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Writing

Welcome to the Witchwood!

A dying forest, where no one has seen a living tree in three centuries.

We’re hard at work writing our debut novel: THE WITCH OF THE DEAD WOODS. The first draft is complete, and we’re working through feedback from our wonderful beta readers!

The book is the first of a planned dark fantasy trilogy, and we’re very excited to get it into people’s hands.

In the Witchwood, no one has seen a living tree in three hundred years — until Mara, a travelling witch, finds a sapling in the ashes of a burned village.

The discovery draws her to Lydia, the last living descendant of the mysterious First Glade, armed with her father’s mammoth-ivory bow and a lifetime of unanswered questions.

Together, they must uncover the secret to restoring the forest before a fungal cult can bury it forever… and before Mara loses herself to the monstrous thing inside her.

We’re currently pursuing traditional publication, so we don’t have a release date to share yet. In the meantime, we’ll be posting regular worldbuilding notes, field guides, and fragments from the Witchwood.

We’re also looking for more beta readers. If you’d like to read the manuscript and share feedback, you can reach us at beta (at) lnwolff.com.