Classified • Marrow Creek • Nolan Keller

Nolan Keller Briefing • Mar 24, 2026

50% Complete + Field Notes

A halfway mark, a live event in Ohio, and a good weekend at the tree farm.

MISSION PROGRESS

Draft 1 of The Devil on Klack Mountain just crossed the halfway mark. 50% complete.

This is where the story tips from asking questions to answering them. Threads tighten and the story starts to gain some momentum. Consequences land for all the wreckless behavior from the first half. Bad guys begin closing in.

I can see the ending now. Still work to do—but we’re past the point of no return.

P.S. I've started posting scenes back on RoyalRoad. Some of you have asked for them so I obliged: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/96049/the-devil-on-klack-mountain

LIVE EVENT

Our next live event is at Bloom Vernon School in South Webster, Ohio.

If you’re local, I’d love to meet you. I’ll be talking books, writing, and bringing Dorwine titles along with me.

FIELD NOTES

We had a successful weekend at the tree farm. Good work, good weather, and the kind of reset that only comes from spending real time outside. Of course I'm sore and feel like I might die soon, but that's part of the fun!

While stomping around the woods I also got a new level of clarity for Ember's Wedding. Anuka and I are close to an agreement on how to move forward with the story. It's exciting stuff!

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