Hello Readers,
April was a difficult month on the personal side of things for my family. Our beloved uncle passed away from a year-long battle with ALS. He truly was one of the strongest people I have ever known. I miss him already. 🤍 My father had the opportunity to speak about my uncle's life at the funeral. It was a reminder that stories are a powerful way to give strength and courage to others; especially through grief and trial.
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but keep sharing your stories. Wether that is through music, journaling, art, or writing fiction. There are always nuggets of truth that can be found in the stories we create.
Some silver linings of April.
✧ I made a new website! A.C. SANDERS Portfolio.
If you are an author in need of character art or book design my full price list and contract can be found under the commissions tab. I love the authors I have been working with and would love to help you in 2026. Once the waitlist is filled I will not be taking on any new projects until the end of next year.
✧ Another great thing was two of The Moonwell Archives books by Shirsten Shirts is in a bookstore in Provo, Utah: Planted In Pages. AND you can preorder Shirsten’s spinoff series Phoenix Boys here: PREORDER
✧The third book in The Weather Court Gem series was released Of Lightning and Topaz by KC Silver. Order Here
Things are a bit quiet on the fiction front but I have some secret things in the works that will be shared soon! 🎧 I am learning to embrace shorter projects and it’s been very good for my writer’s block.
A picture of my actual desk: An ipad, keyboard, and lap desk.
Ah, the struggles of working on many projects but not being able to share any of it yet. But here is what is up and coming with bookish things..…
✧ WARRIORS AND MAGES✧
V.K. DIXON
The Limited Edition book covers for Warriors & Mages will be revealed MAY 1OTH! I will most likely do a special email this week. I am so excited to show you the full designs that have taken me months of work.
V.K. has been working tirelessly to bring you all a beautiful epic fantasy series. She has a goal to reach 1,000 followers before JULY 1ST and is halfway to that goal!
The trade covers turned out especially beautiful.
✧ THE CHRONICLES OF CHAERA✧
ALISSA J. ZAVALIANOS
I am so excited to finally announce, I will be bringing to life Alissa’s whimsical YA portal fantasy series THE CHRONICLES OF CHAERA: ON THE EDGE OF THE FORGOTTEN SEA! Alissa was very sweet to work with my busy schedule. This was a project I couldn’t pass up! Hint: It has a mermaid… 🧜♀️
The cover reveal will also be sometime in the upcoming weeks.
As always thank you all for reading this crazy newsletter each month!
I'm so sorry for your loss. And you're so right about stories being powerful ways to heal. Thank you for sharing.