Sad Announcement (Patreon)

This is a very difficult message to make, and one I have been dreading for some time. This is David, one of my best friends in the entire world. On Monday, David passed away after his battle with cancer came to an end.

Some of you knew David. Maybe you connected on Goodreads, or you read one of his reviews - several of them are on the backs of my hardcovers. He was even a beta reader for some of my fellow authors - he was one of my best.

Even if wasn't personally, if you’ve read my books, you knew David. Anytime I had a new idea or wanted some feedback, he was the first person to read it. He was my biggest cheerleader, and could talk you ears off for hours about my books if you gave him the chance.

I first met him not long after publishing my first book and seeing his review. He messaged me via Facebook and we hit it off. We connected on not just my books, but comics, video games, and all sorts of nerdy stuff. It wasn’t long after that he visited me in Florida in person, a few times. I cannot tell you how badly I wish those visits had lasted longer now.

We talked almost every day, until he got sick. I truly feel lost without him in my life anymore. I wake up most days and check my phone still expecting to see a message from him, and am immediately crushed when I remember why I don’t. Everything I see reminds me of him, because he was the person I talked to about everything. I miss him so much.

I will be meeting the rest of this month’s Patreon obligations, and then I will be stepping away from writing, at least for a short while. I can’t even open one of my Google docs, knowing that when I do, I’ll see one of his notes - all while knowing one them will be his very last, ever. Everything hurts right now, and I need some time to grieve and process, and then figure out how to move forward.

I will likely be pausing next month's Patreon subscriptions, though I won’t be stepping away entirely, I did just have a book release, and you can expect a full relaunch for The Crown and the Collar preorders. But for now, I’d just like you to tell your friends you love them and spend all the time you can together. Don’t take them for granted, because you never know when one day, they’ll just be gone.

I love you David, and I will never forget you.