Outtakes — The Archive — Haley Walden, Author

This is yet another scene from Vow of Magic that didn’t make it into the final draft because of pacing issues that arose after editing.

The Witness Tree Chronicles, OuttakesHaley WaldenNovember 11, 2022Comment

Vow of Magic Outtake: Kenji's Mighty Spoon

This is one of my favorite deleted scenes from a previous (scrapped) draft of Vow of Magic, which I love very much. I hated to cut it, but when I got into the later revisions, it no longer fit the story’s current pacing.

Outtakes, The Witness Tree ChroniclesHaley WaldenNovember 8, 2022 Comment

Keeper of Keys Outtake: The Quarrel

This scene appeared in the original first draft of Keeper of Keys. As you'll notice, there are a number of things that changed from first to final draft.