Month: July 2024

First and foremost, I wanna say a huge thank you to FanFiAddict for hosting the cover reveal. I’m really excited to finally be sharing this cover, after holding it secret for a little while.

I want to say a huge thank you to Nozomi Matsuoka (@NozomiMats on Twitter/X). Without any futher ado, here’s the gorgeous cover of the first ever Deimachy prequel!

Kaori, before she becomes Kaori, is the focus of the novel. I wanted to present her without her mask, in an especially revealing moment for her. It’s not 100% scene accurate–that’s on me going for an emblematic cover rather than a specific scene–but I’m hoping it captures the emotion and conflict in Kaori.

Something you may also notice is I’ve used a different cover artist from the original trilogy. There are a few reasons for this.

First and foremost, I wanted this cover (and any subsequent covers within this series) to give a different feel than the others. I want people to look at these covers and know they’re connected, but that it’s not part of the core series. The Novellas are meant to supplement the main story, but need to be identifiable. Molly Phillips did an amazing job on the original trilogy, and those covers aren’t changing.

And yes, that does mean I’m hoping to make more novellas in the world of the Deimachy in the future.

I also love being able to use different artists and different styles. I have a cover coming down the line for Beyond the Mistline from a different artist which is also gorgeous. But being able to work with different arts, work through my process with different artists, gives me the opportunity to open up my options and use different styles.

And on a personal note, I hired Nozomi to create a gorgeous cover for my other novel, The Thunder Path, which for a plethora of reasons, I’ve been unable to share. And Nozomi killed it with that cover. So hiring them for this cover is a very roundabout way of me making up for the fact they haven’t been able to reveal the cover or the artwork thus far.

I hope you love the cover.

And don’t forget, you can sign up for an ARC of the novel here.

See you in September for the release!

6 months through 2024, and I am left wondering where exactly the year is going.

Entering into July is always a busy time for me, as I turn my attention to CYA Conference in Brisbane. For anyone that’s interested in getting into the publishing industry with their writing, and wants the opportunity to meet with editors and agents, you should definitely check it out.

On the horizon is the cover reveal for The Truth of Stars, which is due to be revealed on FanFiAddict.com in the next few days (July 1st, but US time, so it’ll be closer to the 2nd for me). Hopefully you love it when you see it. I have a post I’ll make when the cover is revealed in full explaining some of the choices.

This month has mostly been focused on a final pass of The Mastersweep, and working on new scenes for The Truth of Stars, which is closer to release on September 1st!

Speaking of which, if you want to read it early (as early as August 1st!) there is an ARC signup form for a free eBook copy of The Truth of Stars, in exchange for an honest review. You can sign up for the ARC HERE!

No new work on newer projects aside from some very basic worldbuilding stuff. But we’re moving on!

See you in a day or two for the cover reveal!