Koji A. Dae
Casual is available now! Releasing a book is a bit of a rolling process. ARCs go out months before the book is released. Some pre-releases (like the e-book for Tenebrous book club members) come out a few days early. Book stores get their stock and shelve it. And then… suddenly, it’s here. The actual release […]
I’ve had some very positive feedback on my forthcoming novel, Casual, in the past few weeks. Ivy Grimes compared it to 1984 and Brave New World. Then Lit Hub said it is “Up there with Atwood, Bradbury, Dick and Gibson.” These are books and authors that I have grown up with, that I respect immensely, […]
I’ve been distracted by a lot lately: Holidays. Work. More work. A lot more work. Ramping up the release of my next two books (Casual is out next month!!!). Writing the next thing. Etc. And in all of that, Read the World has taken a seat on the back burner. But, I’m ready to start […]
As a reader, I’ve been obsessed with Gillian Flynn this year. It started when I read The Grownup as a “suggested” book when I was looking for alternative gothic stories. I wanted haunted house stories that didn’t feel like haunted house stories, and The Grownup seemed to fit. Unfortunately, I didn’t really like it, even […]
Why I’m no longer using images in my social media and blog posts. Perhaps you’ll consider joining me?
I am fairly anti generative AI. Beyond its environmental impact, there’s social harm as well. Which angle? Take your pick. Spreading misinformation. Harming reputations. Inciting hate or violence. Impacting political campaigns. Perpetuating bias. The list goes on. In the writing community, there are also concerns of copyright infringement, the continued societal disrespect and commodification of […]
Some notes about BulgaCon in Sofia, September 2024.
BulgaCon 2024 will take place in Sofia this weekend. It’s the first lit conference I’ll be attending, and while I’m super excited to meet new people in the world of speculative fiction, I’m also nervous. I have very little idea of what to expect — partly because I’ve never attended a con, but also because […]