Early-March Update

January and February have come and gone. Let’s set some goals, shall we?

Social Media Goals

Novel Goals

> X Growth
As per my last goal, I smashed 220 in January and made it to 240+ by mid-February. By the end of February, I had made it to 256+ followers on X, and now I sit at 259. My goal for March? 270 followers by the month’s end.
> A Monthly (formerly weekly) Short Story
I haven’t written a short story in a minute. I plan to change this to a monthly short story of about 2-3k words.
> A Weekly Newsletter
This, too, will be changing to monthly with the March edition out this Saturday.
> Daily Motivational/Non-fiction blogs
These are being discontinued for the time being. I would like to make one per week at least, but I can’t make any promises.
The Shards of Arthur’s Shield <
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I got my editor’s feedback and am now implementing it in one last read-through. I am also writing the Epilogue as we speak.
The Early Years of a Great Mage <
The time has come. The Student will begin to learn the ways of magic. (Coming December 2026)
Brothers’ Feud <
The Brothers’ Feud has had a name change and has been split into three books. The First of which will be coming in Spring 2028

How’s it going?

February was hard and stressful, with school, edits, and work, I have barely given myself time to breathe. But now, a rhythm has been discovered, and I believe I will begin to regulate again. I cannot wait to start writing the first in my first Trilogy, coming out this December. The name has changed, but I will keep “The Early Years of a Great Mage” as a working title.

Hello, I am still six-feet above ground

Good morning, afternoon, or evening (just covering my bases). I have returned to the land of blogging and am excited to write this post. It might just be the coffee flowing through my veins as I sit at the coffee shop I so love (Cartel Roasting Co. in Tucson, AZ, come check it out, seriously), or it could be a sudden burst of inspiration from… uh… nope, coffee is all I’ve got to explain it. What gets you guys writing? Does the coffee stop the yawning long enough for your eyes to focus on the page, too, as it does me? Let me know in the comments.

In other news, the Kickstarter is live! Check out “The Shards of Arthur’s Shield” on Kickstarter today by clicking here (or on the picture to the right) and clicking the link you find on that page. The most expensive option is less than a triple-A game. This is all about building trust and hype, so tell your friends and “Trust me on this.”

I will be posting a progress update today, too, as it is the first Tuesday of the month. But know that the book is nearly finished. I will be doing one last read through with the notes from my editor in mind during the first half of March and will finalize the formatting by the end of march and I should have author copies in my hands sometime in April! I still can’t believe this is real, can you? I am finishing the rough draft of the Epilogue today, called “Jonathan’s Rest.” It is a heavy-hearted short story with which the story of Thomas will conclude and allude to what is coming in December this year ;).