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 - September 27, 2022
Shout out to my mom, who will be having surgery roughly when this email goes out. We are praying for you! And she's not allowed to pass on to the next world just yet, b/c her dog conspires with mine to wake me up too early, so that's settled.
Yeah, "whoa is me" and all that, but I'm not finding/carving-out the time to write of late. My usual writing time has been flooded with work topics. On top of that, I've found the entire marketing process depressing. Every effort I've made has fallen flat. I know, a Newsletter should be upbeat and positive, but sometimes, life is not. So, once in a while, is my newsletter allowed to reflect that?
Poor Elliah remains stuck in a recovery phase from the basilisk attack. She hasn’t even reached the river yet, where she doesn’t realize it, but she’s going to embark on a river adventure. But there’s not a lot of immediate point to that section—just some world building and a setup for later. I could see the whole section getting whacked from the final book.
o To-Do list for writing last week:
Email updates- Plug away at Book 1 of Thaumatropic Roots - very little writing this week
o To-Do list for writing this week:
- Email updates
- Plug away at Book 1 of Thaumatropic Roots
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- Newsletter - September 20, 2022
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- Newsletter - September 6, 2022
- Newsletter - August 30, 2022
May this week find you lost in another world.
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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