Dear Writing Diary Entry #34
THE FATED is a semi-finalist for the Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award! Also, in this entry, I reveal the title for my upcoming fantasy novella and open ARC reader applications!
July 22th, 2025
Dear Writing Diary,
I’m so thrilled to announce that my third and final project title to be released this year is THE PHOENIX & THE NEVERENDING WINTER, which is now also officially open for ARC reader sign-ups!
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.
𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖯𝗁𝗈𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗑 & 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖭𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖶𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋 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.
Check out the short clip I made for the title reveal here (which I also posted to my instagram!):
I’ve always loved the symbolism of the phoenix, so I’m excited to share my take on the legend with you all in the fall. Here is a look at the first 2 pages as well!
In this novella, you can expect:
✨a forbidden love story
🐦🔥folklore, mythology, and fairy tale vibes
🌺 Asian drama aesthetic and vibes
🪄unique magic system
👑 badass female lead taking on an evil immortal emperor
If you’re interested in reading an Advanced Reader Copy, you can apply through the ARC Interest Form HERE.
Additionally, I’m thrilled to announce The Fated is now a semi-finalist in the Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award competition! BBNYA is a contest for indie authors that is judged by a large and diverse panel of book bloggers from all around the world. The Fated has officially sailed into the second round and will be a contender to be a finalist, so stay tuned for hopefully more good news soon!
Also, I just got back from summer vacation, and I’m thrilled to be making progress on my next fantasy project, which I hope to release next year. I’ve never been a fast writer, but I consistently write every day and with 32k words written for this project so far, I’m loving seeing it start to take shape. This project will be the most fantastical one I’ve released yet and will have major Studio Ghibli/Miyazaki vibes 🐉.
What I’ve been listening to: the sound of summer rain (perfect for writing!)
What I’ve been reading: Here’s a glimpse of some of my reads so far this summer. Do you spot any you’ve read?
I’m also currently reading A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L Jensen and am enjoying it so far!
Lastly, I have a fun promo to share with you all. Some fellow fantasy authors and I have joined together to offer some discounted and free e-books, so check out the selection, for your next epic read!
Here’s to seeing what kind of magic the new fantasy project I’m working on brings.
-K
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