It’s Monday. And so we are back hard at work. The clock has struck two and I am six hundred words deeper into episode six of the Last Paladin. I hope to have it done by Friday.

So it’s the new year now, 2026. Things to look out for. The next episode of the Last Paladin should be up before the end of January. The Husband Poisoning Society should conclude mid May. And I hope to have a Star Sentinels of Cerberus ready fairly early in the new year.

I also plan to put more of my material up on itch.io and archive.org, to make epub versions more readily available.

plenty to look forward to. I hope you all enjoy it.

Reminder. I’m writing The Plight of the Last Paladin as a 13 episode anime season. And we’re up to episode 5 now! Starting to hit big story beats. It’s free on my Patreon. No sign up required, but all sign ups deeply appreciated.

The fourth episode of Paladin is up on the patreon. Another episode is in the bag and just being proof red now. So look for that one shortly as well. https://www.patreon.com/ddwardiswriting.

My wife is just about better now. But it has been quite the week. COVID booster, flu shot, dental appointment, wife sick, roommate out of town. Lots going on.

Chapter 24 of The Husband Poisoning Society went up Friday.

• On Patreon
• On Blogspot

And if you are a member of the Patreon, free or paid, there is a preview of the Star Sentinels of Cerberus on the Patreon.

So the title says it all. I have been away from the computer, because my wife got a chest cold and I have been looking after her. Don’t worry, the cold was nothing serious. She had a fever and was congested, but nothing worse than that. She’s sleeping at the moment, so I have time to tap out a little update.

There is a survey on the Patreon, if you would like to take part. And The Husband Poisoning Society, Chapter 24 is up on the Patreon as well. I hope you all enjoy.

Stay safe!

-DD Ward

Taking stock of the Moonlight Hearts Series.

• Daughters Of The Digital Empire: Posted, Available.
• The Husband Poisoning Society: Posting, Mostly Available.
• Captured By The Crimson Countess: Outlined, WIP 50%ish
• Insurrection on the Capital Express: Written, Not Posted.
• Island of the Serpentine Secret: Outlined, WIP 50ish.
• The Wyvern, The Wife, And The Winter Moon: Outlined, WIP 15%ish.
• Coed from Another World: Outlined, WIP 5%ish.
• Something Dead This Day Rises: Pitched.
• A Tale Told By Dying Light: Pitched.
• The Hunter Who Came into the Fold: Pitched.
• Wrath And Righteousness: Pitched, No Outline, WIP 5%.
• Souls On The Wings of Doves: Pitched, No Outline, WIP 5%.
• The Frat Boy Who Would be Queen: Outlined 50%ish, WIP 25%ish.

We wrote Insurrection on the Capital Express thinking it would be book two. But realized we wanted some character development between the first book and it.

And so we plotted two more novels.

We have these things plotted out to 2035…

That’s it. That’s the post. I wrote seven hundred words yesterday. For those wondering, I aim for 1600 words per day. One hundred when I wake up. And three sets of five hundred. I don’t try to marathon through my writing. I space it out in smaller sets. It seems to help.

I’ve done my one hundred words for this morning already, if you’re curious. I also uploaded the new chapters all the way to the first week of December. So that’s out of the way.

I’m still mulling over how best to include the lore about the stories without making a single monolithic page. I may need to look into a World Anvil page or a private wiki. But we will see.

Until then though, stay safe!

-DD Ward

I’ve been quiet a few days. I’m still getting the hang of updating this blog. Writing has been going well. I hope everyone enjoys what I have in store.

I have a cover for the Husband Poisoning Society in the works. I think I’ve said this before. I can’t wait for it to be done so that I can show you all.

Don’t forget that all my stuff is up https://www.patreon.com/ddwardiswriting.

I guess that’s all. Stay safe.

-DD Ward

So, I’m still thinking about how to set up this website. I am wondering about setting up individual pages for each novel. But given the limitations of WordPress’s menu system, that could get crowded. I could set them up as posts like this one. That might work.

Boy Dog is pawing at my leg demanding attention. Because he can’t live without being snuggled. So I’ll keep this short.

Also looking at adding more images. Particularly one to the home page so that links to the home page will show something in the link thumbnail. I’ll work on this.

Anyway, stay safe!

-DD Ward