Hello, my friends, and welcome to another dose of ‘this is how this book came to be.’

But first! I want to say thank you to the anonymous reader who donated to keep this website and newsletter running here. I cannot adequately express how much that means to me, but I am so grateful. Thank you so so much.

Instead of an excerpt today, I want to tell you about the musical inspirations for Fate’s Bane, which just got a lovely review in Locus Magazine:

“Fate’s Bane is heartwarming and hear...