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✨ Character Spotlight: Aria I've been spending a lot of time with Aria in book 2: Echoes of the Void. In book one, she was Sylvie's rock. She helped keep her grounded, keeps her safe. (without giving too much away) She is aiming for the sky with n
I dont think I realized how much writing would happen that no one would ever read. Im talking the entirely scrapped drafts the scenes that were rewritten 6 times and then deleted Random paragraphs or dialogue sitting in a document because I like the
If you could completely erase one book from your memory just so you could read it for the first time again... what would it be? And I'm saying ONE BOOK because choosing an entire series feels like cheating. There's something about that first read
One of the things I've been having the most fun with while writing Echoes of the Void is thinking about how a world changes when something feels... off. Not every change is obvious. Sometimes it's a sky that doesn't quite look right. Sometimes it'
I've realized something while writing Echoes of the Void... Some of my favorite characters are the ones who don't tell you everything right away. Professor Ellory has always been one of those people. She's incredibly intelligent, patient, and usuall