“Paths are made by walking.”
— Franz Kafka

This time last year, I would never have imagined myself being in this position, undertaking this current endeavour.

That is: phasing out my Dragon Calling First Edition paperbacks, to make way for Second Editions!

The first editions have had a good run. I mean, Kin Seeker (the first book in the series) was released back in 2013, and since then, it has sold a few thousand copies. I don’t have the exact numbers readily available. Nothing grand, for sure. But not too shabby for a debut Middle Grade book that had to rely on me to promote it (needless to say, my marketing prowess leaves a lot to be desired).

I put a lot of years into the series; a good chunk of those years were learning about the writing and publishing industry, forging my writing style and voice, world-building and working on the first two books (writing and re-writing and at times just trying to figure out where on earth I was going with the story).

Since Kin Seeker’s publication, I’ve learned a tremendous amount more about the craft of writing, and, more importantly, I have a solid writing style now, with a “voice” decidedly all my own. It was by Book Three of the Dragon Calling Series that I more soundly established my writing voice … but that meant Books One and Two were still a little rough around the edges.

Even with professional editors and proofreaders, those little chinks and bumps remained. Small spelling errors. Slightly bumpy sentence structuring. Bits of world-building that needed better streamlining. And some plot details were not given the best foreshadowing or extra detailing they deserved (primarily because during those earlier years, there were some story elements and plot directions I still hadn’t established).

WELL, with the series completed (all the plots and character arcs known), and this year spent in writer’s mode (me working on a different story), I decided to revisit my beloved fantasy series and give it a full and fresh sweep of revisions.

I am in the process of creating completely revised editions for all five books. That is revising the following:

• Polishing my old writing to better reflect my current skill and writing voice.
• Adding more sensory descriptions. Swapping out more passive writing with more active counterparts.
• Adding more specific world-building details regarding different creatures and cultures.
• Fixing scene breaks.
• Adding lovely chapter heading designs.
• Making that darn Horvish language less convoluted and easier to read.
• Adding in little details and foreshadowing that help connect earlier events to ones in the later books.
• Fixing misspellings and odd word choices.
• In some cases, adding entire new scenes … just because! 🙂
• Old book covers replaced with the ones used for the Hardcover editions (which are now only available via the website store)

What WON’T be changing:

• Character personalities and arcs.
• The story.
• The overall style and voice.
• The titles and number of chapters.

The books that will benefit most from these revisions will be the first two books, naturally. Books Three, Four, and Five are more structurally sound, reflective of my improvements as a writer over the years. Even so, they’ll receive similar line and copy-editing, mainly to trim down things like sticky words and echo words (things I didn’t even know about or know how to look out for when I wrote the books), and to add sensory and world-building details that will enhance the reading experience.

This process will take a few months, but I’ve already started and will keep going until all five are given this new TLC makeover.

The Second Editions of KIN SEEKER and THE BEACON THRONES will be published in January 2026.

That means the First Editions of those two books will phase out when the new counterparts arrive on the scene. So, if you want copies of the original editions, you have until the end of January 2026. After that, they will no longer be available in any format (except Kin Seeker’s audiobook).

I still have some physical copies boxed away in storage, but those will be the last of the first editions. Once those are sold, that’s it.

It’ll be the end of an era. The first edition’s formatting, book size, book cover images … all will end with their discontinuation. Bitter-sweet.

But they’ve served me wonderfully over the years, and have been an important part of my writing career. And without them as the foundations, the upcoming Second Editions wouldn’t be possible.

I am deeply grateful for everything I’ve learned from the originals, and for all the readers who have loved and cherished them, despite their imperfections.

Now, it’s on to reshaping them into newer and better versions!

If you’re interested in grabbing the first editions before they phase out, you can get them here, via the WEBSITE STORE.

At this stage, the hardcovers are also available. But once the Second Editions (paperbacks) start coming in, the hardcover editions will also be phased out (since their content is basically the same as the first edition paperbacks).

Thank you, First Editions … you will always have a special place in my heart. And thank you to all the readers who invested in the series over the years. Books are silent voids without the readers who pick them up and bring them to life with their imaginations.