“A writer's life is lived twice”
Reflections from the desk, the trail, and the spaces between.
The last two months have gone by in a flash. All I've done is create — and I mean that in the most beautiful way. Writing, building, chasing every new idea with an energy I didn't know I had.
Sometimes the detour is the path. I spent the last year convinced I was falling behind — only to discover that the road I thought was pulling me away had been carrying me closer all along.
After months of careful revision, the second edition of A Journey Into Dreams is now available. Here's what changed — and why.
The Five Kingdoms world continues to evolve. Book 2 of the Ryn Dvarek series is stepping into a narrative that has grown, matured, and expanded in ways I never anticipated.
As we dive deeper into the saga with Book 2, we are stepping into a narrative that has grown, matured, and expanded in ways that I am eager to unfold.
It's quite easy to get sidetracked in today's world, especially with social media. After refusing for over a year, I submitted to the pressure.
I wanted to touch base about book updates, but also give a general update on why book 2 has taken so long. To understand this — we'll need a bit of background.
Merry Christmas! A small update on the audiobook progress — our first round pick has bowed out but we're making excellent progress with new auditions.
We didn't always dream as we do now. Long ago, back when the trees could still speak, our dreams held true power.
Book 2 is still underway. The biggest hurdle I had to overcome was the huge differences between book 1 and book 2.
Well... that was quite the long time in between updates. I'll admit, I was embarrassed that I haven't finished book two and shamefully hid in my writing hole.
Focus isn't a trait, it's not something that we have one day and so we'll always have it. We can lose our ability to focus as quickly as we lose our physique.
It's done! I'm officially hands-off of book one and full throttle on book two!
Humans are amazing. We are more adaptable than any other creature on Earth, but more impressive than the simple ability to adapt is the speed at which we do so.
I had a blast reading and supporting the authors during our August reading list so I decided to do it all over again for September!
Our word matters to us. The most important person that our words affect is our own self. Start putting weight behind the words you speak to yourself.
You guys all submitted so many books! I'll be busy for the entire month or more. Let the reading commence!
We're a country of lost souls, aimlessly wandering around our homes, waiting for something to happen. The answer is simple, but it's not easy.
Writing a book was a pain. It was long, tedious, at times boring, and even more than that, it was just hard. All it took was consistency.
