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Endings…

August 20, 2024

Hey! Welcome to my first blog post!

I’m currently working on Book 5 in the Gods and Heroes series. It has been… interesting, to say the least, delving back into the world of Pandeia. In between Book 4 and 5, I wrote my mystery/crime novel the Rosetown Man, and then a stand-alone fantasy novel which I’m keeping secret for now.

Book 5 (which has a title, I just haven’t revealed it yet) will be the final entry in the Gods and Heroes series. It might surprise you to know that, though Rise of Fire came out in 2018, I have been world-building Pandeia for around twenty years.

All of this has been on my mind lately, as I’m beginning the second half of G&H Book 5. Finishing a novel is difficult enough. My biggest struggle as a writer has always been resolutions. But finishing an entire series is a task in and of itself. There are so many characters, so many conflicts, and so much detail in the world that I can’t help feeling intimidated. How do I round all of it out in a satisfying way for my readers?

Don’t get me wrong; I’ve had the ending planned for years. It’s not about how it ends, exactly. It’s about doing justice to the characters and the world itself.

Imposter Syndrome is common for writers, and I’m no stranger to it. But there have been three times it has been an actual problem; writing my first novel, writing the Rosetown Man, and writing G&H Book 5.

I’m looking forward to finishing the Gods and Heroes series, but at the same time I’m dreading it.

Endings are tough.

But so as not to end on a down note, I want to officially announce something cool:

Though Book 5 will be the final book in the Gods and Heroes series, it will not be the final book set in Pandeia.

After all, some endings are really just the beginning of something else.