I DID IT!
I published a novel.

This big, massive goal I've had for a literal DECADE has finally been realized and it is an absolutely incredible feeling. Full stop. 

Even realizing I left a ton of errors in there (thank the gods for the ability to upload revisions to my KDP account), even after not having the thousands of sales I would hope for. I did it.

But... what now? What's my next goal or next step?

Well, I actually haven't had to think too hard about that at all. Even though it took me a decade to finally publish something, surprisingly now that I've done it, my normal inability to figure things out didn't crop up.  It's honestly kind of amazing knowing that, even with the shortcomings that I see in my writing, my book is out there. That I have people reading it and messaging me saying "this is awesome" or bringing up a theory about where the story is going (and I swear never stop folks, I LOVE hearing your theories even if I am squirming in my chair trying not to reveal anything!)

For those of you who are afraid to put yourself or your work out there, I have one message. Don't be. There will always be critics, always be ways to improve your work. But you can only learn, only grow as a writer by putting yourself out there and putting your work out there. Believe in yourself. Because writing a book is no small feat. 

So, I'm excited to announce I have several new projects all in varying stages of work! 

First, for those of you not following me on Twitter yet somehow following me here Cascade is being made into an audiobook! The incredibly talented Mitchell Cochran is lending his wide range of voices to bringing the story to life for Audible coming next month! Mitchell is a voice actor with an incredible range and the absolute perfect sound for the story and I can't wait for you all to hear it. If you want to hear more from him, you can follow Mitchell on Twitter or you can check out his Fiverr where he can lend you his voice for your own variety of needs!

Beyond that, I am currently working on Cascades sequel which I am already happy to announce is currently named Overflow. It's going to be a really fun expansion on the story and I am excited to get it out to you all early next year. Check out the teaser for the cover here below!
I'm also working on a short story collection from The Cadinari Stream called Tales from Taldora, the contents of which I'm going to obfuscate to make it seem like a mystery (but what's really just me still making plans for it shhhhh).

And lastly, I'm sure some of you have seen the link on my page here for Star Launch Academy. 

Well I am pleased to finally announce that my serialized story is expected to begin the first week of December! This is a project I have been eager to start but had put on hold while I focused my efforts on getting Cascade ready to publish, but I am getting close to my prepared backlog of chapters before I start posting and I'm currently planning what my release schedule will be for this story.

That's all I have for you all now, but be on the lookout for the start of a new story that I hope you all enjoy!

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