It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here, and I know that silence can feel loud — especially when you’re waiting on the next book. When The Woods (day job) went into off-season back in November, I told myself this was it. The quiet stretch. The time I’d finally be able to sit down and really sink into Shadowed Truths . And then life laughed. November turned into Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving into Christmas. Christmas into New Year’s. New Year’s into my birthday. It’s b