Spring Writing Update: Ash, Stars, and Slow-Burn Progress
Spring has fully settled in, and with it, I wanted to give a little update on where things stand with my two main projects: The Ashbound Prophecy — beginning with Velarinai — and Resonant.
The short version is: both stories are very much alive, moving forward, and in different stages of becoming the versions they were always meant to be.
The Ashbound Prophecy / Velarinai
Velarinai is officially drafted, which still feels a little strange to say.
This story has been with me for a long time in one form or another, and finishing the draft was both exciting and emotional. It is a mythic fantasy about legacy, old magic, dangerous truths, dragons, grief, survival, and a girl stepping into a story much older than herself. It has changed shape over time, but the heart of it has stayed the same: Lirana, the egg, the old language, the weight of prophecy, and the question of what it means to choose a path that was waiting for you before you even knew it existed.
Right now, Velarinai is going through another round of edits. I’m working through pacing, chapter flow, character moments, worldbuilding clarity, and making sure the emotional beats land the way they should. I’m also preparing it for beta readers, which is both terrifying and exciting in the way all real next steps tend to be.
I’m also working on a release schedule. I don’t want to rush this part. I want the story to have the space it needs, and I want to give myself enough time to polish it properly before sharing the updated version more widely.
So, for now: Velarinai is finished, but not done. It’s in the refining stage. The ash is still cooling. The flame is still taking shape.
Resonant is also moving forward, though in a slightly different way.
This story has been one of my more complicated projects, emotionally and creatively. It is darker, more intimate, and much more rooted in trauma, survival, science fiction, body horror, found family, and the difficult process of becoming a person again after being treated like a weapon.
Season One, the Ashkaru Arc, is the current focus. Kaelin’s story begins in violence and escape, but the heart of the arc is not just survival. It is her first fragile steps toward trust. Toward connection. Toward realizing that the world outside the lab is terrifying, yes, but not entirely cruel.
I’m actively editing and shaping this arc, with attention to pacing, emotional continuity, and ensuring Kaelin’s voice stays sharp, guarded, and honest. The found family elements are especially important to me here: Arya, ORIN, Thane, Rhett, Nix, and the complicated, messy ways they begin to orbit each other.
Like Velarinai, Resonant is a survival story, but in a very different language. Where Velarinai speaks in myth, fire, and old oaths, Resonant speaks in static, blood, metal, pain, and the hum of a ship that might one day become home.
This spring has been about rebuilding momentum. Editing, planning, refining, and figuring out how to give both stories the strongest possible foundation before they fully step back into the world.
I’m still working on schedules, release plans, and the best way to share updates across platforms, but I’m excited. Nervous, absolutely, but excited.
Thank you to everyone who has followed along with these stories, whether you’re here for ancient magic and dragonfire, damaged spaceships and found family, or both.
There is more coming soon.
