The days after a book release are strange.

After months—sometimes years—of living with a story, shaping it, revising it, praying over it—you finally send it into the world. The moment arrives. You check Amazon. Maybe you post a few times. You wait. And what you often hear next is… silence.

That’s where I am now with The Curse of Magic.

The book is out. It’s available. It’s live.
But most of the people who will one day read it haven’t yet heard of it.

And that’s okay.

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I didn’t write The Curse of Magic for hype. I wrote it to wrestle with the tension between power and calling—between giftedness and faithfulness. Fletcher’s journey isn’t flashy. It’s not about mastering magic or overthrowing empires. It’s about doubt. Obedience. And quiet endurance when the path forward feels like a curse.

He doesn’t want to be the center of anything.
He just wants to survive. To serve the Creator.
And maybe—if God wills it—to do a little good along the way.

I’ve realized that’s not a bad mirror for this phase of the writing journey.

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If you’ve already bought the book: thank you. You’re part of the beginning. And if you’ve read it—or are reading it—your experience means more than any launch metrics.

If you haven’t picked it up yet, there’s no urgency. The story will still be there when you’re ready. But if you’ve ever questioned your calling… if you’ve ever wondered whether a gift was a burden… if you’ve ever felt like the quiet path was the right one even though no one else noticed—it might be a story for you.

📖 The Curse of Magic (Defiler’s Stain, Book 1) is available now in paperback:
👉 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1DHQJSG

I’ll share more in the coming weeks—some behind-the-scenes looks at character choices, a few early reviews, maybe even a preview of what comes next. But for now, I’m embracing the silence. And letting the story find its way.

Thanks for walking with me.

— Henry