2025 was… a decade, or something like that. I wrote six books (effectively seven, as Spirit Blade was finished on January 5!) and published 7, including Void Spheres.
Over the course of the year, I fulfilled the Void Spheres Kickstarter and, in what felt like an interminable struggle, kept the lights on around here administration-wise. Paperbacks, bookkeeping, covers, audiobooks… there’s a lot of pieces that go into this gig beyond just writing the novels.
That’s part of why I’ve slowed the release rate down to “every two months,” as I was finding the previous pace didn’t leave me much time for doing anything else, and I wanted to find time for other things in my life.
Last year, that included the Japan trip with the Ship Shape crew, which was educational and entertaining. I was sadly unprepared for the heat in Tokyo in September and ended up quite ill at points, but thankfully there was a doctor in the crew!
At some point, I hope to organize the photos into something I can share.
On the personal side, our cat Skadi was diagnosed with diabetes, which threw a wrench into a lot of our plans for fall and winter. Thankfully, she’s taken to the treatment like a little trooper, though she’s also been living in a protective ruff since September for one minor injury after another thanks to her allergies.
We also moved into a new house, which has many more windows and our other cat, Freya, has decided is an appropriate palace for her benevolent dictatorship. We’re still unpacking after two months, as expected, but we’re closer than we thought we would be!
I’m currently on a scheduled break from writing, busy rolling the next Starship’s Mage novel around in my head—and the arc around it.
2026 looks to be a good year as things get moving. I wrote a new urban fantasy novel, Spirit Blade, that will be launching in May—my first venture into that space in quite some time, but I really enjoyed writing it and I hope you all enjoy reading it!
Happy reading everyone!
-Glynn Stewart
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