Nicholas Westbrook's Blog

I missed a spooky Halloween story last month and for some reason this one called to me. It’s not only about a folk story gone awry, but in a lot of ways feels like naming waves of anxiety that I get from time to time: that constant fear of the next shoe dropping. I didn’t realize until I was halfway through editing that it really felt familiar.

Anyways, enjoy The Black Hound

After nearly a year, The Blacksmith is finally complete! Those of you keeping up may have noticed that the last post was the epilogue and I really enjoyed this weekly post project! With that being said, I’m gonna slow down a little bit as we start to roll into the holidays. We’ll be going back to monthly posts for right now, but this was a fun experience to just line them up and let them roll out.

If you haven’t read through the whole saga of The Blacksmith, there’s a complete version of the ...

The final chapter of The Blacksmith! A short epilogue to tie up any loose ends…and maybe leave some more.

The plan is all set: now to find out if it all goes wrong!

Getting close to the end of this story! If you’ve wanted a chance to catch up, it’s almost time!

Conspiracy is in the air as our heroes plan for the final act of the saga.

As Jada begins weaving her web, another ally comes out of the woodwork.

Jada talks with Lana about the nature of Darillic and her fears that could change everything.

The Staff of King Regon has been brought to the castle, but all is not right.

The staff begins its journey to the castle, but what does that mean for Jada and Lana?