Indeed

That Basterd Homes & The New England Affair is officially live. I’ve just finished blasting it out to every Facebook group and subreddit that would have me. I'm pushing 40, but I even re-downloaded TikTok just to drop a #BookTok pitch (midlife crisis or marketing genius—you decide).

At around 35k words, it’s a tight little novella featuring two standalone mysteries. So, you guessed it. A sequel is on the table.

But before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s talk about Red Clay & Concrete. As I’ve mentioned before, it’s more of a personal piece—contemporary slice-of-life, not exactly written with the algorithm in mind. I’ve been serializing it on Wattpad for beta feedback, and predictably, it’s flown under the radar. No surprise there—Wattpad is a jungle of steamy romance, and anything outside that genre gets buried (No shade because the grind is real and I respect it). Still, I’ve decided to accelerate the update schedule and drop the rest of the first draft this week. That way, anyone still following along can share first impressions before I lock in the final cut.

Meanwhile, Fire and Fools continues its beta run on ScribbleHub. It’s a comedic spin on medieval fantasy, which puts it a little out of step with the LitRPG-heavy crowd over there (again, no shade—just different vibes). It’s still in the early stages, though, so I’m letting it ride for now without any major changes to the twice-a-week updates.