![]() ![]() It took an additional two years before Black Magic finally saw publication. ![]() Starting in middle school, it involved two years of dedicated weekend writing, followed by two years of submitting to publishers. Shadow of the Pack has been Austen’s “crazy and extremely satisfying” undertaking for nearly half of her life. She also turned to childhood favorites such as Warriors, Wolves of the Beyond, and works by Jean Craighead George to inform the worlds of “epic fantasy” she built, steeped in intricate systems of magic, religion, and social hierarchy. The process required extensive research into wolf behavior, body language, and natural habits that drew from observations Austen made during hikes with her family in Portland, Oregon, and Yellowstone National Park. ![]() Austen wrote the two books of Shadow of the Pack together, with Black Magic published by speculative fiction publisher Month9Books last August and the second scheduled for an early 2024 release. ![]()
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