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Welcome to the Journal

This is where I’ll write between books — short notes on the worlds I’m building, the strange corners of craft I keep returning to, and the occasional behind-the-scenes look at a story before it finds its final shape.

Every book begins as a door you’re not quite sure leads anywhere.

If you found your way here from The Traveling Jessie Barstow, welcome. There’s more coming, and I’m glad to have you along for it.

For now, thanks for reading. You can always reach me through the contact page — I read everything.

— Matt