I started my Blood of the Wild Gods universe as an escape from my reality.
It was the place where I dug up the bones of my past and tried to make something living out of them. It was where I figured out what I really wanted from love by writing through everything love had failed to be. It was my lifeline when I was homeless and dissociating in that underground shelter room with no windows. It was where I disappeared to when I was being called a stupid bitch by someone who was supposed to love me, comfort me, and hold me, but instead yelled at me when I cried. It’s where I ran when I was alone and had no one to talk to. It’s where I put all my thoughts and fears while I watched the real world stop making any sense, all my horror, anger, and helplessness at the corruption, greed, and unchecked power that keeps destroying lives.
I never expected anyone to care about this world I created. I never expected anyone to ask where they could buy my books, or tell me they wanted to make art from this universe, or say they were invested and wanted to see how it all evolves… I’m blown away by it. I still do not fully know what to do with it yet.
So thank you to everyone who has taken an interest. It honestly feels unreal to me. What started as me wandering alone through something I created to survive is slowly turning into a place where I’m finding fellow travelers along the way. And that is one of the coolest things I have ever experienced.