Writing Signal Lost While Watching Midnight Burn Catch Fire

here’s something surreal about writing the next chapter of a story while readers are just discovering the first. Midnight Burn has officially launched, and I’ve been watching from the shadows. Seeing new people buying my book, Kindle readers flying through pages. Fielding your theories. Smiling at every comment about the Barracuda, Sage, or that first spark between Jace and Lila.

Meanwhile, the work doesn’t stop.

Book Two, Signal Lost, is well underway. The stakes are higher. The lines are blurrier. And the truth is buried deeper than ever. Without spoiling too much, this installment digs into the ghosts beneath the surface—grief, betrayal, and the kind of trust that can either save you or get you killed. It’s darker. More intimate. And it answers some of the burning questions left behind in Book One.

(Yes, we’ll learn more about Spectra. And yes, Sage is still very much evolving. Just don’t ask if that’s a good thing.)

There’s a unique tension in working on a sequel while your debut is still fresh in readers' hands. I’m walking a line between honoring what you connected with and daring to push deeper. Every chapter I write is a continuation and a risk. But that’s the thrill of this series.

The world of Spectra Code was never meant to be safe.

So thank you for coming along for the ride. For every download, every review, every whispered “what the hell happens next?”—you’re fueling the fire behind the scenes.

Signal Lost is coming. Stay sharp.

-T.J. Swift