Update: I recently lost my job. So all of my time has been consumed looking for a new one. Sorry for the delay yall! 😭 I promise I will finish this story.

Greetings Reapers!

I can't thank you enough for all of your love and support. Your comments and reviews fuel my passion. I'm so happy you enjoy Reaping Autumn as much as I do.

My wife and I are in the middle of buying our first house and dealing with some medical treatments. So I apologize for the delay. But I do have a chapter planned for this month. So I appreciate your patience. I know I'm not as fast as the other writers on this platform. But I hope you think the end result is worth it.

To make up for it, I thought I'd share a little behind the scenes. No spoilers of course, but if you don't want to know how the sausage is made I don't blame ya.

I'm a big plotter. I use Obsidian to track all of my crazy notes and test out different routes. Here's a snapshot of my insanity.

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I obsess over the little details. And I like to have and idea of where the story is going before I write so I can properly seed those moments. I've replotted my story about 6 times now to find better routes or avoid plot holes.

Fun facts

Characters listed in order of most to least likely to return the shopping cart:

1. JJ - Dude is a goodie two shoes always follows the rules.

2. Maggie - if she wasn't dead she'd do her best to be a good human.

3. Dr. Ward - He's a responsible adult and has to keep a good image as a doctor in a small town.

4. Hannah - She'll do it but she's the type to yeet it from 20 feet away and just hope it lands in the lane. If it doesnt, oh well.

5. Autumn - Maybe. If she's in the mood.

6. Jaqueline - No. Thats what the workers are there for.

Other plots I've wanted to write:

An otherly where Autumn and Hannah visit a medium at a carnival and Autumn scares the hoax medium with her black eyes.

A prequel set in a more medieval or colonial era when Reapers are in their prime. It would feel a bit more like Witcher I think.

A Hogwarts of Reapers.

Publication plans:

I plan to reach out to publishing agents once I've done a few drafts. I know posting online might harm those chances, but we'll see I guess. Either way I will self publish if I can't get it traditionally done.

I also have an Instagram @themythicalkidd and a tiktok @writernickkidd I post silly stuff so come follow.

Anyways, thanks yall! Much love. And remember, you're never alone. The dead are always watching.