State of the Manuscript - 6/18/2025

Welcome to my monthly update on the state of my project manuscripts. This is where I provide general status updates about my work.

My debut novel, Magic & Murder in the Holler, is now on Goodreads! If you'd like to add it to your "want to read" list, the link to the book can be found here. It will also be available for pre-order before the end of the month.

In case you've forgotten, here's the blurb:

Home doesn’t always mean safe.

Adeline Coburn thought she’d left her home in Kentucky and her coven behind–permanently.  After years of working as a Guardian in Seattle, tasked with keeping the supernatural world hidden from humans, tragedy strikes, and she finds herself adrift.

With nowhere else to go, she returns home to eastern Kentucky and discovers a darkness has taken root. A sinister magical force has been unleashed in the mountains, and its hunger is difficult to satisfy.

As strange and violent deaths begin to plague the small town of Evarts, everyone is a suspect, and anyone could be the next victim.

The witchcraft in Adeline's blood may be the key to stopping the spread of death and darkness, but she’ll have to confront long-held regrets from her past if she hopes to uncover who’s responsible for the blight before the darkness destroys her home and the only stability she has left.

I'm currently working on the second draft of the sequel. I'm roughly 55% of the way through my revisions, which feels both exciting and terrifying. I feel like I'm taking more risks with this story than the book in The Arcane Codex, and I'm nervous about how those risks will be received.

I'm not sure what my next project will be, but it might involve me taking a break from this world for a bit. The problem is that I have so many story ideas, and not enough time to write them all.

I will see you next time!

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