April 2026 Writing Update

Hey everybody!

It’s been a while since I updated this blog… most of my updates are put up over on my Patreon! But I wanted to touch base here and drop an update on where I’m up to across various projects.

I currently have two manuscripts on the go…

The Shadow’s Rising Fury (Miner’s Quest 2), which is at 56,497 words. We’re rapidly approaching the 50% mark of my goal of 120k. I’m also editing The Mountain’s Shattered Heart (Miner’s Quest 1) and getting it ready to launch in ebook format, and deliver to Podium for the audiobook. Super exciting!

The second manuscript is my horror novel – Heavy Metal/Dead End/whatever I decide to call it… We’re sitting at 50,636 words there, and just over 50% complete.

But as you can see, slow progress across two books is actually not as good as faster progress across a single book… I’ve been a bit scattered so far this year, but hoping to pull it together. My focus is on Miner’s Quest and making serious headway there.

If you’d like to find out more of what I’m up to, and some stuff I’ve recently reall enjoyed, head on over to my Patreon for the full February/March update!

Published by Matthew J. Barbeler

Matthew J. Barbeler writes dark fiction to die for.

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