I'm deep into the final quarter of the first draft of Rise of the Variel, and it's starting to feel real.

Several of the major scenes are now written—moments I've been building toward for a long time. There's still plenty of writing, editing, revising, and polishing ahead, but for the first time I can clearly see the finish line of Draft One.

My goal is to have the first draft completed by the end of July and ready for editing.

No promises—writing has a way of surprising me—but that's the target. 🤞

For now, I'm enjoying that exciting stage where story threads are beginning to converge, long-planned reveals are finally making it onto the page, and characters are making choices that will shape everything that follows.

Back to writing. The dragons... And the Variel are waiting. 🐉