The Heartwood Chronicles

Amber's out of work and down on her luck, far from home and trapped in a dead-end town. She's this close to working at Stunning Spells, a magical sweatshop that churns out generic spells.

But then she runs into a group of the strongest mages she's ever seen. Accidentally caught up in their mission, Amber's given the chance of a lifetime--and a place to finally belong.

List of Story Arcs in chronological order:

Hopeswell Arc (the beginning<--START HERE)
Chrysalis Arc (completed)
Whispering Winds Arc (completed)

Heartwood Donors

I forgot to put this in my last post, urgh. The headache drove it clean out of my mind, but, anyway…

Heartwood donors, this is for you: I sent out individual emails gifting you a copy of Sun & Strands via BookFunnel yesterday morning. Please let me know if you did not receive the email. It’s my first time trying their “gift a book” system, and I can’t be 100% certain I did it right. Thank you!

Sun and Strands is here!

Get it now on Amazon.

I’ll be getting it up on other sites over the next few days. Right now I have a bit of a headache (boo) and I’m going to take it easy this evening.

Hope you enjoy it! I’ll be posting up an extra Heartwood story that picks up very soon after the e-book bonus story ends (hmm, does this make sense?) in April. I need to write it first, though.

Take care and stay healthy, everyone!

Sun & Strands Cover Reveal!

Ta-dah!

I LOVE this cover SO MUCH. Check out that cool Heartwood insignia in the title treatment. Squee! Thanks, Miblart!

I sent the book off for proofreading today. I need to come up with a title for the bonus story still and write the back cover blurb. We are inching towards publication, people! 🙂

E-book Update

It’s been quiet on the blog since the Whispering Winds Arc wrapped, but things are still happening behind the scenes. Here’s what I’ve been up to:

I edited the collected episodes. Mostly, I cleaned up the prose. The one significant addition to the story is me actually including the giant tree that Heartwood Academy is built around. I mean, there’s a reason why the place is called Heartwood, after all. I… ahem… forgot to put that in the first time. Oops.
The individual e-book volumes of The Heartwood Chronicles will have their own titles. Volume 1 is called Sun and Strands, as a nod to both sun magic and pattern magic. I’m working with a designer on the cover.
The first draft of the e-book bonus story, featuring a singing Librarian, a talking squirrel, and a menacing book, is complete!
I’ve begun planning the next story arc, tentatively titled the Cloud Village Arc. It’ll mostly be from Lisette’s POV and we’ll get to see her backstory. I have some cool ideas I’m looking forward to writing.

Lastly, if you’re interested in getting the e-book, I need your input! Originally, I planned to create my own storefront on Payhip and make it available only through there. However, for your convenience, I’m open to putting it up on the major retailers, like Amazon. Please tell me your preference by filling out this short form.

That’s it from me! The next two updates should be the cover reveal and the actual release. Donors, I’ll reach out to you once the book is ready with your download links.

Thank you all so much for supporting Heartwood! It’s been a blast to write, and I’m eager to see how Amber and friends will fare in the future.