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Below are my thoughts & notes for Wraithforged (Wraithblade Book 2)

If you’re not used to the concept, Author Notes are a fun bonus at the end of a book. It’s where I jot down a little note for you about my experience writing the novel, and it’s also where I share some cool behind-the-scenes features regarding story design and thematic elements.

They’re meant to be read after you finish the novel, so if you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, go grab your copy first.

 

Author Notes

Man, what a ride.

Here we are, almost a full year after I published Wraithblade, and I won’t lie—I really thought I would have Wraithforged to you last fall at the latest. My “worst case” goal was to finish in November, and that obviously didn’t happen.

…Life’s full of surprises, I guess?

Book two was a challenge, more so than I ever imagined it would be.

On more than one occasion, I debated ending it in the Blood Bogs—but come on, I couldn’t just end it there.

I relentlessly hunted for chapters to cut, perspectives to omit, and subplots to change, but everything in the novel had roots. It had to be there.

As I was going through my final read-through, before I sent it to my publisher as the final edition, this line from Connor’s duel with Nocturne stuck out to me most:

He wasn’t quite ready to believe it was over.

You and me both, Connor. You and me both.

As a fun aside, there’s a line in chapter 27 where I shamelessly self-inserted into Connor’s head, in part to remind myself that this was going to happen no matter how many sleepless nights I had to put in to make it real:

Even with a dragon, this plan of his seemed impossible. He kept looking for something he could cut to save time, but he couldn’t compromise on a single thing.

It’s meta, it’s extra, and I don’t even remotely care. It kept me going that day, and it made me laugh every time I read it afterward.

The biggest delay in this book was how many times I rewrote it. I would get to a central plot point and realize I hadn’t built it to the full potential of what it could be, so I threw out most of what I’d finished up to that point.

Twice.

I’m usually meticulous with my outlining to avoid exactly this situation, but Connor & his team kept evolving. They kept showing me more of what they could become, and I couldn’t bring myself to omit something that could elevate the series as a whole.

I also worked with my brother Dan on this novel, and together we hashed out the story design, character growth, and outline. Together, we made it into something even better than I had originally thought it could be.

But it came at the expense of time.

There were, no joke, twenty-five adjustments to the outline. For the manuscript itself, you just read the third iteration of Wraithforged. Behind the scenes, there were an obscene number of long nights, missed holidays, and skipped weekends that went into the story.

And even with all that, I’d do it again. In my (admittedly biased) opinion, what you just read is the version truly worthy of the series.

I know it was irritating to wait a full year for book two, but I would rather throw out everything than release a bad book. As much pressure as I felt to finish this one, I think it was worth all the pain. I’m thrilled with the result, and I hope you feel the same.

Most of all, I’m grateful.

Grateful it’s done, yes, but more so grateful to you for being here with me, at the end of another journey together. I’m thankful you took the time out of your life to go on this adventure with me, and I hope you were utterly enchanted by the result of sixteen months of intense labor.

The Opening Quote

Choosing the opening quote of Wraithforged was an immensely difficult task, mainly because of the varied themes running beneath the surface.

In the end, I had to choose between two of them: anger and family.

Ultimately, you already know which one I chose.

The opening quote comes from Jim Butcher:

“When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching—they are your family.”

When you look at the characters’ growth, this speaks exactly to what you see: chosen family, and the deep & lasting bonds friends can have.

In the Blood Bogs, Connor Magnuson had to choose between the family he lost and the one he has left.Quinn Starling abandoned her family of origin in favor of a new family who shares her ideals and honors who she is.Sophia Auclair had to choose between her old fears—namely, the scars she developed in Nethervale—and this ragtag group that has given her a renewed sense of home.Murdoc had to choose between controlling the woman he loves and trusting she would choose him in the end.

 

What’s real stays with you—and for our team, that’s exactly what happened.

We can’t choose the family we were born into, but we can surround ourselves with people who make us better. Who challenge us even as they bring sunshine into our lives.

And that’s beautiful.

A Note on Anger

Of course, there is also an undercurrent of anger that runs throughout the book.

As you know by now, the Wraithblade Saga as a whole is dedicated to fathers. Our fathers influence who we become, after all, but only we choose who we are.

Wraithforged builds on this core foundation by adding another layer: through our fathers, we learn how to cope with the darker realities of life. We watch them model grief, anger, and trauma—and we learn something new every time.

Sometimes we’re lucky, and our role models teach us healthy ways to heal. For others, our role models pass on the painful cycles they learned from their role models.

If left unchecked, that can destroy us.

No matter we learned growing up—about fear, about anger, about grief—it is our responsibility to choose how we process it now.

We have the power to break those cycles. We can do it right and be the models the next generation deserves.

It’s tough for me to pick a favorite scene in Wraithforged, but the one that sticks out to me the most happens in Slaybourne—when Connor gives Wesley the silver blades he has worn since his days with Beck Arbor.

For starters, these deeply symbolic weapons are Connor’s tether not just to his old life, but to everything he has learned thus far. They symbolize everything he sacrificed to become the Wraithblade, and they also represent everything Wesley wants to be. They’re Connor’s way of reminding the young man that Connor will always be there—even when he’s not.

It’s his way of saying the lessons we learn outlive the people who taught us.

Their entire conversation is one of my favorite scenes in the book, but this part always resonates the deepest for me:

“Your soul is like a pot where you store all the things that make up who you are. When you make a mistake and you can’t make it right, there’s only one thing you can do—put it in the pot to make you braver. Use it to sustain you, because that’s all it’s good for at that point. The more you put in the pot, the stronger you get. Over time, you won’t feel lost anymore. The shame burns away. The next time you face the thing you fear, you’ll know what to do.”

Put it in the pot to make you braver.

My therapist taught me that concept, and I use it all the time. It’s some of the greatest wisdom I’ve ever gotten, and now I can share it with you.

To me, anger stands out as one of the strongest emotions in this book, and for good reason. There’s trauma. There’s pain. There’s injustice. There’s betrayal. There’s abandonment.

In this book and in our world, there are lots of reasons to be angry.

I think we sometimes forget that anger isn’t really its own emotion. It’s secondary, and it hides something else—usually grief.

Nocturne said it best:

“Anger masks true emotion. It is never the only thing one feels.”

In the end, anger is just a tool. It can carve us hollow or get us through a tough time. It’s flame, and one that can be a campfire or an inferno. It all depends on how we use it, or how much we let it use us.

Whatever you face, wield it with care. That’s all we can ever do, after all—our best.

Until next time,

Boyce

 

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Hi. Boyce here.

Before we get started with the author notes for Wraithblade, make sure you’re on my email list. That way, I can email you ASAP when I know the launch date for the next book.

 

Below are my thoughts & notes for Wraithblade.

They’re meant to be read after you finish the novel, so if you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, head here first to get your copy.

Author Notes

Glad to have you here.

Thank you for reading Wraithblade. I’ve spent the better part of a year refining the concept and writing the first book, but I’ve been exploring the saga for far longer than that. Of course, you may know about unpublishing the book to relaunch it with Wraithmarked Publishing and cancelling the book two preorder because of scheduling issues, so it seems almost miraculous that this book is actually, well, done.

To finish book one and put it in your hands is an unmatched feeling. As surreal (and ironic) as it is to admit, I don’t truly have the words right now to explain what it’s like to be finished.

As I’ve seen readers’ incredible reaction to this story, I’ve been beyond humbled and relieved to see that you love it as much as I do. More than anything, I’m grateful. I’m thankful you took the time out of your day to go on this adventure with me.

 

The Vibe

As the book evolved, I fell in love with the twangy vibe in this series. Even as an epic fantasy novel, it has a distinctly wild west feel to it. There are obvious references, like sheriffs and lawman badges, but there are also the underlying ribbons of freedom and individualism woven into the plot.

In Saldia, everyone needs to be self-sufficient. These are hardy people who won’t be controlled. It’s a somewhat lawless land, so when troublemakers come to town, you have to band together and deal with them yourself.

It was a treat to explore all of that, and I’ll continue delving into it in the sequels.

 

The Quote

We writers are creatures of habit, and one of the many habits I’ve picked up since finishing the Grimoire Saga (my last series) is that I now add a quote at the beginning of each novel. This is meant to capture its soul & give you an idea of what you’re about to read.

Choosing an opening quote for Wraithblade was a challenge. How do I sum up a saga like this in a single sentence? What nugget of wisdom would best capture its themes? When there are so many lingering mysteries that I literally have a database to keep track, how do I pick just one to tease you at the beginning?

(I do, in fact, have a database for all things Wraithblade. Because I am a geek and cannot help myself. There are an embarrassing number of spreadsheets, too, if we’re being honest here.)

But… what to choose? For quite a while, I was stumped.

You probably already guessed this, but Wraithblade is an ode to our fathers. It’s about how these men influence who we become, though it’s ultimately up to us to decide who we truly are.

In the end, I opted for this quote to open the series:

“Though you plant the seed of thought in another, be patient, for how and when it sprouts is not yours to control.”

I said the author was unknown, but I lied a little. I couldn’t find a quote that perfectly summed up what I wanted to say, so I just made one up.

(If you do find an existing quote that captures this idea, though, please tell me so I can properly credit the original author.)

It does, however, capture what I feel is the essence of the story: we’re all gardens, of sorts, and the lessons we’ve learned over the years are all the seeds planted in our soil by the people who have touched our lives.

What we allow to thrive and grow in our dirt, though, is entirely up to us.

Wraithblade is dedicated to the fathers who plant those seeds of thought and have helped us become stronger, better people.

 

Parting Thoughts

I could go into the themes and symbolism I planted in the book (haha get it), but what matters is what you took away. What sat with you.

What matters most is which seeds you decided to plant in your garden.

Whichever you chose to plant, I hope they grow and thrive. Wraithblade will always be here for you when you want to come back to Saldia and look for more.

Until next time,

P. S. Comment below & tell me what you think about all of this…

What do you think of this format, of having the Author Notes online?What did you think about Wraithblade?What are you hoping to see in the next book?Info on my next release

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Acknowledgements

A special thanks to my BETA readers, who helped me make this book as perfect as possible with their feedback. Thank you all for taking time out of your busy lives to help little ol’ me.

DadBeccaBeckyMannyMari

 

A big thank you, of course, to my editing & admin teams for making this book possible.

DanAlisonLika

 

 

Hi. Boyce here.

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Below are my thoughts & notes for Wraithblade 2.

They’re meant to be read after you finish the novel, so if you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, head here first to get your copy.

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Author Notes

Glad to have you here.

Thank you for reading Wraithblade. I’ve spent the better part of a year refining the concept and writing the first book, but I’ve been exploring the saga for far longer than that. Of course, you may know about unpublishing the book to relaunch it with Wraithmarked Publishing and cancelling the book two preorder because of scheduling issues, so it seems almost miraculous that this book is actually, well, done.

To finish book one and put it in your hands is an unmatched feeling. As surreal (and ironic) as it is to admit, I don’t truly have the words right now to explain what it’s like to be finished.

As I’ve seen readers’ incredible reaction to this story, I’ve been beyond humbled and relieved to see that you love it as much as I do. More than anything, I’m grateful. I’m thankful you took the time out of your day to go on this adventure with me.

The Vibe

As the book evolved, I fell in love with the twangy vibe in this series. Even as an epic fantasy novel, it has a distinctly wild west feel to it. There are obvious references, like sheriffs and lawman badges, but there are also the underlying ribbons of freedom and individualism woven into the plot.

In Saldia, everyone needs to be self-sufficient. These are hardy people who won’t be controlled. It’s a somewhat lawless land, so when troublemakers come to town, you have to band together and deal with them yourself.

It was a treat to explore all of that, and I’ll continue delving into it in the sequels.

The Quote

We writers are creatures of habit, and one of the many habits I’ve picked up since finishing the Grimoire Saga (my last series) is that I now add a quote at the beginning of each novel. This is meant to capture its soul & give you an idea of what you’re about to read.

Choosing an opening quote for Wraithblade was a challenge. How do I sum up a saga like this in a single sentence? What nugget of wisdom would best capture its themes? When there are so many lingering mysteries that I literally have a database to keep track, how do I pick just one to tease you at the beginning?

(I do, in fact, have a database for all things Wraithblade. Because I am a geek and cannot help myself. There are an embarrassing number of spreadsheets, too, if we’re being honest here.)

But… what to choose? For quite a while, I was stumped.

You probably already guessed this, but Wraithblade is an ode to our fathers. It’s about how these men influence who we become, though it’s ultimately up to us to decide who we truly are.

In the end, I opted for this quote to open the series:

“Though you plant the seed of thought in another, be patient, for how and when it sprouts is not yours to control.”

I said the author was unknown, but I lied a little. I couldn’t find a quote that perfectly summed up what I wanted to say, so I just made one up.

(If you do find an existing quote that captures this idea, though, please tell me so I can properly credit the original author.)

It does, however, capture what I feel is the essence of the story: we’re all gardens, of sorts, and the lessons we’ve learned over the years are all the seeds planted in our soil by the people who have touched our lives.

What we allow to thrive and grow in our dirt, though, is entirely up to us.

Wraithblade is dedicated to the fathers who plant those seeds of thought and have helped us become stronger, better people.

Parting Thoughts

I could go into the themes and symbolism I planted in the book (haha get it), but what matters is what you took away. What sat with you.

What matters most is which seeds you decided to plant in your garden.

Whichever you chose to plant, I hope they grow and thrive. Wraithblade will always be here for you when you want to come back to Saldia and look for more.

Until next time,

P. S. Comment below & tell me what you think about all of this…

What do you think of this format, of having the Author Notes online?What did you think about Wraithblade 2?What are you hoping to see in the next book?

 

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Want to get in on this? Check out my Patreon for behind-the-scenes bonuses & fun extras.

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to my BETA readers, who helped me make this book as perfect as possible with their feedback. Thank you all for taking time out of your busy lives to help little ol’ me.

DadBeccaBeckyMannyMari

 

A big thank you, of course, to my editing & admin teams for making this book possible.

DanAlisonLika

 

 

Hey, boss!

Hopefully, October has been treating you well. Do you have any fun adventures planned in the coming weeks?

I’ve been stowed away in my writing cave, typing like a fiend. Per the norm.

Here’s what I’ve been up to:

The Boyce Nation update is now public on Patreon.Wraithblade 2 has been coming along great.We had our first Live Q&A!

 

Head on over to the Boyce Nation update on Patreon for all the details.

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Hey, boss!

Hopefully, October has been treating you well. Do you have any fun adventures planned in the coming weeks?

I’ve been stowed away in my writing cave, typing like a fiend. Per the norm.

Here’s what I’ve been up to:

The Boyce Nation update is now public on Patreon.Wraithblade 2 has been coming along great.We had our first Live Q&A!

 

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I don’t do a lot of giveaways, but I simply couldn’t resist this one.

This month, you have a chance to win one of three (3) audiobook copies of Wraithblade, delivered through audiobooks.com.

How to Enter the Giveaway

Use this Rafflecopter form to enter:

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The Rules & Reasons

I have 3 codes ready to go, and I decided to give them away as part of a birthday celebration.

From now until my birthday (August 21), you’ll have plenty of chances to enter. Most of them revolve around the places I hangout online because I guess I use all my creative energy on my books instead of my giveaways.

The giveaway is run through Rafflecopter, and you do need to login to the Rafflecopter site to track entries. It’s easy & quick to sign up.

Once the giveaway ends, I’ll send the 3 lucky winners their codes. Winners will have 1 week to respond and accept the code before it goes to someone else.

No purchase is necessary to win. If audiobooks.com isn’t available in your country, I will gift you a copy from a similar store in your country if you win. Your country’s rules on giveaways may influence winning potential. (I’m doing my best on this legalese stuff, guys.)

The Prizes

The Wraithblade audiobook launched on June 15, 2021. You can listen to it on your favorite sites, such as Audible and audiobooks.com.

Here’s more about the book:

 

Connor Magnuson is going to conquer Death itself.

A penniless drifter, Connor has survived the last eight years alone in a cursed woodland teeming with monsters that eat grown men whole. Shunned, forgotten, and with nowhere else to go, he looks death in the eye every night and draws his sword to face it. The forest, after all, burned the fear out of him long ago.

Still, it hasn’t hardened the last shreds of his heart quite yet. When Connor hears a mysterious girl scream in the middle of nowhere, he ends up in a brutal battle that nearly costs him his life. His bravery does not go unrewarded, and in the aftermath of the fight, he finds himself bonded to the most infamous enchantment the world has ever seen: the Wraith King. The undead abomination grants him godlike power, but legendary magic always comes with a cost. Even as his fellow outcasts flock to him for help, Connor is branded as an outlaw. Kings and lords alike know where the wraith has gone, and they’ll slit his throat to take it from him. To them, a peasant like Connor is unworthy. He’s a mistake to be corrected, and nothing more.

But Connor is no ordinary man, and he’ll drag those hunters to hell with him if that’s what it takes to protect what is his.

Read by Wayne Mitchell. Published by Tantor Audio.

 

 

The question

I got a great question the other day in the fans-only Facebook group:

What tools do you use in your writing life? Do you communicate via email or discord? What do you write on? A laptop? What kind? Do you write on word, scrivener or another program? Do you use notebooks?

This is a really cool question because I don’t think anyone has asked me this before.

The answer

If you’d like to dive into it with me, here’s my answer:

 

The next step

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My guess is it’ll be autumn of this year, but again that’s the publisher’s final choice.

If you want more frequent updates, you can join my Facebook Group. I’m going to try out weekly writing updates to keep everyone up to date on the book 2 progress.

Either way, I’ll keep you posted.

Thank you for reading Wraithblade. I can’t wait to see what you think of the sequel!

– Boyce

Wow, May is already over! Wild.

My goodness, so much has been going on…

I’ve started filming weekly writing updates & posting those in the Facebook group! These will also be available (1 month delay) on my YouTube channel. Writing on Wraithblade 2 has officially started!My goals for the coming months have shifted slightly (see the post on Patreon)I’m moving in July!

I’m trying something new this month.

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Everyone in here is amazing, and you’ll fit right in. Head over and introduce yourself.

 

The question

I got a great question the other day in the fans-only Facebook group:

I’m super curious about your process. What’s your start-to-finish writing process like?

This is a really cool question because I don’t think anyone has asked me this before.

The answer

If you’d like to dive into it with me, here’s my answer:

 

The next step

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My guess is it’ll be autumn of this year, but again that’s the publisher’s final choice.

If you want more frequent updates, you can join my Facebook Group. I’m going to try out weekly writing updates to keep everyone up to date on the book 2 progress.

Either way, I’ll keep you posted.

Thank you for reading Wraithblade. I can’t wait to see what you think of the sequel!

– Boyce

The question

I got a great question the other day in the fans-only Facebook group:

 

If I have the original version of Wraithblade, do I need the new edition?

Another great question, since we republished Wraithblade in April 2021.

The short answer

Nope!

The long answer

No, you don’t need the new edition…but you might want to read it regardless.

Between the two versions, the story is about 97% the same. Most of the edits I made were stylistic changes to perfect as much as I could. You won’t be lost if you don’t buy the new edition.

However, there are a few little easter eggs in the new edition that will be referenced in later books, so it might be good to re-read the new edition (maybe in KU, if you have that?) before you read book 2.

My publisher hasn’t given me an official launch date yet for book 2, but I’ll email everyone on my mailing list as soon as I know more. Join now to make sure you get the update:

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My guess is it’ll be autumn of this year, but again that’s the publisher’s final choice.

If you want more frequent updates, you can join my Facebook Group. I’m going to try out weekly writing updates to keep everyone up to date on the book 2 progress.

Either way, I’ll keep you posted.

Thank you for reading Wraithblade. I can’t wait to see what you think of the sequel!

– Boyce