Finishing Edits On Book 3 Of My Fantasy Trilogy!

The Emotional Journey of Closing Out My Fantasy Trilogy

- The Legacy of the Four Series 

I knew this day would come...I just didn't expect it to hit quite like this.

Book 3 of the Legacy of the Four trilogy is officially in the beginning stages of editing.

I have a working title.

I have a mock-up of the cover.

I even have a tagline that gives me butterflies every time I read it.

But a back blurb?

Not yet.

It's like the story is still whispering its last secrets to me, asking for a little more time before I let it go.

And honestly...I'm okay with that, because I'm feeling a lot of things right now.

Excitement, for sure.

But also sadness.

And if I'm being dramatic (which I absolutely am), a little bit of existential disorientation.

The Unexpected Friendship

Finishing a fantasy trilogy feels like the closing chapter of a friendship I never expected to find in the first place. These characters—Shade, Theo, the Guardians, even the side characters who came out of nowhere demanding attention—they've lived with me, talked to me, annoyed me, comforted me, and challenged me in ways only fictional people can.

I won't forget them. And that's why editing Book 3 is hard. Because finishing it means letting go.

What do I even do after this?

Will I be able to move on?

Will I experience a full-blown withdrawal period where I wander around my house holding a mug of cold coffee and whispering, "Shade wouldn't have done that..." to no one?

Probably.

Why This Final Book Deserves to Be Finished Well

But despite the emotional chaos, this final book deserves to be finished, and finished well. The story needs its ending. They need their ending. And you deserve it after sticking with me—from the messy chaos of Book 1, to the delicious drama of Book 2, and now to this final, sweeping conclusion.

Book 1 was the hardest.

I had no idea what I was doing, just heart and vibes.

Book 2 was the most fun.

I fell in love with writing all over again.

Book 3...Book 3 brings it home. 

I love it. 

I hate it. 

I feel everything in between.

The Promise of an Earned Ending

But one thing is absolutely certain as we prepare for this last installment:

I gave it everything I had.

I wrote the ending that this trilogy earned.

And I cannot wait for you to read it.

So here's to finishing a fantasy trilogy I never expected to become so important.

Here's to the Guardians.

Here's to you.

And here's to whatever comes after...Once I stop emotionally spiraling long enough to figure it out.

Stay tuned.

Book 3 is coming.

And we're going home together.

Until our paths cross between realms,

J.F. Monroe