Dear Writing Diary Entry #33
Updates on my Fall Fantasy Novella and Free Bookish Goodies!
In this entry, I share some fun news about my upcoming fall fantasy project, my new writing goal of one day getting a BookBub deal, and some FREE e-books!
June 17th, 2025
Dear Writing Diary,
It’s finally starting to feel like summer! Ironically though, just as the weather warms up, I am working on the final edits to my upcoming novella, which takes place in winter. You may recall that this novella is a retelling origin story of my favorite mythical creature, the phoenix. At its core, however, it is both a romantic and coming-of-age tale that I am so excited to be sharing with you all soon. Over the past few months, I have been working on some graphic art pieces for this project. While I originally considered adding these art pieces as illustrations within the novella itself, I have decided instead to share these pieces with my readers through some fun merch items, such as the bookmark in the photo above.
These free materials will only be available for a limited time to readers who purchase the novella within the first few weeks, so stay tuned for more announcements about this project to be released in the fall!
✨In the meantime, here’s a little bit more about the novella’s plot:
𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝗐𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖾𝗇𝖽.
𝖨𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖼𝖺𝗉𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖼 𝖿𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗌𝗒 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗅𝖺 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝖾𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗁𝗈𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗑, 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇’𝗌 𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗆𝖾𝗅𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗄𝖾𝖾𝗉𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗓𝖾𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖾𝗏𝗂𝗅 𝖾𝗆𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗈𝗋 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗋𝗎𝗅𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗍 𝖾𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾.
𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗅𝖺 𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗇 𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗅𝗒𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝗍𝖺𝗅𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾, 𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝖺𝖼𝗋𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖼𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖾𝖺𝗅 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝖺𝗇𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝖲𝗎𝖾 𝖫𝗒𝗇𝗇 𝖳𝖺𝗇, 𝖤𝗅𝗂𝗓𝖺𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗁 𝖫𝗂𝗆, 𝖱𝗈𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗂 𝖢𝗁𝗈𝗄𝗌𝗁𝗂, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝖿𝖺𝗂𝗋𝗒 𝗍𝖺𝗅𝖾𝗌.
I will officially be opening up the ARC Interest Form in my next newsletter in July for those who are interested in being ARC readers. However, if you already are interested, then feel free to reply directly to this email or message me via Substack, and I can send you the link to the ARC Interest Form before everyone else!
If you’re reading this, I also wanted to ask if you might be willing to help me reach my dream of getting a BookBub deal for my novel THE FATED.
BookBub is a top promotional newsletter for discounted e-books that both indie and traditionally published authors use to feature their books to gain hundreds if not thousands of more readers. For this reason, it is very difficult for indie authors to be featured in this newsletter. But the more Amazon and other retailer reviews the book has, the better chance it has at being featured.
So, how can you help? By leaving a voluntary & honest review on any of the novel’s retailer pages below:
You can also help by following me on Goodreads, BookBub, and Amazon. If you do, you will also be the first to be notified of any new releases ahead of time (such as the release for my upcoming fall fantasy novella!) and promotions. Any review or follow helps, and your support would be so greatly appreciated!
Additionally, as a token of my appreciation for subscribing to these diary entries, please enjoy a FREE sample of the first chapters of THE FATED as well as a graphic art piece I designed in the form of your very own boarding ticket to the ship the novel takes place on! I left the name, date, and destination you are sailing from blank for you to fill out either digitally or by hand if you wish to print it out.
Lastly, I have bookish freebies to share with you all! Some fellow authors and I have teamed together to offer free e-books in the following 2 promotions below. Browse the selections and grab your newest summer read!
Fantasy & Sci-fi June Freebies Promo
Mythic Universes: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Gala (entries also have a chance to in a $25 giftcard!)
Here’s to seeing what this summer holds.
-K
P.S. Whoever’s reading this, if you’ve enjoyed these glimpses into my writing life, could you please hit the subscribe button? I would love to share more of my writing journey with you in the future. :)
Ooh, I’d love to help out with the ARC for your new novella! It sounds fascinating!