my book is getting published 🥂 being on sub, selling my debut novel, writing for passion over market

my debut novel, LOCAL HEAVENS, a cyberpunk reimagining of THE GREAT GATSBY, is coming to a bookstore near you Fall 2025! this is a quick retrospective on the book's five-year timeline, my 15-ish year journey as a writer and what i've learned as an author who was on submission for the first time. i discussed more of my thoughts in-depth over on substack: https://kmfajardo.substack.com/p/i-sold-my-debut-novel-local-heavens stay tuned for news about the cover reveal, ARCs and preorders ✨ character art featured in the thumbnail was commissioned from mossbun_ :) ↠ https://www.instagram.com/mossbun__/ ₊˚⊹⋆₊˚⊹⋆₊˚⊹⋆₊˚⊹⋆ ☕️ support the channel by leaving a tip or get access to beta reading slots + extra/early content by joining my monthly memberships: https://ko-fi.com/krismf/tiers 0:00 we sold lh lol 1:30 the five year journey of a single book 4:18 emotional tolls of being on sub 8:05 writing is lonely - until it isn't 10:14 passion vs the market 15:01 my love letter to the great american novel. and also to myself 17:18 making a cover brief !! 17:53 some footage from during the negotiation period 19:43 stay tuned for more news ₊˚⊹⋆₊˚⊹⋆₊˚⊹⋆₊˚⊹⋆ 📬 business enquiries: [email protected] / about / i'm kris (she/her), a speculative fiction writer documenting my writing process, ongoing projects and chatting about craft. / published work / LOCAL HEAVENS (Fall 2025, Bindery Books): ↠ add on goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/221244034-local-heavens ↠ add on storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/89dd85b3-ec0b-48f1-a603-7f6ddae30643 SWAY WITH ME UNTIL WE BLEED (Augur 6.1): https://augursociety.org/sway-with-me-until-we-bleed/ / where to find me / 💌 free newsletter: https://kmfajardo.substack.com/ ☕️ support my work through ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/krismf website: https://kmfajardo.com/ socials: https://twitter.com/km_fajardo https://www.instagram.com/krismfajardo https://www.tiktok.com/@krismfajardo https://www.goodreads.com/krismfajardo 🎧 Music provided by Chillhop Music Blue Wednesday, Shopan - Murmuration https://chll.to/6b86c085 ⌨️ my keyboard (affiliate link): https://epomaker.com/products/epomaker-aula-f75?variant=47192473076020&sca_ref=6622607.q6ftVPwumf ↠ the keyboard switches I have are the *LEOBOG Reaper Switches* #writing #authortube tags: book deal, debut novel, getting published, publishing, selling my book, published author, on sub, on submission, publishing advice, writing advice, writing tips, traditional publishing, how to publish a book, cyberpunk, cyberpunk book, sci-fi novel, science fiction book, gatsby, the great gatsby, gatsby retelling, authortube, booktube