FROM THE AUTHOR’S DESK

The Author’s Desk

Book news, living-story entries, reader experiences, publication notes, and occasional messages from my desk.

Book cover of The Man Who Thought He Lost Everything by Ulysess OrtizBook cover of El Hombre Que Creyó Haberlo Perdido Todo by Ulysess Ortiz
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT

The Story at the Center of My Romance Library

Some losses do not end a life. They reveal the life that was waiting beneath certainty.

The Man Who Thought He Lost Everything is the novel at the center of my romance library. It is a story about love, grief, identity, and what happens when the future you trusted disappears.

The novel is available on Kindle in English and Spanish.

For readers discovering my work for the first time, this is where I recommend beginning.

NEW NOTES

Latest from the Desk

WORK IN PROGRESS

A New Book Is Taking Shape

I have started working on a new book.

I am not ready to reveal its title yet, but the work has begun, and I am aiming toward a possible release on October 31, 2026.

That date is a target, not a promise. I would rather protect the book than force it across the finish line before it is ready. But if the story keeps moving the way it is moving now, Halloween may be the night I open the door.

I will share more when the book has earned the right to be announced.

CIRCLE UPDATE

Two New Gifts Have Been Added to the Original Thirteen

I wanted the private collection to honor the Circle in more than one form.

Gift II is now complete: thirteen illustrated founding relics, one for every permanent engraved seat, with phone editions, print keepsakes, collector pages, and the full private archive.

Gift III is quieter: an illustrated gratitude poem made for the Original Thirteen, carrying the rose, the thirteen-mark seal, a few honest lines, and my signature.

Together, the three gifts offer a story to enter, a relic to keep, and a page of gratitude created only for those who stood at the beginning.

The Circle remains private. The Founding Wall remains sealed.

APPROACH CHAMBER 13
PRIVATE INVITATION

Chamber 13 Has Opened

Some doors are announced. Others are simply unlocked.

Chamber 13 is now open.

The first invitations will go to the readers who stood near the fire before there was a crowd, the ones who followed while the walls were still being built.

Visitor invitations may be granted at my discretion. The forged wall, however, is sealed. The names engraved there belong to the beginning and will not be replaced.

Those who receive an invitation will know where to enter.

Access is granted by invitation from the author only. Visiting the doorway does not guarantee admission.

APPROACH CHAMBER 13
BOOK RELEASE

Two Horror Doors Are Open

Book cover of Never Answer the Wall by Ulysess OrtizBook cover of Nunca le contestes a la pared by Ulysess Ortiz

If they learn your name, they save you a place.

Never Answer the Wall is now available on Kindle, along with its Spanish edition, Nunca le contestes a la pared.

Ivy Vale and Milo Vance enter a house where the wallpaper listens. It copies voices, learns names, and keeps a place for anyone who answers.

This story was written for younger horror readers, including preteen and young-adult readers who enjoy strange houses, dangerous rules, hidden names, and the feeling that something inside the walls has already noticed them.

Both editions can also be discovered through Night Vendor Horror, the separate home for my darker stories.

LIVING STORY

Entry 002 of The House Across the Fire Is Open

The fire did not end when the town stopped talking about it.

Entry 002 of The House Across the Fire is now open.

Silas Abarca has spent years living beneath the name Santa Bruma gave him. This entry moves closer to the truth carried through the fire, the silence that followed, and the person who was never allowed to leave it behind.

The novel is unfolding one entry at a time in two separate reading doors. English remains English. Spanish remains Spanish. Readers can begin with Entry 001 or continue directly into Entry 002.

READER EXPERIENCE

A Little Place to Wander Between Books

Not every visit to an author’s world has to begin with a long reading commitment.

The Little Fun Lounge is now open as a free place for readers to pause, play, explore, and take a small piece of the experience with them.

It was created for the moments between books, between chapters, or between difficult days when a lighter doorway feels right.

Nothing is required before entering. Choose a little fun, follow what catches your attention, and stay only as long as you want.

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