working on my book's final dev edit, going to nyc and deadline stress. // To try everything Brilliant has to offer—free—for a full 30 days, visit https://brilliant.org/KMFajardo/. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription!
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i accidentally cut out the clip but the “blind date” book i got from The Strand was HOW BEAUTIFUL WE WERE by Imbolo Mbue!
💎 my debut novel, LOCAL HEAVENS, is an upmarket sci-fi / queer cyberpunk reimagining of F. Scott Fitzgerald's THE GREAT GATSBY.
↠ book deal announcement: https://youtu.be/cyzJDoCHCXs
↠ book deal Q&A: https://youtu.be/bu8k2rZHvNA
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0:00 starting my LAST dev edit
3:44 first cover design meeting
4:38 tbr and full time writing update
7:31 going to new york
8:19 nyc day one
11:01 nyc day two
12:24 nyc day three
14:36 i got my edit letter for lh
15:11 nyc day four
16:16 post trip blues, starting dev edits, PM deal announcement day
19:30 stressed
20:35 drafting a new chapter and idk if i like it
22:40 DONE the new chapter
24:24 deciding what feedback to prioritize
25:55 my last read through of the draft
29:56 wrapping my dev edit at 3am
31:58 i'm freeee (for now)
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/ 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/Inky Phoenix Press)
*preorder news coming soon*
↠ 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):
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/ where to find me /
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