What I Haven’t Said Yet About Glowrot

The truth about the timeline and the excerpt you’re about to get.

I've been meaning to share another update about Glowrot for a while now, and this feels like the right time.

The book is in editing and the characters are almost fully illustrated! The cover is out...

And I’m still not ready to tell you the release date.

That’s not because I’m being mysterious, but because I’m still building something. I don’t want to just drop Glowrot and move on. I want it to linger, to crawl under your skin and stay there. I want to make the release something personal and immersive, not just a book you read, but a strange little universe you enter and carry with you.

That means letting myself take the time I need. And it means letting go of some plans when they stop making sense. I originally thought I’d draw all the interior illustrations traditionally, but it didn’t feel right. I kept trying, but every sketch looked stiff and wrong. I haven't drawn traditionally in a while and forcing myself to get back into something that would have its new learning curve when I have way more experience doing things in a different way seemed... unreasonable. It felt like cracking open a window, thankfully.

Since then, the illustrations have started coming alive. They are these sketches that feel almost alive. They're in my style, the one that I've loved and hated my entire life. They just match so well with the story.

Exactly how they need to be.

I know a lot of people would say to hurry. To publish fast. To keep momentum. And maybe they'd be shocked to know just how soon the release is actually coming. But I’ve held off saying the date out loud because if something goes wrong, I want the space to breathe without the pressure. This book deserves that grace.

I want you to hold it in your hands and feel like it wasn’t just made, it was conjured. There will be so many surprises, both within the pages and accompanying them.

So thank you for being here. I’ll keep showing up.

And when the time is right,

Glowrot will be here too.

Actually…

That time might be closer than you think.

To prove it, I’ll be sharing an excerpt from Chapter 0 in my next post

Yes, from the final draft.

Just a taste of the fever dream.

Keep an eye out.