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Jae Koyanagi
@jaekoyanagi.com
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Author, Otherwise Award Honor List, rep: Russ Galen. Writing non-human romantic fantasy. 🐙

she/her, autistic, queer, D&D player, dog mom. Pfp: @starace.bsky.social. Banner: @8thcreation.bsky.social

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Jae Koyanagi @jaekoyanagi.com · Apr 7
I'm Jae, author of sci-fantasy novel ASCENSION, among other things. I'm currently working on my next novel-length release, VIGIL FOR THE DAWN CHORUS, a romantic fantasy set on an entirely non-human world.

Character art by @8thcreation.bsky.social, @danilluzin.com, & @charnelhousecurios.bsky.social
Art of the central couple in my fantasy novel, illustrated by 8th Creation. Two non-human characters dance in front of a pale blue, starry background: Deleyora, a tall man with dark grey skin and a head similar to an octopus; and Grisira, a silver dragon-like woman. From the front of Deleyora's face emerge six tentacles that curl around his beloved, and his intense amber eyes gaze down at her face. He is dressed in a long, black coat with gold embroidery. Grisira's long tail curls around her body to touch one of Deleyora's tentacles, and she gazes back up at him with her icy blue eyes. She has a head crest with a turquoise sheen and matching frills on the sides of her head that resemble a fish's fins. Black horns sweep back on either side of her crest, covered in the gold filigree that marks her as a magic user. Her sapphire gown glitters with the light of stars. A chest-up portrait of a silver dragon woman with light blue eyes, painted by Danil Luzin. She has a head crest with a turquoise sheen and matching frills on the sides of her head that resemble a fish's fins. Black horns sweep back on either side of her crest, covered in the gold filigree that marks her as a magic user. In this piece, she's wearing a couple of pendants and dangling horn jewelry. She's looking off to the side with a gentle, warm expression on her face. A shoulders-up portrait of a grey-skinned, amber-eyed man with a cephalopod-like head. Tentacles make up the bottom half of his face. Blue and violet luminescent displays across his skin reveal his emotions. He's a dapper fellow, shown here in a blue, high-collared robe. A shoulders-up painted portrait of an individual who looks like an elf but is not an elf. They have brown skin, pointed ears, and bright turquoise eyes. Their long, straight hair falls down to their collarbone. They're wearing a light-colored outfit and a serene smile.
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I can't believe I'm only just now reading THE BEES by Laline Paull. Everything is BEE 🐝
September 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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Fuuuuuck I know I'm one to talk because my work is PWYW but indie writers need to raise our prices. You're ONE person putting your work out into the world. We deserve better than to charge a pittance for it!
September 21, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Spent a while working on back cover copy today. It's not there yet, but it's coming along. Not my favorite task but I figure it's wise to give myself ample time to refine it #writingcommunity
September 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Today is my "Sunday" (second day of my weekend, that is) so I think I'll spend some of it watching Flights of Foundry panels/talks I wasn't able to catch live
September 21, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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September 21, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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Seeing that "what word(s) make you DNF a book" thing going around, and other than harmful terminology wielded hatefully, I can't imagine a single word making me give up on a whole-ass book
September 21, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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kill the part of you that cringes
September 21, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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I loved this one so much. If you haven't read it, this is a steal!
stephanieburgis.bsky.social Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 1d
If you're in the UK, for just 9 more days, you can scoop up the ebook of my cozy-spooky fantasy rom-com Wooing the Witch Queen for only 99p!

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& of course it's still available everywhere else, too:

stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen

#romancelandia
In the centre of this image is the beautiful British cover of Wooing the Witch Queen, by Stephanie Burgis. The illustration shows a man in a cloak riding headlong through the night towards an ominous castle with an illuminated, crowned female figure in its doorway and bats flying overhead in the moonlight. A potion vial surrounds that central image and is further framed by leaves and branches. Crows sit on the branches, and a tagline reads: Love can be a witch. A blurb from Sangu Mandanna reads: ‘Warm and lovely’ Around the image, against a starry night background, are various pieces of text connected to it by arrows. They read: “bi villainous heroine,” “sweet cinnamon-roll hero with a fake identity,” “crow friends,” “found family,” and “flirting with fountains pens.” At the bottom of the image are the words: Only 99p this September!
September 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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youtu.be/kxjRH4LtzyQ?... Anyone want to hear me talk ANGEL COUNTRY, cosmic horror vs cosmic wonder, escaping burnout, the fun of historical fiction, and writing a really messy female scientist? I talk about all that on this week's Blood on the Typewriter. Thank you, Robbie, for having me on!
58. Alex T Singer Navigates Angel Country
YouTube video by Robbie Dorman
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September 21, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Have you all read Level Up by @paisley-rose.bsky.social yet? If yes, let me know because I need to fuss about how pitch perfect the whole thing was - from pacing to characters to plot to EVERYTHING. If no, you should definitely get on this book. #IndieAuthor #Romancelandia #WritingCommunity
Level Up (On a Role Book 1)
Real life doesn’t come with quest markers.Audrey has be…
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September 20, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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Fantastic! And the MUSIC! Pure Evangelion
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Time to watch Shin Godzilla
September 20, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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Time to watch Shin Godzilla
September 20, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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My current pieces of vampire fiction are all quite different lmao.
RUIN is gothic/folk horror erotica. LAZARUS is gothic noir. A WEIGHT OF CARRION FLESH is a pulpy horror/thriller.

RUIN👉🏻 payhip.com/b/JKNZ8
LAZARUS👉🏻 beastcutter.itch.io/lazarus-teaser
FLESH👉🏻 beastcutter.itch.io/a-weight-of-...
September 20, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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When Brody's wife passes away, he takes his daughter to the remote mountain town of Orolet, hoping to find a new start.

What he finds instead is intrusive neighbors, racist town folk and the ghost of his wife.

Back STAY WOKE TODAY!

#Booksky #Writesky

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STAY WOKE --- A psychological thriller
Inspired by GET OUT and Riley Sager, STAY WOKE is the story of Brody and Fatima Marshall, a father and daughter mourning the loss of her mother. Hoping for a new start, they arrive in a small town and...
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September 20, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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I'm in fierce agreement; this book is incredible
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it is a travesty that the brilliant Indrapramit Das is not more widely known in fantasy and horror fandom.

The way Indra pulled South Asian history, politics, monstrosity, and queer love together in one book is a thing to behold
September 19, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Getting closer and closer to being able to introduce Deleyora (second POV character) and Khetris in the second draft of VFTDC and I couldn't be more excited. Every single character has been coming through so much more clearly; I can't wait to discover the new iterations of these two. I love them
September 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️
September 19, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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Liking things rules, actually.
September 19, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Dark Sun Voreia 🌙 commission for m. m.
A feminine character with blue skin, long white partially braided hair, and three pairs of hands. She has five pairs of colorful (blue, purple, pink, orange) wings; two pairs stemming from her head and neck, one pair from her upper back, and two pairs from her lower back, wrapping around her legs. She is wearing loose blue fabric. The background is contained within three frames and portrays a blooming savanna and then desert dunes further in the distance.
September 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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If you're into Lovecraftian horror, THE BODDICKER LETTERS by @aaronccross.bsky.social is a wonderfully unsettling epistolary novella set in the mythos in the 1920s. Finished it last night and will be ordering myself a print copy
September 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Unnamed literary agent in @thedriftmag.com's anonymous AI confessional. (love this format.)
September 18, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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If you love Lovecraftian mythos, John Wick-style action, and married villain protagonists teaming up to uncover an occult conspiracy, you'll love THE DEVOURING. Feat. a dangerous criminal underworld, unreliable narrators, and an incomprehensible eldritch god.

📖 tinyurl.com/the-devouring

#BookSky
The ebook cover of THE DEVOURING by A. M. Shilling. It features a black inkblot shaped like a skull against a red background. The text is white.
September 19, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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*SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION*

THE BACKERKIT FOR STAY WOKE IS NOW LIVE!

Check it NOW to get a SPECIAL OFFER for pledging early, check out our characters, the story, and help me make this special novel for me a reality!

#Booksky #Writesky #amwriting #Backerkit

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September 18, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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haunted by the notion that there are indie authors out there whose work I would love, but will never find
September 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM