Before I get into an update, I want to thank everyone who has expressed excitement about the project. I never expected so many complete strangers would have an interest in a weird little novella about a pissed-off witch, so that has been heart-warming.

While the manuscript itself is finished and I am at work on my next project, within the past several months I have had escalating difficulties with my mental health. Last week, I experienced an acute, severe depressive episode, and was hospitalized following a suicide attempt.

I am physically okay, and am currently in respite care awaiting admission into long-term treatment.

The good news is I will not be going back to my day job until the fall, so I can focus not only on writing but on recovering. But the bad news, without getting into too much detail, is I have to clean up the mess I made while I was sick so I can set up a bank account so I can, you know. Agree to the payment terms and actually hit the "Sell Pre-Orders" button. Apparently part of the online publishing deal is you’re supposed get paid, one day? Weird.

Anyway, my plan as of right now is to keep the project in Drafts through April and start selling pre-orders next month.

Thank you all again for the support, and I’ll have better news in a few weeks.

See you in May!