Good news and Sad News
- Lavay Byrd
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read

Hey, reader friends! Long time, no see!
If you've joined my email list, you might've already gotten the announcement. But unless you missed it—or cringed at a few of the errors my dad pointed out in the special email announcement (I’m so sorry for posting it at 1 a.m. instead of editing it and posting it later)—here’s a better post… with some news.
(If you signed up to get blog updates, hopefully, this makes up for my mistakes! I promise to edit better next time!)
First, some sad news.

Sad News: No Free Short Story
A few weeks ago, I wrote a short story in hopes of using it as a free eBook for readers who join my email list and receive my blog posts. (If you’re an author, you’ll know it’s highly recommended to have an email list and a “gift” to offer readers.)
In my excitement, I announced it in my past emails to my current subscribers and even uploaded it on StoryOrigin, ready to be shared.
Except… it wasn’t the right story.
After much struggle and asking Papa-God for guidance, I sadly decided to let go of the “free eBook.”
To anyone who already received my emails and tried to click the download link—I apologize for the inconvenience. I truly appreciate your understanding.
Now... for some happy news!

Good News: The Ancestors is Out in the Wild!
For a long while, The Ancestors, my prequel novella to The Aethon Chronicles, was only available as a free eBook for my newsletter subscribers. After letting go of my newsletter, it was time for The Ancestors to join its “book-herd” (pardon the pun) out in the world—now available from nearly all major online retailers!
And even better news: it’s in print!
Now, you can add The Ancestors to your collection!
That’s all for now! Tomorrow, I’ll post book reviews for September (which I missed), and then on Wednesday, this month’s book reviews!



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