Tag: standalone fantasy novels

šŸ˜· Writing Through Sickness & Book Launch Prep | Author Diary ā€“ August 22, 2025 šŸ§ŸšŸ“š

Despite a throat infection, I made progress on The Sentinelā€™s Mercy, wrapped up The Silent Watcher, and prepared for the Punks Versus Zombies launch on August 31. Busy week for the Ravenglass Universe!

This weekā€™s been a bit roughā€”Iā€™ve been dealing with a throat infection that had me in bed for a few days.

Despite that, I made good progress on The Sentinelā€™s Mercy (Ravenglass Guardians, Book 2), reaching eight chapters out of a planned 24.

Iā€™ve also finished my final readthrough of The Silent Watcher (Book 1 in the same series). Though Iā€™m calling them Books 1 and 2 for now, the Ravenglass Guardians series will be seven standalone novels, so their final order may shift.

Meanwhile, Iā€™m gearing up for the launch of Punks Versus Zombies on August 31ā€”just a few weeks to go!

Draft Complete: The Silent Watcher & New Sentinel Story Begun | Author Diary, August 1, 2025

Iā€™ve completed The Silent Watcher draft and sent it to alpha readers. Also starting my gritty Sentinel novel in the Ravenglass Guardians series.

This week, I finished my draft of The Silent Watcherā€”the first completed novel in my Ravenglass Guardians seriesā€”and sent it to alpha readers for early feedback.

Iā€™ve also begun the next standalone in the series, centred on the Sentinel faction.

While The Silent Watcher is a slow-burn psychological thriller, the Sentinel novel is shaping up to be a gritty military fantasyā€”both firmly in nobledark territory.

On a personal note, my son is off to Denmark to compete in the Youth Games for karate.

šŸ›”ļø 75% Draft Progress & Next Guardian Story Outlined | Author Diary ā€“ July 25, 2025 šŸ“šāœØ

This week, I reached 75% of my Watcher draft in the Ravenglass Guardians series and began outlining the next standalone novel, which will follow the Guardiansā€™ Sentinel faction.

This week, Iā€™ve made solid progress on my Watcher story in the Ravenglass Guardians series, hitting the 75% mark in my draft.

 If everything continues smoothly, I should have a complete draft by the end of next week.

Iā€™ve also been outlining the next standalone novel, which will follow a character from the Guardiansā€™ Sentinel faction. Each book in this series will explore a different path of the Guardians, with all seven forming a powerful nobledark saga.

šŸ‘ļø Midpoint Milestone in Ravenglass Guardians | Author Diary ā€“ July 18, 2025 šŸ“šāœØ

This week, I reached the midpoint of my first Ravenglass Guardians novel, a nobledark fantasy with political thriller vibes. Iā€™m planning seven 60k-word standalones, written before Patreon release.

This week, I hit the mid-point in drafting my first Ravenglass Guardians novel, focusing on the Watchers faction. Itā€™s a nobledark fantasy with strong political thriller elements.

Since each of the seven planned books will be standalone, this may not be the first releasedā€”but my goal is to write the full series before launching it on Patreon.

Iā€™m aiming for 60k-word novels (like my Guild of Assassins books), which allows me to draft a solid book in about four weeks, writing 3,000 words per weekdayā€”a pace Iā€™ve kept up for years. Itā€™s a challenge, but one Iā€™m excited to push through!