Welcome to 2026! And what a shite show it's already been.
But you're not here to despair about the state of the world, you're here to escape into fantasy land for a time where we don't have to think about existential threats to our species and/or countries.
Anyway!
Fyre Fly will be releasing next week! If you want to be an ARC reader, this is your last opportunity to sign up.
As I mentioned in my last email, I've now started up a new fulltime job, and my free time (and writing time) is definitely suffering for it. Being back in an office 5 days a week is not fun... especially as it's an open-layout office, so we have no privacy, and no one talks, so it's basically sitting in a silent uncomfortable room for 8 hours a day. Good times! But at least I've got a salary, so I've got that going for me, which is nice.
Because of this, however, for the foreseeable future I'll just be publishing 2 chapters per week on Royal Road, Scribble Hub, and Patreon.
In other news, I got accepted into SPFBOXI! And if that sounds like a bunch of random letters to you, it means Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off 11! Which is much less of a mouthful. Basically, Friendly Fyre is in a competition with 299 other books over the course of 2026 where book reviewers will publicly go through and review the books submitted to them, eventually whittling the submissions away until there is 1 winner. I don't expect Fyre to win (or even make it very far) but I'm extremely excited to see what some pro reviewers have to say! And a little terrified. But mostly excited!
Upcoming Conventions I'll Be At:
- Emerald City Comic Con: March 5-8
- Colorado Cosmic Con: April 25-26
Book Drafting Progress:
- Fyre 3: 39% complete
- Nye 2: 39% complete
- Salty 2: 50% complete
- Kanin 5: 0% complete (I really need to finish one of the other books before I have the bandwidth to work on this one)
Last tidbit of news I've got for you: Podium has decided to take Glass Kanin out of the Audible-exclusive category, so the audiobook should now be available on all audiobook platforms! Huzzah!
The Friendly Fyre audiobook is still chugging along and should be out later this year. It's being narrated by the talented Sena Bryer, if I haven't already said.
That's all I've got for you this month. I'll send 1 more email out when Fyre Fly publishes as well - otherwise, I'll see you in February!
Best,
~Kia
Boba (sitting like a human) Tax
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This Is The Section Where I Promote Other Authors!
As always, I've also got some books by other authors I'd like to highlight. Some are free downloads, others are free on KU, and some are available for purchase on Amazon. If any catch your eye, you can check them out by clicking on the pictures below:
Free Books and Short Stories
I've got two free books and one free group promo for you this week. Check them out below!
The Void: A failed assassination attempt against Lianna prompted Alastor to act and perform a grievous ritual to tap onto the power of the Void, the dark forces beyond the universe. Has he betrayed his friends and family to gain power? Can Lianna stop Alastor before it’s too late? Will she and Ludovic be able to save the world from the evil warlock he has become?
Julie's in a Coma: Disgruntled artist William Marron hates just about everything, except his lifelong friend Julie Wilkes. But now Julie's in a coma and William has no idea what to do. Until he meets an overly smiley fellow artist in the hospital cafeteria, and realizes that things might not be as hopeless as he thought...
Free on KU
Broken Core: They destroyed his core and left him to die. But death didn’t take him; something darker did. In the monster-infested wastelands where the very air burns at night, James must learn to control his newfound ability to devour souls and grow stronger with every kill. Broken Core is a cultivation fantasy where power comes at the ultimate price.
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