Hyba Is Writing

  Writer's Archive - #00 2 - 20/03/2026 With four chapters scheduled and two more on the way, I'm confident about my ability to keep this story alive and bring it to a satisfying end. New chapters of Murder in Heliopolis are now being released weekly on Royal Road — which is a deliberate shift in my publishing strategy. Rather than a singular daily burst of chapters followed by a long silence of about five weeks, this allows readers to consume the story at a pace that's better aligned with my own ability to write it, even as I deal with my intensive teaching cycles. A more comfortable pace means less stress, which is the point. I want to enjoy writing again. In reviewing my archives from the last few years of editing, I’ve rediscovered a series of worldbuilding 'bonus' chapters. I’m currently reworking these to integrate them into my new release schedule. Thankfully, Royal Road’s Volumes feature will allow me to house these in their own dedicated space within the s...