For all my writing, except the last year, writing has been a process of constant experimentation—trying new things, taking risks, seeing where stories want to go. Every book has been its own project, its own challenge. That exploration is what makes this work exciting, and it’s what keeps me coming back to the page.
But exploration requires space. It requires focus. And over the past year, I’ve realized that the energy I’ve been putting into marketing and promotion—minimal as it admittedly is—has been pulling me away from the work that matters most.
So I’m making a change.
What’s Changing in 2026
Midnight Thesis is coming off the serial schedule. I’ve been posting one chapter a week, but with the limited traffic the site gets, it’s become more of a distraction than anything else. There’s enough on the site now to serve as a teaser for anyone curious. That’s where it’ll stay.
No regular blogging. From now on, the only blog posts will be simple announcements when a new novel has been published. That’s it.
Novel Notes will continue—but streamlined. My newsletter will still go out every second Thursday of the month. You’ll get a short update on where I am with writing and publishing, information on anything new that’s been released, and no more than three promotions per month.
One newsletter per month. Period. In 2025, I resent newsletters twice to people who didn’t open them the first time. I won’t be doing that in 2026. You’ll receive each newsletter only once—twelve total for the year. No extra announcements about sales or other promotions.
Why This Matters
Every book I write is an experiment. It’s a chance to explore something new, to challenge myself, to take a risk and see what happens. But that kind of creative work doesn’t thrive in the margins. It needs room to breathe.
Stepping back from marketing doesn’t mean stepping back from connection. If you want to contact me my from remains active.
If you’re subscribed to Novel Notes, you’ll still hear from me every month. You’ll still know when new work is out. But the bulk of my time and energy will be where it should have been all along—on the stories themselves.
This is what makes the work exciting. This is what keeps it fresh. And this is the year I’m giving it the focus it deserves.
Thank you for being here. I’ll see you in the next novel.