Jeffrey Hall, Author at Hallway To Elsewhere

April 3, 2026

The Long Road to the Scarred World

Like Pokémon, the journey continues, Fellow Creature! Here we are at the start of April, and I’m still hammering away at the Scarred World Saga. If you read my last blog, you know I just finished Draft 1 of Book 4—Scorn of the Scarred, the final installment in the series. Now, I’m ankle-deep in editing Book 3—Sins of the Scarred—the one I want fully locked in before I begin releasing these books into the wild. It’s a long process, no doubt. But one I believe is worth it. I want to make sure this story goes out the right way. Once that’s done, I’m hoping things start to pick up steam. Because that’s always been the dream. To do...

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March 8, 2026

Writing Progress

It is Done!

It is done, Fellow Creatures. Draft 1 of book 4 of the Scarred World Saga, the final installment of the series, has been completed at just over 130k words. Hot dang, it feels good to say that. I’ve been working on this series for a better part of two years, with a good chunk of time in between, and yet here we are, at a milestone that more often than not fell out of reach. Yet, here we are. At the beginning of the end. I say the beginning of the end because there’s still plenty of editing that needs to happen with books 2-4, but writing “The End” to the series has helped a pantser (someone who...

by Jeffrey Hall

January 30, 2026

Writing Progress

Progress Report!

Hail, Fellow Creatures! Casco and I are coming at you from Elsewhere with another round of progress updates. As of writing this, I’ve just crossed 120k words on Book 4, and I’ve finished my first round of edits on Book 2. Two big milestones! While it’s not release time for either, it *is* a step in the right direction—and one that’s getting me closer and closer to the finish line. At this point, I think I’ve still got another 10–20k words to go to finish off Book 4, which means I’m hopeful Draft 1 will be done sometime in February. Likewise, I want to take another pass at Book 2 and polish it up properly before starting to...

by Jeffrey Hall

January 7, 2026

Elsewhere Updates

Bring on 2026!

Happy New Year, Fellow Creature! Can’t believe that we’re already into 2026. 2025 went by both fast and slow at the same time, where delightful periods where it felt like it was crawling, and then other times where it went by in a blink. As I’ve mentioned in my newsletter, 2025 was the year of building. While I didn’t get to drop anything new, I did a lot of work behind the scenes: Re-editing book 1 of the Scarred World Saga: Sword of the Scarred Finishing draft 1 of book 2: Stone of the Scarred Finishing draft 1 of book 3: Sins of the Scarred Starting draft 1 of book 4: Scorn of the Scarred ...

by Jeffrey Hall

December 16, 2025

Writing Progress

‘Tis the Season!

Greetings, Fellow Creatures! Casco and I hope this post finds you well, and we hope your December is off and galloping like a herd of reindeer in a hurry. The big man is on his way, after all. At the Elsewhere household, excitement is high! The boys (and Casco) anxiously await x-mas morning and are raring to see what’s beneath the tree. What unfortunately will not be there, but will hopefully be there soon (and not that these books are age-appropriate for them at this time), is the finalized series of the Scarred World Saga. However, I’m happy to report that I’m making great progress. As of writing this, I am 90k words completed, with somewhere around 20-30k...

by Jeffrey Hall

November 8, 2025

Writing Progress

November Magic!

Fellow Creatures, I come to you with another update on the progress! I am happy to report that as of writing this, I’ve just crossed the 75k mark on book 4 of the Scarred World Saga, Scorn of the Scarred. Which means the gap between not having these books out there and them actually getting published is narrowing! I’d say that in about another month or two, you should start to see some real timelines being put on the books for these releases. So stay tuned, and thanks for coming along for so long on the journey. What else has been happening around these parts of Elsewhere? Well, basketball season for one. Both boys are donning their high-tops and hitting the...

by Jeffrey Hall

October 16, 2025

Writing Progress

A Quick Update!

Update time, Fellow Creatures. I've been plugging away at it for a bit now, tarrying on a variety of projects, pushing things behind the scenes to what I would call success, though it's hard to call it such without a physical copy to put in someone's hand. Yet, with each 1000 words down, or editing session complete, it feels like I'm making my way to a finish line where, at the end, it means some actual stories will get out there! As of writing this post, I'm at 60k words in Scorn of the Scarred, book 4 of the Saga. My guess, this is about halfway done with the book, which means I can see the...

by Jeffrey Hall

September 15, 2025

Art Quest

Art Quest Update 9-15-25!

Howdy, Fellow Creatures! I come bearing tidings of an update on my Art Quest, an update that has been long in the making, mostly because I always feel like there’s not as much art to update on as I would like. With life happenings and writing taking up a big portion of the day-to-day, I try to squeeze in my drawing hobby wherever I can in the cracks, which amounts to slow and steady progress. Since we last spoke about it, I think I mentioned I was still working on the human head, and I am both happy and a little ashamed to say that I am still knee deep in the journey there. I’ve been trying...

by Jeffrey Hall

August 22, 2025

Writing Progress

Book 4 Has A Name

Howdy, howdy, Fellow Creatures! As always, hope all is good in your woods, and the critters that lurk in your part of Elsewhere are behaving themselves (or not, if you prefer your woodland creatures to be rambunctious.) Just stopping in for a quick update on progress! First of all, as I mentioned in my last post, Book 3 of the Scarred World Saga is done, and as of writing this, I am about 20k into the 4th and final installment. Progress is going well. I’ve been able to maintain a decent clip, and despite the occasional hiccup in discipline or hitting of a dreaded block in the story, it goes on and on. While I don’t have an...

by Jeffrey Hall

July 27, 2025

Elsewhere Updates

It Is Done!

Hail, Fellow Creatures! I hope all is good in your woods on this July day. It’s been a bit since I’ve posted an update here, but that’s because Casco and I have been knee-deep in the Scarred World Saga, exploring Moonsland and beyond. Where has it led us? To the end of book 3! As of last week, I’ve officially written The End in Sins of the Scarred, putting the finishing touches on draft 1 with the total word count ending up at just under 110k, a volume I’m certain will expand as I go back and rewrite scenes. But dang, it feels good to get to that milestone. After months of being in the depths of Requiem and...

by Jeffrey Hall

The Long Road to the Scarred World

It is Done!

Progress Report!

Bring on 2026!

‘Tis the Season!

November Magic!

A Quick Update!

Art Quest Update 9-15-25!

Book 4 Has A Name

It Is Done!

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