If you read fantasy for the magic, the world-building, and the occasional moment of dark humor—I write that. One urban fantasy series, one epic fantasy series, both set in the Fractured Arcana universe, with more coming. My newsletter takes you deeper into the worlds, the characters, and what's next.
Newsletter - 5/10/2022
Been a weird week. A wedding, dance recitals, a parade, basketball, a concussion, Mother's Day, a broken air conditioner. Everything I try to write about it sounds odd and jumbled, so I’m just going to leave it at that.
Shit week for writing. Sorry, mom—I know you read these. Language! I picked up the pace for editing, but many things went sideways last week. A lot went right, and this newsletter helps me recall them. New pics came out for merch, I received my poster for book signings, I had good connections on IG and set up a book tour through bythebookvbp, but enough things sputtered that I came away with a “WTH?” for the week. (Marla, I'm about a week to a week-and-a-half out from sending you the book for edits).
Time to re-ignite my countdown timer! That may look like a lot of time, but from my perspective, it isn't.
o To-Do list for writing last week:
Email updatesCrank up the pace on editing, just a half-notch or so.Contact Goodreads Librarians to add Book 4 to the series on GR.- Create back cover for Book 4.
Set up Goodreads Giveaway for Book 4- Add prologue for next series to Book 4
- Name next series - For the prequel, I’m thinking “Thaumatropic Roots” ( https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thaumaturgy & https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropic the 4th entry). Tell me it's too weird.
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o To-Do list for writing this week:
- Email updates
- Create back cover for Book 4.
- Add prologue for next series to Book 4
- Name next series
- Insert pics
Previous Newsletters
- Newsletter - May 3, 2022
- Newsletter - April 26, 2022
- Newsletter - April 19, 2022
- Newsletter - April 12, 2022
- Newsletter - April 5, 2022
- Almost done Marching - 3/30/2022
- Spring Break - 3/22/2022
- #weekendgetaway - 3/15/2022
- March Merch... - 3/8/2022
- March on! (yeah, that's terrible) - 3/1/2022
- Late-Feb Slog - 2/23/2022
- No rest for the weary - 2/16/2022
- Book 4 of The Guardian League, The Song Unsung - 2/9/2022
- Happy Birthday to my Wife - 2/1/2022
- Finding Books "Connected" to mine - 1/25/2022
- Hunting for Silver Linings - 1/18/2022
- Starting off the New Year with a Bang - 1/11/2022
- Happy Neo Year - 1/4/2022
- Treasure - 12/28/2021
- Happy Holidays - 12/21/2021
- A week of promotions - 12/14/2021
- Elf on the Shelf and the Bless-Yous of Winter - 12/05/2021
- Thanks have been given - 11/30/2021
- Reviews, but not bookish reviews... - 11/23/2021
- Lights, digital recording device, action… - 11/16/2021
- Annnnd... cue Christmas! - 11/09/2021
- Book 3 Hype-Up Coming Soon - 11/02/2021
- Losing Faith, a Calyx Twins Story - 10/26/2021 📜 Losing Faith, a Calyx Twins Story.pdf
- New pics for Book 1 - 10/19/2021
- Happy Birthday, Middle Egg - 10/12/2021
- Age Before Duty -10/05/2021 📜 Age-Before-Duty.pdf
- Grundle's Hope - 9/28/2021 📜 Grundle's-Hope.pdf
Steven J Morris
If you read fantasy for the magic, the world-building, and the occasional moment of dark humor—I write that. One urban fantasy series, one epic fantasy series, both set in the Fractured Arcana universe, with more coming. My newsletter takes you deeper into the worlds, the characters, and what's next.
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