperback copy from me or wherever fine books are sold online.

I will also be needing beta readers! If you want to help me out and get a free paperback copy of the book for your effort, please let me know on discord, by email, or however else you normally get in contact with me.

That's all for now, everyone. I hope you're looking forward to more fantastical adventures of Cassie, Gwynne, and friends in Crow of the Ardent Dawn.