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About Signal Box Studio

Signal Box is defining Fiction's Next Chapter.

We believe the best narratives shouldn't make you wait. Our commitment is to one thing: delivering compelling, immersive stories—every day.

We fuse human story design with advanced AI production. Every series begins with a human creator designing the world, characters, and plot arcs. We bring this vision to life using next-generation AI tools and the Signal Box, our proprietary production pipeline. We study what we build: Signal Box Research publishes our findings on AI prose and long-form fiction.

This process creates a story experience you can count on. No filler. No long waits. Just the next chapter of a story you'll love, ready for you every morning.

Signal Box is an independent, founder-run studio.

Signal Box embraces multiple genres via our various imprints, including Broadsword Studio (Fantasy) and Arcane Heart Studio (Romantasy).

Our Team

Signal Box Studio is founder-run. The imprint names below are house pen names. Behind them are the studio's founder and a small group of independent narrative designers who work under those names and choose to stay anonymous — creatives who work with AI face real hostility, and the house names let them do the work without wearing it. Every series starts with a human; the Signal Box, our production pipeline, does the rest.

Jake Kerr

Jake Kerr

Founder

Signal Box Studio

[Jake's words. Shape: founded the studio in 2024; built the Signal Box, the pipeline that turns narrative design into finished daily episodes; runs the network's six imprints and nine shows; designs series under the imprint names alongside the studio's independent designers; leads Signal Box Research.]

Mike Daltrey

Mike Daltrey

Narrative Design Team

Broadsword Studio

Mike Daltrey is the house pen name for the human narrative design behind Broadsword Studio's stories — a name for people who aren't afraid to pop open an ale and unsheathe their pen before they face the blank page. They live for gritty fantasy.

We created this identity for stories that don't pull punches. The Daltrey name houses our darkest creative impulses—where morality is grey, survival is earned, and magic always has a cost.

When you see a story by Mike Daltrey, you know it was designed by fans who prefer their fantasy bruised, bloody, and uncompromised.

Ainsley Bay

Ainsley Bay

Narrative Design Team

Arcane Heart

Ainsley Bay is the house pen name for the human narrative design behind Arcane Heart Studio's stories — a name for people who love to read and create shifter romances.

Our collective obsession with the genre is too big to be contained by a single series or a single person. Ainsley Bay represents our love for fated mates, primal magic, and the stories that bite back.

When you see a story by Ainsley Bay, you know it was designed by readers who know exactly why you love the moonlight.

Cassie Alexander

Cassie Alexander

Writer

Arcane Heart
Concrete & Shadows

Cassie Alexander is a registered nurse and author, who loves heart, heat, and blood. She's written numerous paranormal romances, sometimes with her friend Kara Lockharte.

She lives in the Bay Area with one husband, two cats, and one million succulents.

Toni Newman

Toni Newman

Narrative Design Team

Concrete & Shadows

Toni Newman is the house pen name for the human narrative design behind Concrete & Shadows Studio's stories — a name for people who live for the grit and glamour of urban fantasy. Our team’s passion for hidden magic is too expansive to be contained by one person. Toni represents our shared love for sprawling cityscapes and the legends that walk among us.

When you see a series designed by Toni Newman, you know it was developed by a team of enthusiasts who understand that the most dangerous magic is the kind hidden in plain sight.

Rick Devereaux

Rick Devereaux

Narrative Design Team

Surface Tension

Rick Devereaux is the house pen name for the human narrative design behind Surface Tension Studio's stories — a name for people who believe the best secrets are kept underwater, and the warmest places have the coldest people.

We created this identity for stories where the postcard is the alibi. The Devereaux name carries our love for sun-bleached danger—smugglers' coves, expat schemes gone sideways, hurricane-season betrayals, and the slow burn of a lie that's been baking in the heat too long. Every Devereaux story knows that paradise is just danger with a better view.

When you see a story by Rick Devereaux, you know it was designed by readers who understand that the calmest water hides the strongest current.

Sadie Wright

Sadie Wright

Signal Box Code Architect

Signal Box Studio

Sadie is the face of the Signal Box, our proprietary production pipeline — built by the founder — that takes human narrative design and turns it into the stories you love. Living at that intersection of code and words, she embodies our commitment to using the latest technology to constantly improve the bridge that joins human creativity and digital design.

Contact Us

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