Out With The Old, In With The New

The end of 2025 has been something wild. I've taken some time to adjust to the beginning of the new year and the beginning of a new chapter of my life.

Writing fantasy doesn't always mean I can spend my days in Azu'Rahn. Real life still creeps in and closes its grip tightly, more than I can sometimes handle. The end months of 2025 were some of the best months of my life. I finished and published my first book, Eyes of Gold. I reached a milestone I thought was just a dream. holding my story in my hands and flipping through the pages was something I never thought I could achieve.

The end of 2025 also saw some of my hardest months. I saw the end of relationships and was made to heal heartaches I wasn't sure I could survive. I watched people close to my heart suffer from declining health and struggle with recovery. For a while, I found myself drowning in depression and sadness, wondering what to do and where to go with things. I went quiet and disappeared from social media.

The start of 2026 has been the start of things getting better. I have adapted to life's challenges and grown stronger from them. I have found myself again. Now, it's time to start moving forward once more and continue to follow my dream of seeing my work published for others to read and escape into. I will draw inspiration from the heavy emotions and life lessons of last year and move into this new year with a new mindset.

This year will be a year of creation, self-growth and adventure.

Happy 2026, everyone. May this year bring you all love, happiness and good health.