Can’t wait for the sequel to Trials of the Innermost? Here’s a teaser from the first chapter of book two (code named ROTP) of the Etherea Cycle. It’s a behind the scenes of our process as this is the raw, unedited text. Final version may vary. Chapter 1 Waverling burned. The perpetual golden light from the sun on the horizon behind the Shrine of Laphrim sent rainbow beams from the crystalline towers. Normally brilliant, they were now muted by a forlorn gray as smoke rose and ash floated in paper-thin pieces from the sky. Like a volcano had erupted. In a way, Ansgar thought, itRead More →

Greetings, Seekers! Those of you who follow us on social media know that we’ve been hard at work on the sequel to Trials of the Innermost. TOTI is a multi-point-of-view (multi-POV) story related through the eyes of its main characters. If you’ve read to the end, then you know we lost one of those perspectives. And you may be wondering, with the death of [redacted], will we retain only five POVs? That would be too easy. It’s our delight to introduce a new main character to the Etherea Cycle: Ansgar Farheart! You can read his bio here, but today, we’re having Kilahym interview him toRead More →

Welcome to another Author Highlight, a series where we feature authors like ourselves. You’ll find author interviews, tips, stories, poetry, and more. We aim to entertain, promote, and inspire. Other interviews can be found here. Michelle J Michelle J (she/her) is the author in upstate New York working in Human Resources. Her debut is the YA fantasy novel, The Divide that Binds Us, releasing April 18th, 2025 from Midnight Meadow. Her writing journey started when she received her first video game, Kingdom Hearts on her 8th birthday. As she learned about storytelling through video games, she explored gameplay and writing as ways to express herself andRead More →