Where did the month go?!

Time is moving awfully quickly here in Broken Antler HQ, but so does the progress. So, I’m sure you’re all clamouring to hear what’s been happening in the Land of Link.

With Scars of Spirit had its final proofread from my very excellent proofreader, Jeanette, and she gave it a glowing review. 5 stars on Goodreads! I’m proud to say I think I stuck the landing.

From here there’s the process of proofing the book (which always involves collecting a few copies with minor errors). At the very least, it’s a version with the final text in it (or as close to final). I usually end up collecting these, and then they collect dust, so I’m probably going to go around to a few Little Libraries and drop them off for people to pilfer so they can collect dust in someone else’s house.

There’s also a gorgeous Omnibus edition now for you folks who want a nice thicc boi! The paperback version of this will be out before long, and the ebook version is already out.

The Truth of Stars draft 1 is done. It’s a pretty great prequel, and it was nice to revisit the world of the Deimachy. It may not be the last story I do in this world–I’ve already been percolating a few different ideas (some involving the existing cast, some not), so who knows if we end up going back? This is still a ways away, but I have commissioned the cover artist (the amazing Nozomi Matsuoka), so that’ll come down the line before long I’m sure. I’ll likely start edits on it in a fortnight or so, once I’ve given it some space.

What’s Next?

After releasing those two books, the next project to be released will likely be Beyond the Mistline, my zipline-rainforest epic. Yes. You read that right. The cover artist, Danil Luzin, has been commissioned, and I’ll hopefully get some drafts of the cover in a few weeks. It’s my first ever wrap-around cover, so I’m very excited to see that.

The book still needs some minor tweaks and a re-read to ensure it’s ready, but otherwise it’ll be next up.

The Thunder Path is still with the publisher, and I’m waiting to hear back from them for if they want to go ahead with anything. If that doesn’t happen, then I’ve already got another gorgeous cover by Nozomi Matsuoka ready to go!

What’ Next-Next?

The next project I’ll start writing in earnest will likely be my creature tamer epic, which for the minute I am dubbing Titan Tamer Seven. We’ll see if that sticks. I revealed a small portion of the first draft’s opening paragraphs on Twitter, so go check that out.

I think that’s quite enough to keep me busy for the next little while.

Now, back into the fray I go!