Why I haven't Written in a Long Time (True Story)
Hey friends,
True Story.
How’s your 2025 been?
Mine… it’s been a year I’ll never forget.
Back in January, I set one of the biggest goals of my author life:
When January 1st, 2026 arrives, I wanted ten completed manuscripts.
At the time, it felt doable. My family was stable, my schedule was balanced, and creativity was flowing.
Then the universe collapsed.
My son spent weeks in the ICU fighting a blood autoimmune disease. My grandmother—88 years old—fell down my stairs and somehow survived a ten-foot drop. Less than a week later, my mother’s heart stopped at the doctor’s office, and she died. On my brother’s birthday.
Since then, grief has lived beside me. We’ve cared for my mother-in-law through multiple surgeries. I’ve learned that life doesn’t wait for us to be ready.
But through it all—writing, faith, and family has held me together.
When the world felt unbearable, I turned to the page. To the foxes, the bears, the cats, and the wolves. To the characters who keep fighting for love, belonging, and hope—no matter how dark their forest gets.
And now, somehow, despite everything, I get to say this:
✨ The next four Matching books are coming.
They are alive, full of light, and proof that even in the hardest seasons, stories can bloom.
This Kickstarter means more to me than a campaign goal. It’s a reminder that dreams can survive disaster. That stories still find a way to be told.
If you’ve ever read my books, if they’ve ever given you a bit of comfort or escape, I’d be deeply grateful if you’d help me finish this next chapter—literally.
👉 See the next four books click the button below»
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/taralytle/matching
Thank you for being here. For reading my stories, and this one, too.
I couldn’t do any of it without you.
With love and truth,
Tara Lytle
Author of The Matching Series, The Fate Series, and Dragons’ Duet
P.S. Even if you can’t pledge right now, sharing the campaign helps so much. Just forward this email to a friend who loves clean fantasy, shifters, or dragon stories with heart. 💛