What I Love (and Hate) About Writing a Series

 Personal thoughts while deep in the chaos of Book One edits and Book Two dreams

When I first started writing Heir of the Forgotten, I wasn’t even sure if I’d finish it.

I had a premise. A girl. A prophecy. A storm.

But I didn’t know if it would become a real book, let alone the beginning of an entire series.

And yet—it kept going.

The story pulled me back to my computer day after day, like something inside it needed to be written. The first draft came out in a whirlwind—twelve days of obsession and late nights and caffeine-fueled momentum. Two weeks later, the second draft was done.

And then I hit the stage I always hit: the one I love to hate.

Editing.

I know editing matters. I know it’s where the story becomes a novel. It’s where everything finds its shape. But if I’m being honest? I’d rather be writing something new.

Especially now, with Book Two (titled Shadow of the Twin) alive and whispering in my brain. The characters are moving. The stakes are rising. And some days, it feels like they’re dragging me forward whether I’m ready or not.

Because here’s the wild part:

Even I don’t know exactly how it’s going to end.

I have a rough idea of where I want to go.

But the moments in between—the turns, the revelations, the betrayals—those come when they come. Andi surprises me. Kael breaks when I don’t expect him to. Kade is darker and more broken than I imagined, but he won’t stop trying to claw his way out. The magic system has rules I’m still uncovering. The prophecy? It’s more of a puzzle than a map.

That’s the beauty—and the beast—of writing a series.

What I love about it:

• Watching characters evolve across books.

• Discovering secrets in Book Two I didn’t know I planted in Book One.

• That gut-deep feeling of momentum and inevitability.

• Getting to live in this world longer, to build layers, to let the emotional arcs breathe.

What I hate about it:

• Having to revise Book One when I really just want to be writing Book Two.

• Trying to keep track of all the threads I started.

• Knowing some readers won’t see the full picture unless they stick with me to the end.

• Waiting to share the moments I love the most because they’re three books away.

But in the end, this is the work.

This is storytelling.

And as much as I groan about edits and second-guess every comma, I wouldn’t trade this journey. I care about these characters more than I can say. I want to do right by them. I want to write a story that matters—to me, and maybe to you, too.

So if you’re still standing in the storm with me—thank you.

Book One (Heir of the Forgotten) releases October 1.

Book Two is coming next.

And as for how it all ends?

We’ll find out together.