Winter Sale Riyati Rebirth on sale for $0.99! Logos for Payhip, Apple Books, Google Play Books, Campfire, Itch.io, Barnes & Noble Nook, and Amazon Kindle With great power comes your past incarnations and future self playing chess with your existence. * Contemporary & lower dark fantasy in 2016 Southern US * Magical girls (and boys) * Flawed and morally grey characters * Elemental magic users & reincarnations * Multiple first person perspectives * Childhood friends slow burn * Demi fMC https://riyati-bf.kalani-shimizu.com/rebirth

Need a quick read w/ ownvoice ace/ND rep about modern dark magical girls (and boys) before the end of the year?

#RiyatiRebirth is on sale for $0.99 until Jan 1 (teen angst, regret, and trauma included free of charge)! 🔗 buff.ly/4gLiFdy

🌈 📚 💙 📚 🌎 💫 #BookSky #QueerAdultSFF #QueerSFF #indieauthor

Indie Ink Awards 2024 Vote Riyati Rebirth for... * Best mentor character * Best morally gray character * Side character MVP * Writing the Future We Need: Asexual or Aromantic Representation * Writing the Future We Need: LGBTQ+ Representation * Writing the Future We Need: Neurodivergent Representation by a Neurodivergent author Vote @ https://indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-awards-2024 Thank you so much!

Kala's Indie Ink Awards 2024 Suggestions Best audio narration: The Handler's Gambit by Ingrid Moon Best book cover and cover artist: * Broken Blades by Liz Sauco * Colors of Magic by Liz Sauco * Lost Blades by Liz Sauco * Stars and Soil by Dax Murray * The Handler's Gambit by Ingrid Moon Best Friendship: * A New World For You by Ka'ua Lara * Hallowed by Y. R. Liu * The Handler's Gambit by Ingrid Moon Best light read: * Broken Blades by Liz Sauco * Lost Blades by Liz Sauco * The Dictionary of Disillusionment by Kristen Gregg Best Setting: * A New World For You by Ka'ua Lara * Broken Blades by Liz Sauco * Lost Blades by Liz Sauco Prettiest book interior: Colors of Magic by Liz Sauco This Book Made Me Hungry/Thirsty: * A New World For You by Ka'ua Lara * Lost Blades by Liz Sauco Writing the Future We Need: Asian Representation by an Asian author: A New World For You by Ka'ua Lara Writing the Future We Need: Bisexual or Biromantic Representation * Colors of Magic by Liz Sauco * Smoke and Steel by Dax Murray * Stars and Soil by Dax Murray Writing the Future We Need: Disability Representation by a Disabled Author * Smoke and Steel by Dax Murray * Stars and Soil by Dax Murray Writing the Future We Need: Gay or Lesbian Representation: Stars and Soil by Dax Murray Writing the Future We Need: Mental Health Representation * Smoke and Steel by Dax Murray * Stars and Soil by Dax Murray Writing the Future We Need: Trans or Nonbinary Representation: Stars and Soil by Dax Murray

Reminder as the year closes, there's still a bit of time to sneak votes into the Indie Ink Awards! #RiyatiRebirth has been nominated for a handful of categories (Ace/ND/Queer rep nominations are particularly close to my heart), and I've got rec's for other categories as well! t.co/j6Hq0qhCmC

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#RiyatiRebirth is on sale for $0.99~

Winter Sale Riyati Rebirth on sale for $0.99! Logos for Payhip, Apple Books, Google Play Books, Campfire, Itch.io, Barnes & Noble Nook, and Amazon Kindle With great power comes your past incarnations and future self playing chess with your existence. * Contemporary & lower dark fantasy in 2016 Southern US * Magical girls (and boys) * Flawed and morally grey characters * Elemental magic users & reincarnations * Multiple first person perspectives * Childhood friends slow burn * Demi fMC https://riyati-bf.kalani-shimizu.com/rebirth

Need some modern queer dark magical girls (and boys) in your life? #RiyatiRebirth is on sale for just $0.99 at most major retailers (teen angst, regret, and trauma included free of charge)! 🔗 https://buff.ly/4gLiFdy

🌈 📚 💙 📚 🌎 💫 #BookSky #QueerAdultSFF #QueerSFF

Indie Ink Awards 2024 Vote Riyati Rebirth for... * Best mentor character * Best morally gray character * Side character MVP * Writing the Future We Need: Asexual or Aromantic Representation * Writing the Future We Need: LGBTQ+ Representation * Writing the Future We Need: Neurodivergent Representation by a Neurodivergent author Vote @ https://indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-awards-2024 Thank you so much!

#RiyatiRebirth 's in the Indie Ink Awards! The ND and Ace (demi) rep nominees in particular mean a ton for me and I'm super excited for them (and would appreciate your votes so Rebirth can continue onto the next stage)! 🔗 https://buff.ly/3NWIcV6

#indieauthor #QueerAdultSFF #QueerSFF #BookSky

Thank you for nominating Riyati Rebirth * Best mentor character * Best morally gray character * Side character MVP * Wittiest character * Writing the Future We Need: Asexual or Aromantic Representation * Writing the Future We Need: LGBTQ+ Representation * Writing the Future We Need: Neurodivergent Representation by a Neurodivergent author Indie Ink Awards 2024

Ahh, thank you so much for the #IndieInkAwards2024 nominations for #RiyatiRebirth! I'm super humbled and excited to be in the nomination listings 💙

I'm still pretty proud of #RiyatiRebirth 's opening ngl.

If someone else has an opening they're proud of, reply/QRP it!

A promo ad for Riyati Rebirth. The tagline is in bold, saying, "With great power comes your past incarnations and future self playing chess with your existence." Tropes the book contains are listed: contemporary dark fantasy, Demi fMC, New Adult, multiple pov's, conlang & intricate magic system, magical girl (and boy) deconstruction, reincarnations, elemental magic users, slow burn, flawed & morally grey characters. Rebirth.Kalani-shimizu.com is below the trope information. A picture of Campfire, Apple Books, Good Play Books, Barnes & Noble, Kindle, Rakuten Kobo, and Smashwords are shown with text "and more!" to the right of the book vendor logos.

👋 Happy Small Business Day!

I'm a disabled, queer #indieauthor publishing a dark fantasy magical girl (and boy) deconstruction series, with the first book #RiyatiRebirth currently on sale at most vendors for $0.99 (& on Kobo+)!

🔗 rebirth.kalani-shimizu.com

#queerSFF #BookSky #QueerAdultSFF

Reminder that tomorrow is the last day #RiyatiRebirth is free to followers on #Ream!

#reamstories #queersff #queeradultsdd #fantasy

❗ Reminder that #RiyatiRebirth is ✨ free ✨ to #Ream followers until the end of the month-- if you've been missing magical girl and boy suffering with lots of angst in your life, now's the time to fix that!

🔗 https://buff.ly/3Yb6G1k

#reamstories #queersff #queeradultsff #fantasy

A promo ad for Riyati Rebirth. The tagline is in bold, saying, "With great power comes your past incarnations and future self playing chess with your existence." Tropes the book contains are listed: contemporary dark fantasy, multiple queer characters, New Adult, multiple pov's, conlang & intricate magic system, magical girl (and boy) deconstruction, reincarnations, elemental magic users, slow burn, flawed & morally grey characters. 4.5 stars are listed with the text "Avg Review (CrossPlatform). Rebirth.Kalani-shimizu.com is below the review information. A picture of Apple Books, Good Play Books, Barnes & Noble, Kindle, Rakuten Kobo, and Smashwords are shown with text "and more!" to the right of the book vendor logos.

A tablet, phone, and book show the cover for Riyati Rebirth. Text says "Available @" with vendors for Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Campfire, Google Play Books, Kindle, Rakuten Kobo, Smashwords, Books2Read, Payhip, and Ream" all shown. The bottom of the graphic has "rebirth.kalani-shimizu.com." The background has a faded asexual pride flag

To celebrate 100 followers here on bluesky, during #AceWeek
no less, use BSKY100 to get #RiyatiRebirth 's ebook for just $1.00 @ store.kalani-shimizu.com/b/WNniZ --get that demi fMC rep from an ace author, magical girl suffering style!

Code good until 10/28
#indieauthor #queersff #queeradultsff

A tablet, phone, and book show the cover for Riyati Rebirth. Text says "Available @" with vendors for Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Campfire, Google Play Books, Kindle, Rakuten Kobo, Smashwords, Books2Read, Payhip, and Ream" all shown. The bottom of the graphic has "rebirth.kalani-shimizu.com." The background has a faded asexual pride flag

So I learned it's #AceWeek this week, and hey! I'm ace, and my debut features a demi fMC. So if you wanna support an indie disabled & ace author with her (closet) demi fMC, check out #RiyatiRebirth -- currently free to followers on #Ream & available at most major retailers!

#indieauthors #queersff

A tablet with temporary cover art for Riyati Rivals, labeled as "Riyati Rivals Beta Edition" and "Kalani Shimizu" is on the upper right hand side. The text on the left hand side says "Now Available" in cursive. In print, it says "REAM exclusive for Mage & Riyatian Tiers. New chapters release every Tuesday and Thursday @ 2pm CST! reamstories.com/kalanishimizu"

Psst if you haven't heard... #RiyatiRebirth 's sequel, #RiyatiRivals, is releasing beta chapters twice a week, exclusively on #Ream! And it starts... now 👀 #indieauthor #reamstories #queeradultssff

A chibi picture of Kalani Shimizu's l2d model, a redhaired glasses wearing catgirl. She has a big smile while holding a red heart, her eyes happily closed.

So I know #RiyatiRebirth came out in Aug, & #RiyatiRivals is in beta right now (and beginning serialized distro through #Ream for subs starting tomorrow!), but um...

Hi I just finished #Riyati Book 3's outline at 3.3k words. Things are cooking, and I'm so excited to get to this book!

#indieauthor

A fake-leather green hardback book with a green bookmark. It says "Riyati Rebirth Companion Guide" in silver in the center of the book

A printed preview of a character profile of Kylie. On the lefthand side, the page is titled "Kylie" while having a subtitle and short summary paragraph with character art of a medium-length haired teenage girl with teal eyes. On the right-hand side, the headers are basic information, physical appearance, and Family & Friends.

A printed preview of a two page spread. On the left, the title is "Opal Pines." There are a subtitle and small intro paragraph, with location information including average temperatures listed. On the right-hand side, there's Notable Connections, with Residents and Locations listed.

A single page spread printed page preview. The title is "Empathy." There's a subtitle listed, with information regarding the ability listed, including branch, difficulty, users, general discription, limitations, magipoten scale effectiveness, and relevant notes.

I just got the proof in for #RiyatiRebirth 's Companion Guide-- a 140pg lore book with over 20 pages of color graphs, charts, and character art! I tried to make this as comprehensive as possible, and am so excited to see it in print finally. Should be up on my direct storefront to order very soon 👀

A chibi purple and white cat saying "Did someone say free books?" with "200+ free books, reamraid.com" below the cat's speech bubble

Psst- #RiyatiRebirth will be ✨ FREE ✨ on Ream from August 18th to August 25th as part of the #RaidReam event! 🎉 Discover amazing stories and support indie authors-- there's over 200 books waiting to be discovered! Check it out @ ReamRaid.com #RaidReam #FreeBooks #IndieAuthors

A chibi picture of Kalani Shimizu's L2D model, a red haired glasses wearing catgirl. She has a notepad and pen, looking like she's writing things down while smiling and focusing on the notepad.

It's been a busy day! Made IG, TikTok, FB, and Threads accounts while getting this month's newsletter out!

Speaking of, check out the archive link for this month's newsletter (https://buff.ly/3McE8yM and subscribe @ https://buff.ly/3WNTqiH to get the first 13 chapters of #RiyatiRebirth for free!

A preview of two book pages: the first has "Kylie" in centered bold text, with a subtitle of "The reincarnation of Riyati's Last Crown Princess" and a picture of Kylie. The second page has text information such as demographics, school information, and physical appearance information.

I might've been working on something the past few days 👀 There might sorta be a #RiyatiRebirth lore book in the works--

Done with summer semester and off to prepping for fall (also working on #Riyati book 2 and a #RiyatiRebirth lore book). But first, time for a nice sleep without any looming uni deadlines for once \o/

A picture of a girl with aquamarine eyes and long reddish brown braided hair, drawn in a chibi style. To her right in bold teal letters says "Riyati Rebirth," and under it "Congratulations for the book launch" with the artists's signature as "from: creepyllama"

Ahh, @creepyllama.bsky.social drew this for #RiyatiRebirth's launch and I'm so happy to share it-- thank you so much!

Look at the cute little Sia ready to get into trouble--

Riyati Rebirth's cover art with a header at the top saying "#1 in Dark Fiction"

I'm so excited to share that #RiyatiRebirth is at #1 for Dark Fantasy at the #Campfire bookstore-- thank you everyone for all the amazing support so far!

The first book, #RiyatiRebirth launches today @ ~250pages/68k words, under the new adult contemporary dark fantasy genre.

I've already started revision on the 2nd book, so get a jump start on the series by ordering at your favorite bookstore retailer today 💙

Riyati Rebirth's cover art, which is dark blue with white smoke, and has a teal magic circle on the top half with foreign runes. "Riyati Rebirth" is written in large characters, with "Book I of the Riyati Series" below it. At the bottom, text reads "Kalani Shimizu"

It's heeere! #RiyatiRebirth is officially out and ready to be downloaded to your ereaders and placed on your bookshelves 👀

What is Riyati Rebirth? Well I'm glad to asked! It's a magical girl deconstruction, but ft magical boys-- think Buffy meets Madoka 🧵 (rt's appreciated💙)

Riyati Rebirth's cover art, which is dark blue with white smoke, and has a teal magic circle on the top half with foreign runes. "Riyati Rebirth" is written in large characters, with "Book I of the Riyati Series" below it. At the bottom, text reads "Kalani Shimizu"

More #RiyatiRebirth reviews are coming in!

"Even though I’m already sucker for dark magical girl plot, the introduction into it in this first volume reminded me of how much I love it"

Interested? Check out more @ rebirth.kalani-shimizu.com

Epic Tales Review Extravaganza: Join the Magic! Fantasy | Epic | Magic | Adventure | High Fantasy

Want to get a sneak peak at #RiyatiRebirth? What about other great fantasy and magic-influenced stories? Check out storyoriginapp.com/to/Fhglb3q for some free review copies!

Riyati Rebirth's cover art, which is dark blue with white smoke, and has a teal magic circle on the top half with foreign runes. "Riyati Rebirth" is written in large characters, with "Book I of the Riyati Series" below it. At the bottom, text reads "Kalani Shimizu"

The first reviews for #RiyatiRebirth are coming in!

"The idea is fresh, the characters real. I finished it in a day because I could not put this book down!"

Interested? Check out more @ rebirth.kalani-shimizu.com