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The Writings on the Wall #52 - A Monster Lives Here and other news
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Greetings from the Xen’in Universe. I posted this on Substack at the beginning of the month, so I'm running several weeks late on Kit, sorry about that! That's why you got January's story last week, and you'll get this month's next week and the February recap the following Wednesday. After that, we should be back on track. So, I mentioned last time that I’d sold a poem to a new magazine called The Hillsather Press. After a one week delay, their debut issue (featuring “A Monster Lives Here”) was released on January 27. You can get it from various platforms, but I’ll just link to Amazon here.
It’s also available from Barnes & Noble and other retailers, so if you don’t like Amazon, make sure you check on your favorite platform. I haven’t read the whole issue yet, but what I’ve seen so far was actually really good! January Wrap-UpThis was actually a slow month, but the start of the year often is. I only managed 19,220 words, spread across 5 chapters of my serial, 4 flash pieces, 1 short story… and I resumed work on that Dragon Dice trilogy, though it’s been slow-going. I’d hoped to finish the second half of Book 2 by the end of the month, but not only did that not happen, I’ve been struggling a bit with the material, barely completing a chapter. I’m hoping to pick up speed though as I’ll soon be getting into some of the scenes I’m most looking forward to—so that should help! Coming up this monthNext up is an as-yet untitled Varushka adventure… Yup, you read that right! The Good Count will be making a new appearance, lucky us! You can expect this story to drop on March 4 (this is taking into account the delays mentioned at the top). And that’s all for this month! Enjoy the rest of your day. — If you like my writing, please consider buying a copy of my novel, upgrading to a paid subscription, or making a Paypal or Ko-fi donation. As an independent author, any of these would help a lot!
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