Hello, gentle readers. Did you miss me? You might have noticed that I hadn’t been posting as much, and heck, that maybe you haven’t received my newsletter in a while. Well, it’s not you, it’s me. But fear not! Things are looking up!
Website Woes
Earlier this year, my website went down. Because I don’t clear my cookies nearly often enough, I couldn’t tell from my end. Sure, the lack of views was strange, but I chalked it up to being pretty boring in my updates (I was convinced I had nothing to share). But when Singularity released in July, I realized I couldn’t even write a post about it! My website was basically inaccessible.
Around the same time, I discovered I’d failed to migrate my newsletter quickly enough—and lost my entire subscriber list. If you haven’t received an email from me in a while, it’s not you. I just don’t have anyone to send it to. One of my big 2025 goals is to resurrect that newsletter. I want it to be consistent, fun, and full of goodies—like a bookish Santa Claus that shows up once a month.
Battling Burnout & 2024 Recap (Or Lack Thereof)
Yes, it’s been a year (or two). You may have noticed there was no 2024 recap on my socials. I haven’t posted much about the book I put out (singular for the first time since 2019), or my usual Instagram updates. Well, the burnout is back, unless it never really left. Between the website troubles, the emotional weight of releasing the final Starstruck Saga book, and the general drama in the astrophysics world, I was flung for a loop.
As a comet scientist, I’ll joke that I flew too close to Jupiter’s influence, got tossed into an eccentric orbit, and now I’m finally returning to the inner solar system to sublimate. And sublimate I will!
Thanks to an incredible friend—who rescued my site right after defending his thesis (thank you, Dr. Thomas, I am eternally grateful!)—my page is back. And here I am, ready to ring in 2025 with a bang!
Which isn’t to say 2024 wasn’t a good year. The Starstruck Saga is now complete, which is a strange feeling in and of itself. I also had the opportunity to do astrophysics outreach in the Reunion Island, which was incredibly fulfilling.
New Newsletter: Coming Soon
I know you’re curious about my newsletter. Unfortunately, the new signups aren’t ready just yet, but I promise, they’re coming soon. In the meantime, stay tuned here for all my writing and science-y updates.
Current Writing Projects
Now on to bookish things!
After the conclusion of the Starstruck Saga, one of the biggest questions I’ve been asked the most is “what’s next?”, and it’s a question I’ve been mulling around in my head for months now. I have been writing, working on my truffle-infused cozy fantasy, tentatively called “LOOKING FOR TRUFFLE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES” for the time being. And yes, this is the same book I’ve been working on since my 2022 burnout. It’s gone through many iterations: the MC has gone from being male (Kieran) to female (Kiera) to male again to female again (Kira, Keira, and all variations thereof), the love interested has gone from male (Mog) to female (Mog) and back again (Mog). It’s gone from a self-contained 80k words escapist fantasy to a 150k words-high cozy fantasy. Currently, it sits at 600 pages, and while I love all the truffle cooking scenes, I’m not sure you will. But! It has an ending! And that’s important.
Now the big 2025 news is that the sequel (and conclusion) to Over the Moon is coming THIS YEAR! Yes! It should hit shelves in the fall, it’s looking like October/November. And it’s going to be EPIC. More robots! More clones! More reveals! How will Dora and Crow’s relationship evolve given Crow’s new identity? Will they be able to save Nekkan, Noon, and the Sylvarian Systems from the Technomage? Stay tuned for title reveals, cover reveals, and plenty of fun events as the release date gets closer.
YA Horror Anthology: These Bodies Ain’t Broken
I’m also thrilled to announce that I’m part of another anthology! These Bodies Ain’t Broken releases on September 23, 2025. It’s a YA Horror anthology featuring own-voice stories of disabled main characters. My contribution stars a turn-of-the-century teenage girl named Helena, who wakes up immured in her father’s bridge. It’s given me the opportunity and platform to talk about what it’s like to live with Crohns Desease, and allowed me to lean into the horror of it — which I have to say, is amazingly therapeutic!
The blurb so far: Madeline Dyer, editor of Being Ace, developed this anthology to challenge expectations about who can be a hero. Centering disabled and chronically ill teenagers protecting others from ancient evils, vanquishing ghosts, and defying death, these stories explore horror sub-genres including paranormal, gothic, psychological, and body horror. With a diverse array of own-voices representation for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Crohns Disease, Diabetes, PTSD, and more each entry complicates traditional horror with new perspectives. Contributors include bestselling and award-winning as well as emerging authors: Dana Mele, Lillie Lainoff, Soumi Roy, Fin Lavoie, S.E. Anderson, Donyae Coles, C. G. Moore, Mo Netz, Emily Colin, P.H. Low, and Carly Nugent.
Science Writing & Astrophysics Updates
I’m also flexing my science-writing muscles. I have a non-fiction book about my beloved comets in progress, and I’m hoping it finds a publisher this year. I also wrote a children’s book about a lonely comet and am working with a talented watercolor illustrator to bring it to life.
I’m considering consolidating my astrophysics writing and sci-fi writing under one online roof. I’d love to share more about my work with the 114-year-old comet C/1908 R1 Morehouse—but I’m not sure if this blog is the right place. Let me know: are you interested in hearing more about my ongoing astrophysics research?
In case you are, here is the scientific paper I recently put out, after almost years of work with an incredible team of experts:
Press release: https://www.sciences.uliege.be/cms/c_13229620/en/century-old-comet-c/1908-r1-morehouse-finally-reveals-its-secrets
Paper: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202450636
Looking Ahead to 2025
All in all, 2025 is shaping up to be a year of big projects and ambitious goals. From cozy fantasies and epic sci-fi conclusions to YA horror anthologies and astrophysics research, there’s a lot on my plate—and I’m so excited to bring you all along for the ride.
Thank you for sticking with me, gentle readers. Here’s to a stellar 2025!