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If you've read AXIS, you know what comes next. If you haven't, this is a good place to start.
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What you're signing up for
Two emails a month from me — Edward Ostrowski. One is what I'm calling Field Notes: where I am with the next book, what I'm cutting, what I'm keeping, and the occasional behind-the-scenes look at how a story actually gets built. The other is Signal: a single recommendation each month — a book, a film, a piece of writing — that's stuck with me, plus whatever else is worth passing along.
That's it. No discount codes. No "as a valued subscriber" emails. I write the kind of newsletter I'd want to read, which means the bar is would I open this if it landed in my own inbox at 6 a.m.
If the answer's no, I don't send it.
Who I am, briefly
Marine veteran. Self-taught. Texas. I write sci-fi and fantasy that runs on character voice and doesn't apologize for being short. AXIS is my debut — Book 1 of The AXIS Files, out April 20, 2026. Book 2 is in progress.
I'm not a full-time author. I have a day job, a wife, a smoker that runs most weekends, and a stubborn opinion about what a story should do to you. The newsletter is the only place I write directly to readers. If you want the work and the person behind it, this is the door.
A few honest answers
- How often will you actually email me?
- Twice a month. I picked that number because it's enough to stay in your life and not so much that I become the guy you mute. If I miss a beat, I'll tell you why. If I send three in a week, fire me.
- What if I just want the free story and not the rest?
- Take the story. Unsubscribe. We're good. The story is yours either way — that's the point of giving it away.
- Is this going to be a sales pitch in disguise?
- No. When a new book comes out, I'll tell you. Once. Maybe twice if it's launch week. The other 23 emails a year are not pitches.
- Will you ever sell my email?
- No. Anyone who does that is bad at this and probably bad at other things too.
- What about the blog? RSS? Social?
- The blog will exist for people who don't want email. The newsletter is where I actually write to readers — the blog is more of a public archive. Social media I treat the way most writers should: with suspicion.
One last thing — the story shows up within five minutes of signup. If it doesn't, check your spam folder, then email me directly: eddyo78@gmail.com. I read every reply.