Surprise Witchlands art!

It's my birthday, so why not?

Latest News from the Desk of Sooz

It has been so long since the last update. Many apologies for that — but also, I haven’t had much to share. The intensity of the double release in the fall followed by holidays with the kiddo home, followed by nonstop sickness/snow days/winter break and…

Yeah, I just got a bit behind trying to stay on top of work and manage all that “kid is home and life is interrupted again” that winter always seems to bring. I’m not complaining! It hasn’t been hard, so much as simply busy.

Meanwhile, many of you have noticed there’s a delay in Two for Joy. And I’ll have more information soon(ish) about that — but don’t worry. The book is still coming. It’s all done and copyedited. But we are mixing around the release dates for the Murder Quartet to buy a little more time on the behind-the-scenes stuff. May was just a little too soon to pull off AND nail the full production package.

I am frankly relieved. I was so tired after the fall. 😅 The thought of ramping up self promo again, was overwhelming.

But phew! You can stay tuned for a full rundown on the Murder Quartet soon (yay!).

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In the meantime, IT IS MY BIRTHDAY TODAY. I am 42, and it’s wild to think I’ve been doing this publishing thing since I was a fresh-faced 26 year old. Stunning, really, and also incredible.

I am so lucky to still be doing what I love. So thank you for making that possible, dearest of dearest readers. 😊

To celebrate my birthday, I wanted to share some SURPRISE art I commissioned for two of our most popular Witchlands characters: Leopold and Vaness!!

These are both by the wonderfully talented Dani Balangawa, and I just love how they turned out. So elegant, our Empress of Iron. So crafty, our Prince of Cartorra…

Aren’t they just beautiful? 🤩 And notice the design on Leopold’s cloak, my dear Sightwitch fans. 👀

So happy birthday to ME! I hope you all enjoy the official art. 😉

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It’ll likely be another few weeks before I’m back again. I’ve got to get through an imminent deadline, then a second right after that. But hopefully when I return, I’ll have MURDER QUARTET UPDATES and maybe even a…cover? 😌

Thanks for being awesome, friends. Until then!

💚 - Sooz