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What Comes After Thaumatropic Roots?
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I've been having a lot of fun creating things lately. Not just books. Shoe shelves for my wife. Reels. Sometimes even novels. 🙃 I finally figured out how to tell a story in under thirty seconds. If you're curious what I've been experimenting with outside the books, here's my latest attempt: Every second she fights, another elf dies — and she can feel each one go dark. This is the cruelest trap in all of urban fantasy. Book 1 free on Amazon Prime for a limited time — link in bio.#FantasyTok #UrbanFantasy #ContemporaryFantasy #FantasyBook If you're a writer and would like occasional emails about the marketing side of my author journey—ads, newsletters, direct sales, social media, and all the mistakes along the way—reply and let me know. I'll add you to that separate list. Want to see what comes next after Thaumatropic Roots? I've posted an early draft of the opening chapters of Father of Stones for newsletter readers. I'm leaning toward Thaumatropic Fractures as the series name, though I'm still not completely sold. Let me know what you think. You'll get a flavor even from the early chapters... darker than Roots.
Progress has been slower than usual. Partly because I needed a short break, partly because I needed to do some marketing, but largely because this series plays with a lot of tough pieces. It is book-ended by both Thaumatropic Roots and Guardian League, which constrains it. Partly because the storyline is complicated and some of the "payoff" scenes don't happen when they should in terms of story timelines. I'm also testing the waters on just how deep into the dark I can push my comfort zone. But, it is moving forward, if not at the pace any of us wished. I had a delightful video call with another Urban Fantasy author (half of an Urban Fantasy team): C.G Harris. They've got a completed 5-book series out, centered around a dead underworld agent who spends his time secretly trying to right the wrongs perpetrated by his nefarious employer, Judas Iscariot. (They have more books than than this one series.)
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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...