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Katje van Loon
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Feral writer of wild things.
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#HappyValentinesDay everyone! I hope your day is full of love, laughter, and whatever type of book you like best.

Today Mr. Katje took me to De Dutch Pannekoek House, which I hadn't had in over 15 years. It was amazing. 😍
Photo with text and shapes on top of it. Photo is of a statue of Aphrodite in a temple to Her, with roses and offerings around Her statue. Top right corner: a shape of a speech bubble with a screenshot of a quote from a book in it. Quote reads: "Fuck it. Ingrid surged forward and kissed him." Quote is attributed to book STOLEN FIRE. Middle of image: a shape of a speech bubble with a screenshot of a quote from a book in it. Quote reads: "For all the women whose fire cannot be contained, and the men desperate to burn for them." Quote is attributed to book FATE'S PROMISE. Bottom left corner: a shape of a speech bubble with a screenshot of a quote from a book in it. Quote reads: "'Is that her?' Indra whispered from across the table. Vilasas made himself breathe. 'Kalyani Davah. The woman whose smile could revive a dying star.'" Quote is attributed to book NEBULA'S HEART. Top left of image has a heart with the words "Io Aphrodite!" in it. Bottom right has another heart with the words "Happy Valentine's Day!" in it.
February 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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this game I stg
withered wojak meme; no text
January 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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The Christmas Moose has been resurrected and put on display!

He is big and awkward to move but always looks so nice...so we might leave him up year round. Put hearts on him for Vday. Eggs for Easter. Whatever. 😂
A light up Moose in a bay window. A light up Moose in a bay window, having his chin stroked like he's a dog.
December 10, 2024 at 1:57 AM
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I'm not so good at the marketing thing, because I've completely forgotten to post about this, BUT. I'm having a sale at my reader membership. It ends tomorrow. (See? Not good at this! I blame the ADHD.)

Early access, bonus content, my unhinged 3 am rambles. It's pretty sweet.
Katje's Wild Circle Black Friday Sale--extended! 75% off your first month (on any of the 4 tiers: Sisterhood of the Wolf, Shieldmaidens of Time, Heroic Regiment, Priestesshood of Aradia). Use code WCW24 at https://www.patreon.com/katjevanloon or use code WILDCYBERMONDAY24 at https://reamstories.com/katjevanloon
December 10, 2024 at 12:39 AM
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Finished my cocoon cardigan! It is warm and granny chic which is what I wanted.
Awkward selfie showing my black, grey, brown, and white tweed yarn cardigan. 2nd awkward selfie showing my black, grey, brown, and white tweed yarn cardigan. 3rd awkward selfie showing my black, grey, brown, and white tweed yarn cardigan, specifically the too-short arms.
December 8, 2024 at 1:48 AM
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There are a dozen tiny, gray, almost invisible birds in the bushes outside and it's enough to make you believe in magic again.
Bushes in rain. There are birds too but they're very small and probably not visible in the photo.
December 6, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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😍 It's here! It's delicious! It may contain eels! And it's available to read right now.

FATE'S PROMISE is completely free to subscribers of my newsletter, the Wild List. Sign up here: katjevanloon.com/fatespromise and you'll get your book right away. 🖤

#ElementalChemistry #ScienceFantasy #Romance
The full book cover of Fate's Promise, with an ourobouros and nail motif on it. Text around the cover reads: A prequel to my spicy science-fantasy romance series! Available completely free to members of my Wild List. https://katjevanloon.com/fatespromise
December 4, 2024 at 1:40 AM
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I'm doing #TheMoonSolsticeAndSkyChallenge over on Instagram so I figured I'd share over here, too--at least day 1!

Hi I'm Katje & my book focus this month is #ChosenOfKore, my debut #EpicFantasy novel being re-launched 2025. I have too many goals for December b/c I don't know how to rest.
Katje van Loon. Mars in Capricorn, Venus in Libra. Mood reader, mood writer. Delulu pro max. Hockey fan. SFF and romance. Literal Persephone. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate=YES. Knitter and crocheter. Feral goblin (not pictured). Chosen of Kore: Chosen of Zarqon Book 1. Epic fantasy. Romantic subplots. Matriarchal society. World is lost Terran colony. Twin sisters, twin goddesses. Chosen One is a Hot Mess. Idiots-to-Lovers. Multiple character POVs (1/chapter). Debut novel, being relaunched. 3rd person. December Goals. Move all my Goal 1 stickies down to DONE; Finish a WIP; 10,000--20,000 words; Finish scheduling Chosen of Kore chapters; Start round 2 of text updates to Chosen of Kore; Finish revising Stolen Fire; Plan out 2025; Plan out Q1, 2025; Finish a crochet or knitting project; Eat, Drink, and BE MERRY!
December 2, 2024 at 1:42 AM
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Cover's almost revealed...full image in December!
✨science-fantasy romance
✨short novel (just under 50K)
✨prequel story to my Elemental Chemistry series
✨spicy, M/F
✨obsessed hero
✨hot-tempered heroine
✨he loves it when she's mean to him
✨eels
A book cover being slowly revealed. It's pink, has a snake on it, and the title is half-revealed as "Fate's".
November 30, 2024 at 12:51 AM
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It's the Blackest of Fridays & I decided to jump on that sale bandwagon.

I have a reader membership and between now and Dec. 3rd you can get 75% off your first month at any of the top 4 tiers.

Early access, extra content...perhaps some eels.

www.patreon.com/katjevanloon
Use code 14F89
Katje's Wild Circle Black Friday Sale! Get 75% off your first month (any of the top 4 tiers). Use code 14F89. https://www.patreon.com/katjevanloon
November 30, 2024 at 12:23 AM
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Oh hey, a little bit more is peeking through! 👀

I wonder what it could be...and if it has eels. #CoverReveal #FatesPromise #ElementalChemistry #MayContainEels
A book cover reveal image showing two strips of the cover. There is a pinkish background with the image of a snake partially visible, and at the bottom one can see the author name and series title: Elemental Chemistry; Katje van Loon.
November 28, 2024 at 1:06 AM
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Happy authorversary to me! I decided now is a good time to start doing the #CoverReveal for my #ScienceFantasyRomance!

Will continue to reveal it over the next week, so stay tuned for more!
A mostly blacked out book cover on a background of purple stars. One rip of paper in the middle has revealed a pinkish background and a bit of what looked like a snake eating its tail.
November 25, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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When the FMC feels betrayed by the MMC, but realizes the predicament she's in is mostly because of her own reckless, rash behaviour....

#CaveOfEndlessStars #Romantasy #Snippet #FirstDraft
She took a step back from the bars. “Now, if you don’t mind, _Kozez_, I would like my last hours before my horrible death to be spent _alone_, and not with a lying, hells-sent, blood-drinking soulless demon.” That muscle in his jaw ticked again, but Zak—Kozez said nothing. Valash turned her back to him, because in another second tears were going to spill forth and she’d rather die than cry in front of him again. Footsteps reached her ears—cloven hooves on stone floors. She glanced over her shoulder. He was gone, but in the corner of her cell was a small ball of conjured light. Sun magic. Valash crouched down beside it, absorbing whatever light and heat she could from it before it faded. She’d been so very, very stupid, and now she couldn’t help but think this was another stupid act in her long history of them. But she could not help it. Whatever he’d intended with leaving this bit of sun magic for her—kindness, or perhaps more mind games—she gravitated to it, unable to help herself. It might be the last sunlight she ever saw.
November 21, 2024 at 10:03 PM
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I hit 50K this weekend! In celebration, have a #TitleReveal!

My Legend-inspired vampire romantasy is called

✨CAVE OF ENDLESS STARS✨!
Cave of Endless Stars
November 20, 2024 at 2:04 AM