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Halloween season hit full stride here—first with “Scare for a Cure,” our annual messy adventure (this year: mind crawlers!), then a “Trunk or Treat” at my mother-in-law’s nursing home, where the residents—one of them 101!—handed out candy to the little ones. Never fear on that mind crawler issue, our group saved the world. Missed you this year, Sienna! Click here to be removed from family content. It’s been a whirlwind few weeks—edits, algorithms, and endless coffee. But progress is progress, and each chapter feels like another stone laid in the bridge toward the finale. Shepherds sits at about 33k words, and the skeleton of the story is almost complete. I’m polishing what I think will be the last “waypoint” chapter—one that stitches multiple threads together—before sending it to my structural editor. I might clean a bit first; even structural editors struggle when the typos swarm. Of course, 33k is just the skeleton—there’s still plenty of flesh to add. Even if the bones hold, some of it hasn’t learned to move yet. (A lot!) But it helps to know whether I’m missing a rib or three before I build on it. Meanwhile, the publishing gods are tinkering again—Meta rolled out a new AI ad system called Andromeda, while Amazon changed its book-promotion algorithm. The result? Indie authors like me are battling twin dragons: visibility and discoverability. At least they make good sparring partners while I wait for my editor to strike. Indie Author Showcase Previous Newsletters
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Steven J Morris
Hi! If you enjoy fantasy with snarky humor, I've got some books for you. My newsletter takes you along the creative journey, and keeps you informed of what's brewing.
We're a month past the release of Shepherds of Truth, the final book in the Thaumatropic Roots series, and this feels like a good time to share some of the deeper lore that exists beneath the surface of the story. The kind of lore the characters themselves rarely understand completely. If you haven't read the series yet, consider this your spoiler warning. *************** [ HERE BE SPOILERS ] *************** Long before the Breaking, before the elves fractured into isolated peoples and...
Shepherds of Truth is live. It’s yours now. The conclusion of Thaumatropic Roots is within your grasp. If you’ve walked this path since Mother of Trees, this belongs to you as much as it does to me. Get it here: → Shepherds of Truth Also available: UK | CA Thank you for reading.Thank you for trusting me with your time.Thank you for finishing this with me. — Steve p.s. It is also my birthday today... :D May you get lost this week in another world. Follow me on Goodreads. Subscribe
Ten days until the end of Thaumatropic Roots. Ten days until the threads you’ve been following since Mother of Trees pull tight. Since “peace broke out like a plague.” Ten days. That’s all that stands between you and the end. I won’t overtalk this. If you’ve been waiting to see what becomes of Elliah, Hughelas, the dragons, and the fragile cage holding back the Father of Stones… It’s here. Every book has been tightening toward this. Mother of Trees. Bones of Cenaedth. Secrets of Deara. Every...