April 15th already! Whew! Let’s get these questions out of the way:

When is Pykh 4’s coming?

Expect it near the end of summer. July/August.

Why so far out?

Well, because it’s been slow going, yet my days seem to constantly be filled with new errands and regular life and also a lot of writing. The last two months have felt like I steal writing time instead of making it. My life has been in a bit of upheaval. Nothing tragic. But sometimes you have to put yourself in order before you can come to the desk. Sometimes it’s not as easy as putting on headphones or closing the door.

The good news is that even when I’m taking a week off I pretty much always write two chapters that week. I seem to be incapable of literally taking an entire week off. (Unless I’m done with the project, and then I take about 10 days or so.)

I’ve done my usual rumination, which includes writing scenes that won’t go into the story and changing things around in my head until I like them. Now I think I like them. The last two weeks have probably been the most productive weeks of 2020.

Life has calmed down, my routine is taking shape again, and meanwhile the world is in shambles. Sorry about that. If you are affected by the coronavirus, I hope you’re able to get assistance. I also hope you have some good books to get you through the quarantine.
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I’ll be trying to keep the blog regularly updated again with chapters. This is a really sweet book. I really want to share it with you guys, and I think a happy ending for Carter and the gang is long overdue. They’ve fought hard enough.

​Chapter below!

I got my book in the mail! They sent me two because one was a little damaged. Boy, nothing feels more real than holding the book for the first time and flipping the pages. Saying '150k' or however long the book is is not nearly as satisfying. This is the first time I get to really see it and see that work accomplished!

It's a beautiful book. I love the artsy cover. :) In case you haven't ordered a print book from amazon in a while, they make them with soft matte covers that feel really nice. I just want to rub my book all over my -- Never mind!

Haha.

Anyhow! Give me another week or so on starting the Pykh chapters. I didn't realize how much I needed a break until I started taking one. My birthday is Dec 7th, so I just had Thanksgiving, and soon I'll be celebrating again. With Christmas on the way.

I love my friends and family truly, but I've noticed that when others are around, my creative voice gets quiet for a bit. And I'm honestly enjoying the rest and soaking up the family time. I feel pretty guilty when I put the writing down though, and I've been doing a lot of brainstorming and writing about the writing. Which means that pretty soon it'll be time to visit Carter and the gang again

 Happy holidays!

The underworld needs a king.

Another one.

Seph's family is kind of messed up. His grandfather ate his parents. His father has scores of illegitimate children. His mother grows into a giant when she gets angry—right into the skies!

And all Seph wants to do is get away and be on his own for once. He wants to grow up, which is such a simple thing for mortal men and all the other creatures to do. But when you're the child of Demeter, Goddess of the Harvest, and Zeus, Ruler of Mount Olympus?

Seph is tired of being treated like a child. It's time to leave.

But due to the sparring of his cousins over him, Zeus has decided to marry him off. ‘Disagreements amongst gods cause chaos for mortals,’ he says. All of this because Seph was caught kissing a boy.

Well, nothing will happen at Demeter’s villa.

Literally, nothing. It's run by a bunch of nymphs, who are all women.

All Seph wants to do is find a man like himself so they can explore the world together. But with his mother guarding him and his cousins causing trouble, Seph will have to go on being the 'baby boy' unless he wants his father to marry him to someone awful.

From a chasm in the earth, a dark figure emerges…