What is The Willstone Legacy?
12/20/2025
I almost titled this newsletter “I fought the law (Murphy’s) and the law (Murphy’s) won.”
A couple of weeks ago, on a Friday afternoon, my son’s car broke down on his way to work. It was too late to tow it to a dealer, so we had it towed home, then had it towed to the dealer the following morning. We discovered the repairs would be quite expensive, and since the car was older and paid off, we decided it would be a good time to get our son a new car. Besides, he needed a reliable vehicle, and he could help pay for it!
Here’s where Murphy comes into play. We had just paid off my truck the previous month, and were looking forward to one less payment for a while to catch up on other bills. That’s how things like this normally go, right? Well, good ol’Murphy wasn’t done with me yet.
While driving around that weekend in my recently paid off truck…I noticed it was shifting really rough. I was planning on taking it in to get looked at over Christmas break, but it was getting a little too persistent to wait, so my wife took the day off to take it in. What we discovered had Murphy laughing all the way to the bank!
Podcast Appearance
Dealing with Murphy is never fun, but in the midst of all this trouble, I had a chance to appear on the Geek Off The Street Podcast again. During the episode we discuss a wide range of topics including what it feels like to complete a series (Mechhaven), my experience as a vendor at various shows, and several other topics.
My favorite part of the show is when we discuss my new series, The Willstone Legacy, in public for the first time. I'm still writing Book 1 and haven't polished my pitch and descriptions yet, but it felt great to finally share this project with the world.
Marc and Trent have been supporters since day one, so please listen to their podcast, watch their YouTube videos, and support them any way you can.
Here are links to the episode:
Apple:
Spotify:
If you don't have time to listen to the whole episode, check the Novel Notices below for a quick description of my new book!
Novel Notices
Novel November Update: I completed Novel November! I wrote 50,154 words during the month. The goal was 50,000!
As of the last newsletter, I was 35,000 words into Birthright. As of this morning I'm at 68,218, so I've added about 33,000 words over the last four weeks...not too bad!
I'm part of the way through Act II and probably right around the halfway point of the story. I'm off the next two weeks and intend to have some downtime to relax and recharge, but I know I'll sneak in a couple of really productive writing days as well. I'd love to start January working on Act III.
As I mentioned above, I'm still working on the descriptions and pitch, but I think this nicely summarizes the story in Birthright, Book 1 of The Willstone Legacy:
Birthright follows Landros Willstone, a young man cursed to randomly teleport across the world every month—ripped away from whatever life he's trying to build. When his best friend Eira—an apprentice EtherLord—creates an amulet that might buy him precious extra time between displacements, Landros finally has a chance to help others instead of just surviving. But getting involved in a conspiracy involving necromancy and corrupt EtherLords might cost him the only stability he's ever known. It's a story about surviving impossible odds, found family, and what it means to have a home when the world keeps tearing you away from everyone you love.
Let me know wha you think!
Here are my upcoming appearances:
I’m always looking for other opportunities which I’ll post here as soon as I can confirm. I may be attending the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in April. If I do, I’ll be sharing the booth with several other authors. We’re currently working out the details, so once I have anything solid to report I’ll let you know.
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