Jae Koyanagi

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

This is brilliant, easy math--and born out by my 2024 resolution to start reading seriously again after becoming a parent. I started SO small. At first, sometimes just 5 mins a day before the baby woke up. But reading begat reading, and now this English major is once again tearing through novels.

Happy Asexual Awareness Week! Please check out my book The Map and the Territory, which has an aroace protagonist. As an ace person myself, Rukha is so special to me--she's full of love and curiosity and wonder for the world, even when it breaks. bsky.app/profile/amtu...

People on Threads are talking about readers skipping sex scenes... The sex scenes in my upcoming book are vital to both character development and plot, not to mention worldbuilding implications. If you skip them, the rest of the novel literally won't make sense

The Killing of a Chestnut Tree is out today! 🌳 A gentleman detective murder mystery like no other - because the victim is a tree. I hope - if you choose to read it - that you enjoy it. I like to think of it as the book equivalent of a peaceful walk in the woods. 🌳

It's release day! ROSEMARY & THYME is live at retailers! Olivia Atwater offers up another gothic fantasy romance, full of dark magic, deceitful faeries, and "witty and nuanced enchantment" (Stephanie Burgis), in the second instalment of the Victorian Faerie Tales. oliviaatwater.com/book/rosemar...

Yapping with my husband about my book plans for the next ~10 years has me so hyped

Starting PUBLIC ACCESS AFTERWORLD by Jane Schoenbrun this morning; I've been dying to get my hands on it and am excited to dive in!

There are only 5 days left of spooky season, but the all-consuming void is eternal. Buy THE DEVOURING today for a fast-paced, cosmic horror thriller about unending hunger, the monstrosity of man, and the terrible consequences of the power of love. #BookSky 💙📚 amshilling.com/books/the-devouring

Chinese mycologists described a new giant fungus named Dianjunus rex whose ancient family lineage dates back to just after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs. Its upright fruiting bodies can grow up to 20 inches tall and weigh as much as 5 pounds! 🧪 www.frontiersin.org/journals/fun...

In a few spots in my county, shoved between the usual political campaign lawn signs, there are signs with photos of internal organs on them. That's it--just pictures of stomachs and lungs and such

Good morning. I have another piece of literary criticism for you—Neglected Ghosts: Katherine Addison's Cemeteries of Amalo trilogy wmhenrymorris.com/nonfiction/K...

"Games of Thrones meets Mr. Rogers" Step into the City of Spires, where merchant families vie for power through shows of wealth and a little backstab ✨ Bonus: it's a complete series! Four chonky queer fantasy books for your enjoyment. claudiearseneault.com/city-of-spir... #QueerAdultSFF 🌈📚

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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 3609: If ever you feel discouraged, know this. Every day you get up to write is an act of courage. Every word you manage to write is a light against the darkness. You may not see it from where you are now, but it's there. It's shining.

Pretty Little Lion, my second tradpub romantic suspense, turns 5 today. American desi apsara Meghna + Black and British lion shifter Elijah. Politics. Explicit sex. Action. MMF secondary romance. It had no marketing, got good trade reviews, and is one of my worst sellers. 😂 books2read.com/u/mgMn00

One way for an author to lose me as a reader when I otherwise enjoy their work is to be a snob about self-published books At least keep it to yourself if nothing else. No one has to read anything they don't want to, ofc, but every publishing path is a hard road; we should all be in this together

I think artists and sex workers should have a natural allyship. Both of us are often told we should not be allowed to charge for our work if it is at all pleasurable. Both of us are wanted for what we can do, but our work is considered not worth paying for. We should stick together

I'm excited for this!

We won and didn't lose anyone! However, my character and one other are afflicted with some sort of lasting debuff/contamination, so we'll see what happens with that. Plus some very dramatic and unexpected events unfolded after the fight. Can't wait to see where things go!

Time to face down the eldritch abomination the boss turned himself into!

dragon and octopus fall in love

Exhausted after getting only about 3-4 hours of sleep. I know some people pride themselves on living like that but I feel like I'm walking through water. Here's hoping coffee helps!

Honestly several things are depressing about ai but the two that stand out are the eagerness of people to outsource thought because cognitive effort is uncomfortable, and the casualness with which people use the shiny, easy thing knowing it's bad for climate change

The Consort and I is a single-POV romance with an unnamed narrator that covers a lot of ground in <300 pages. You can binge-read it in a night and yell at me in the morning. 💕 link: www.amazon.com/Consort-cour... CWs: www.audconnelly.com/content-warn...

More tiny shrooms on the Dutch forest floors.

A book so good I had to own it in both ebook and print!

The softest girl

i really believe creativity is a skill and you can get better at it by using it more.

Drinking coffee and thinking about There Is No Antimemetics Division again

Possibly my favorite reader review of A WALL IS ALSO A ROAD so far: "A searing examination of the flaws in the university system that could only get a TV adaptation as prestige hentai. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️" ---B. C. Stacey

Early days, thinking of assigning this book to my speculative fiction students next year, but sitting with the sheer beauty of "Loose-u" as a casual insult on the printed page. I have never written my spoken Tamil-English like this and it is such a joy to see someone else do it...

Honestly, on my most difficult writing days, I often have to tell myself: “Fine, I admit I can’t write a GOOD version of this scene today, but I can at least write a really bad version & fix it later!” Taking away judgment in the first draft helps so much.

"You're in a bookshop walking along the stacks when all of a sudden you look down and see a book. You reach down and flip it over. The book lies there on its back, its pages exposed. The book wants to be back on the shelf but you're not helping. Why is that?"

That feeling when you find the perfect way to end a chapter. Chef's kiss #writingcommunity

I can't help but think that "just go indie" like it's an easy endeavour as correlates to: - it doesn't take as much skill and is less worthy of respect - it doesn't deserve to be paid as much Even though you're literally expected to pay for / handle the job of the entire pub house

Just finished reading this in my inbox a few minutes ago--definitely worth checking out!

Been listening to new music to put together a new playlist for my book. I don't care if some people think book playlists are cringe; music makes me happy, and I'm going to keep doing it 🎶

So Eloisa James's latest book was given a cover made with GenAI. The publisher has withdrawn it and commissioned a new cover with a different artist. Props to the author for putting her foot down and the publisher for withdrawing it promptly.