All right! It’s here! And not a moment too late, either! Axtara – Banking and Finance is ready for Beta 1!

I hope none of you forgot about this project with everything else that’s been going on (both on this site and off) because it’s an absolutely heart-warming little adventure. For those not in the know, Axtara is a Young Adult Fantasy following the titular Axtara: A dragoness who is at long last fulfilling a lifelong dream of opening and running her own bank. Of course, it may not be as easy nor as simple as she’d hoped. But then what is when one strikes out on their own?

Set in the same setting as A Game of Stakes, Axtara is a delightful little adventure that, in its current state weighs in at 122,800 words. So not a massive tome by any sense of scale (though probably a bit long for most YA novels, but then again it’s me, so what did anyone expect?), but certainly a good little weekend read.

Anyway, if you’ve been a prior Beta Reader in the past, expect an e-mail in your inbox shortly. If you are on the Beta Reader list but were also an Alpha Reader, then I’ll be dropping you a different e-mail saying that you are also welcome to participate, but I’d like to stagger it a little toward a Beta 2, since you were just reading it. So sort of a second wave.

Same also goes, by the way, for those of you who have never Beta Read before but would like to volunteer to be on the list. Contact me for details (and be sure you know that it is a commitment) if the idea of reading through and looking for typos and misplaces words is something you’d enjoy!

And uh … that’s it! Progress continues on Starforge, but that’s really for another post. This one is all about Axtara!

So prior Beta Readers, check your inbox! The invite should be there soon!