The World Fantasy Convention was a lot fun—informative panels, inspirational discussion, and familiar faces (and a super convenient location for me!) all helped to make it a worthwhile experience. But as I was chatting with various writers and publishers, I realized something: People are actually looking at charlotte-koch.com! Oh no! (No sarcasm there—this was a bit of a surprise to me.)

But it shouldn’t have come as a surprise. I’d been giving people my business card, which clearly directs people to this domain. I’d ignored the site for so long that the previous website’s impression of the status of The Wolfskull Standard had become misleading.

Additionally, the recent EFA webinar I attended, which was about websites, encouraged me to take another look. I’d already lavished so much attention onto magentastripe.com; now it’s time for this domain to see some TLC, too. That’s why I decided to—well—completely overhaul charlotte-koch.com this weekend.

Behold the new website! It’s leaner and simpler, and it matches my preferred style of web design in general. The site’s page layout was designed and coded by hand. This time, we are using the sblg static site generator. It’s a very simple tool—very Unix-like. Maybe I’ll go into further detail about it on my personal website, which has a more technical leaning anyway.

Let this new blog post also serve as an announcement that I do fully intend to blog much more regularly. There’s a lot to talk about: My recent experience with copyediting a YA fantasy novel, learning about the screenwriting biz, researching trends in editing, and much more are already on my mind. Stay tuned!

Last updated: 10/31/2026

Coming Soon

By the abyss! Swashbuckling adventure, fickle gods and furry tails come together in Charlotte Koch’s debut novel.

Fenicia, the veteran goldenhound piratess, is the most capable paw aboard the infamous Starry Vine. But when the unexpected loss of the Captain thrusts her into becoming Captain herself, she must quickly adjust to her new position while staving off the mutinous calls of Nimbus—a newcomer ram, and the former Captain’s own nephew.

Nimbus’s promises of wealth and glory are hard to ignore. His knowledge of the outside world and his connections to the wealthiest businessbeasts of Port Sokuit could help Starry Vine in their time of greatest need. All Fenicia has to do is abdicate the helm…

Set in Azuaveria, an archipelago situated in the eye of a giant, endless hurricane, The Wolfskull Standard will take you on a voyage through uncharted territory in the realm of anthropomorphic fiction.

Background

Long story short, The Wolfskull Standard began as a NaNoWriMo 2022 entry that would provide the backstory for a character I drew once… then it kinda consumed me.

On April 9, 2021, I drew the original picture:

Then I drew another one, with the following caption:

This is the same pirate character I drew last week. Gave her name. Now I kinda want to draw her doing everything.

At one point, I had considered making Fenicia’s story a graphic novel. But this was before I had acquired my “good” drawing tablet (Huion Kamvas 16) and I wasn’t sure if I really wanted to commit to such a huge undertaking. Instead, I just focused on nothing but the story.