Jae Koyanagi
@jaekoyanagi.com
Author, Otherwise Award Honor List, Rep: Russ Galen. Writing non-human fantasy featuring a monster romance. 🐙
Autistic, queer, D&D player, dog mom, art & music lover. Pfp: @starace.bsky.social. Banner: @sovka.bsky.social
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https://jaekoyanagi.com
Autistic, queer, D&D player, dog mom, art & music lover. Pfp: @starace.bsky.social. Banner: @sovka.bsky.social
🚫genAI🚫
https://jaekoyanagi.com
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Jae Koyanagi
@jaekoyanagi.com
· Jul 16
Intro post! I'm Jae (formerly Jacqueline) Koyanagi, author of the sci-fantasy novel Ascension, among other things: jaekoyanagi.com
Currently, I'm deep into writing the first book of a character-driven romantic fantasy trilogy set in a lush, unusual world where divine magic abounds.
Currently, I'm deep into writing the first book of a character-driven romantic fantasy trilogy set in a lush, unusual world where divine magic abounds.
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I canNOT think about a specific audience when I write, because then I'm no longer expressing what I want to express; I'm expressing what I think they want to hear
the audience is me. if it resonates with anyone else, great
the audience is me. if it resonates with anyone else, great
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I canNOT think about a specific audience when I write, because then I'm no longer expressing what I want to express; I'm expressing what I think they want to hear
the audience is me. if it resonates with anyone else, great
the audience is me. if it resonates with anyone else, great
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November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Art doll is finished (I think)!! Giving him eyes made him feel so AWARE. He’s dead but chill with it
November 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Art doll is finished (I think)!! Giving him eyes made him feel so AWARE. He’s dead but chill with it
The insomnia demon struck last night. Zero sleep. Feeling a little loopy, but not too bad yet. (This has been an ongoing issue on and off for about five years, so I'm fairly used to it.)
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The insomnia demon struck last night. Zero sleep. Feeling a little loopy, but not too bad yet. (This has been an ongoing issue on and off for about five years, so I'm fairly used to it.)
D&D today ended with our party coming upon a timid myconid. Excited!!
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
D&D today ended with our party coming upon a timid myconid. Excited!!
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Avi's shriek is a melodic cacophony! It is a blessing upon the ear!!
The #Kickstarter for this audiobook is seriously closing in on goal and I am just so full of gratitude for everyone who has put their hand to the oars so far. We're nearly at the shoreline! 🌊🛶
The #Kickstarter for this audiobook is seriously closing in on goal and I am just so full of gratitude for everyone who has put their hand to the oars so far. We're nearly at the shoreline! 🌊🛶
okay so while @siennatristen.bsky.social is still getting oriented on bluesky, I'm going to take it upon myself to ✨shriek✨ about the fact that the HERETIC'S GUIDE audiobook Kickstarter is $400 from being funded.
[INSERT SHRIEK HERE]
come bring us over the finish line!
LINK: tinyurl.com/cm2utrzz
[INSERT SHRIEK HERE]
come bring us over the finish line!
LINK: tinyurl.com/cm2utrzz
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Avi's shriek is a melodic cacophony! It is a blessing upon the ear!!
The #Kickstarter for this audiobook is seriously closing in on goal and I am just so full of gratitude for everyone who has put their hand to the oars so far. We're nearly at the shoreline! 🌊🛶
The #Kickstarter for this audiobook is seriously closing in on goal and I am just so full of gratitude for everyone who has put their hand to the oars so far. We're nearly at the shoreline! 🌊🛶
Today is my 18th wedding anniversary 🎉
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Today is my 18th wedding anniversary 🎉
I adore this duology. Check out their audiobook Kickstarter!
In this newsletter, I talk about other things about the INCREDIBLE Kickstarter for @siennatristen.bsky.social 's Orchestrated Audiobook for HERETIC'S GUIDE TO HOMECOMING.
To the KS: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...
This is where I gush about it: XD (scroll down) buttondown.com/ClaudieArsen...
To the KS: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...
This is where I gush about it: XD (scroll down) buttondown.com/ClaudieArsen...
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I adore this duology. Check out their audiobook Kickstarter!
Breeze and birdsong through open windows, Itzhak Perlman in the headphones, Golden Retriever content at my feet. Manuscript open, words flowing, beloved characters falling in love. A perfect Saturday.
November 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Breeze and birdsong through open windows, Itzhak Perlman in the headphones, Golden Retriever content at my feet. Manuscript open, words flowing, beloved characters falling in love. A perfect Saturday.
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We're socialized to constantly apologize for being too outwardly excited about things, but this world is so full of terror and misery that I'd rather see those bursts of light and passion shine through the cracks wherever you can find them.
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We're socialized to constantly apologize for being too outwardly excited about things, but this world is so full of terror and misery that I'd rather see those bursts of light and passion shine through the cracks wherever you can find them.
Writing about an artist and a musician falling in love has to be the most fun I've ever had, creatively speaking.
Especially with the musician being my favorite trope of all time: a "monster" who is a gentle, soulful being.
Especially with the musician being my favorite trope of all time: a "monster" who is a gentle, soulful being.
November 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Writing about an artist and a musician falling in love has to be the most fun I've ever had, creatively speaking.
Especially with the musician being my favorite trope of all time: a "monster" who is a gentle, soulful being.
Especially with the musician being my favorite trope of all time: a "monster" who is a gentle, soulful being.
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There's a whole generation that learned irony before sincerity and now they're trapped. Can't be earnest without a layer of self-deprecation. Can't be enthusiastic without signaling awareness of how cringe enthusiasm is.
The price of never being vulnerable is never connecting.
The price of never being vulnerable is never connecting.
November 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
There's a whole generation that learned irony before sincerity and now they're trapped. Can't be earnest without a layer of self-deprecation. Can't be enthusiastic without signaling awareness of how cringe enthusiasm is.
The price of never being vulnerable is never connecting.
The price of never being vulnerable is never connecting.
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This is one of the last digital illustrations I made before I switched to traditional media. painted in Procreate and Photoshop
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is one of the last digital illustrations I made before I switched to traditional media. painted in Procreate and Photoshop
I'll never hire or work with anyone who uses genAI, or defends its use in any way. You want my money or collaboration, you need to be fully anti-genAI.
And I won't read your book if you're even vaguely permissive on this issue. GenAI haters only in this house.
And I won't read your book if you're even vaguely permissive on this issue. GenAI haters only in this house.
I will never use AI for my covers, editing, translation, or anything else. It is not only useless to me as an author, it is actively hostile and harms every skill related to book production.
If you're an author against AI used to generate writing, you better back everyone else in the chain too.
If you're an author against AI used to generate writing, you better back everyone else in the chain too.
November 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I'll never hire or work with anyone who uses genAI, or defends its use in any way. You want my money or collaboration, you need to be fully anti-genAI.
And I won't read your book if you're even vaguely permissive on this issue. GenAI haters only in this house.
And I won't read your book if you're even vaguely permissive on this issue. GenAI haters only in this house.
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African starlings are something else. They're as common as our Rock Pigeons (which are underrated, btw), but even better looking. Here we have the Burchell's and Cape Starlings, photographed during my recent South Africa trip.
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
African starlings are something else. They're as common as our Rock Pigeons (which are underrated, btw), but even better looking. Here we have the Burchell's and Cape Starlings, photographed during my recent South Africa trip.
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New flash fiction: A Murmuration of Starlings, 300 words. A wandering knight witnesses an omen foretelling the death of a king, and is glad for it.
"A witch could tell him the starlings’ secrets, but he had been alone for days, and the land around him was empty."
www.patreon.com/posts/murmur...
"A witch could tell him the starlings’ secrets, but he had been alone for days, and the land around him was empty."
www.patreon.com/posts/murmur...
November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
New flash fiction: A Murmuration of Starlings, 300 words. A wandering knight witnesses an omen foretelling the death of a king, and is glad for it.
"A witch could tell him the starlings’ secrets, but he had been alone for days, and the land around him was empty."
www.patreon.com/posts/murmur...
"A witch could tell him the starlings’ secrets, but he had been alone for days, and the land around him was empty."
www.patreon.com/posts/murmur...
I walked into the room to find Penelope like this 😂
November 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I walked into the room to find Penelope like this 😂
I've been wanting to write monster romance for literal decades; I couldn't possibly be more excited about how it's turning out.
November 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I've been wanting to write monster romance for literal decades; I couldn't possibly be more excited about how it's turning out.
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you can just go ask crows stuff instead of asking chatgpt
November 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
you can just go ask crows stuff instead of asking chatgpt
If you haven't read The Map and the Territory by @amtuomala.bsky.social, then I strongly recommend you do. A beautifully written story about living and finding meaning when the world is falling apart, and how community can save you in more ways than one.
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
If you haven't read The Map and the Territory by @amtuomala.bsky.social, then I strongly recommend you do. A beautifully written story about living and finding meaning when the world is falling apart, and how community can save you in more ways than one.
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A meteor, the Milky Way and Mount Fuji captured by photographer Hayata Suzuki.
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A meteor, the Milky Way and Mount Fuji captured by photographer Hayata Suzuki.
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I've been exhausted enough today to feel inebriated with fatigue, but I wrote, and I'm about 90% sure I'll still be happy with the progress when I look at it again later.
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I've been exhausted enough today to feel inebriated with fatigue, but I wrote, and I'm about 90% sure I'll still be happy with the progress when I look at it again later.
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You GOTTA stop being so desperately afraid of the audience. Look at me. Look in my eyeballs. Stop being so desperate for approval. Stop writing for the whiny babies in your audience and start writing for the freaks who like cool fucked up shit
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
You GOTTA stop being so desperately afraid of the audience. Look at me. Look in my eyeballs. Stop being so desperate for approval. Stop writing for the whiny babies in your audience and start writing for the freaks who like cool fucked up shit