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Q6. The most recent publication I have is from the end of January, an Indian mythology inspired short story called Wreathed In Flame And Smoke - ko-fi.com/s/2277369c92 - and another short story called Defying Sky And Sea coming out at the end of the year! #FirstDraftFall #WeeknightWriters

Wreathed In Flame And Smoke - Aradhna K.'s Ko-fi Shop

Yashoda's greatest wish is granted in a most unusual way. She's not complaining. - This is a short story reimagining of a most beloved Indian myth ...

Q5. (for the fantasy-esque romance): How do you handle finding the person whose soulmark matches yours after yours has been ripped from you? ft. soulmates are where the story starts, not where the story ends. #FirstDraftFall #WeeknightWriters

Q4. I'm excited to hopefully see the end in sight! #FirstDraftFall #WeekendWriters

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Q3. Not in a quantifiable way, but in how close I get to a satisfactory ending for the stories! Except for the kids' story, which I will probably measure by chapters. #FirstDraftFall #WeeknightWriters

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Q2: I think I answered this in the previous question lmao. Kids' story is very much a fairy story though magic is a part of the world rather than a tool for the characters. #FirstDraftFall #WeeknightWriters

Q1: I've got two romance novellettes that were meant to be short stories. One is with fantasy trappings while the other is contemporary, and from the POV of a third party to the main romance. And then I'm turning a bedtime story I used to tell my kids into a book! #FirstDraftFall #WeeknightWriters

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall Hi, I'm Ara, I have THREE drafts I want to try and finish but honestly I'll be happy just to make a dent in them. They are two romance novellettes and a children's story. We are a day into October and I've touched none of them yet.

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Late to the #LitHodgePodge game but! I'm going to try and do all of these! Hi, I'm Ara. I write primarily (the yearn) romance, with an occasional splash of fantasy. Almost all with some South Adian inspiration. I'm currently formatting my P&P sequel for publishing.

a 'Literary This or That' list with words crossed out in purple. Answers for each 'this or that' are as follows:
PAPERBACK
STANDALONE
TEARS / LAUGHS
TEA
HERO
CHARACTER-DRIVEN
COMPUTER
SALTY
SOUNDTRACK
BOOKMARK
PANTSER
MINIMALIST
VOMIT DRAFT
MIDNIGHT

Kind Regards is (somewhat) formatted on Word now. no forward or acknowledgments or what have you but! some margins have been adapted etc etc, and all the proper chapter titles and spaces and its! 500 pages!!! it's a BOOK! #writingcommunity

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 22h

i checked how many pages (the preformatting) Kind Regards would be if A5 sized pages, and its a little shy of 450. I wrote a BOOK book. #writingcommunity

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 23h

i love the yearn and the payoff. i shared some snippets from Kind Regards And Warm Wishes on Ko-fi! #writingcommunity #writingsnippets ko-fi.com/i/IF2G127V67T

excerpts from Kind Regards And Warm Wishes - Click to view on Ko-fi

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

me, constantly: it's about the YEARN. #wipwednesday #writingcommunity 'Mary did not speak with the Marquess, her heart skipping a traitorous beat when she saw him – it had been so long and yet! – and again when their eyes met, his holding hers for too long to be proper.'

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

early access to another FFXIV oneshot - my 20th for this little series! - for Ko-fi members is now available. ko-fi.com/post/FIRST-L...

FIRST LOOK; you could know me in the deep end

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

booktok, this or that edition! vt.tiktok.com/ZSbMHLS2b/

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TikTok - Make Your Day

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

literally had a 5 minute meeting with the principal of the kids' school. the only reason this wasn't an email is because! I needed verbal confirmation! of this information!

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

i love the Malaysia VegFest so much, I get to try so many things I might otherwise never get to eat.

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

shorter than usual short story this month, but I did love the idea of it. exclusively for Dedications members on Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/post/EXCLUSI...

EXCLUSIVE; rewrite the ending

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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new snippet from nowhere! this is actually a rewrite of the opening scene of one of my WIPs! ko-fi.com/i/IU2C527G9LB

an excerpt from a story i'm not writing - Click to view on Ko-fi

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

omg the Dr Who opening for Bake Off, I love it!! #GBBO

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

this month's short story is very much just one scene i had vividly in my head. we'll see how the next draft looks after edits. #wipwednesday 'It echoed, more obvious with how silent the room was. How unattended the funeral was.'

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

early access to a new FFXIV is now available for Ko-fi members! ko-fi.com/post/FIRST-L...

FIRST LOOK; how the mighty fall

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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Re-added What Happened In Vegas and Wreathed In Flame And Smoke to my Goodreads author profile! www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

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Aradhna K

Author of The Ferryman's Wife And The Black Fox, Facets, and Wreathed In Flame And Smoke

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

OH. I am 74% through this book i could theoretically finish it today before it is due and then suspend the hold I put it on for the library (I was worried I wouldn't finish it on time). 💙📚

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Priya Sridhar @priyajsridhar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My name is Priya Sridhar; you can find me at priyajsridhar.com. Latest works: Medium: "Why Did Coyote vs Acme Transcend Its Hybrid Predecessors?": medium.com/permanent-ne... "Undertale: What Power A SOUL Holds": medium.com/permanent-ne... #WriteStuff

priyajsridhar.com

Priya J Sridhar

Science Fiction & Fantasy Author

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Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Lollipop's got a book for every young reader! #adventuresoflollipop #writestuff adventuresoflollipop.com

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Adventures of Lollipop Comics 🇨🇦 @lollipopcomics.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here's something different, since my other post isn't working tonight. #writestuff bsky.app/profile/loll...

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Toni D @heyitsmetonid.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Everything I am working on can be found here: heyitsmetonid.com

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I miss taking part in writing chats, I always forget when @weeknightwriters.bsky.social is (because time differences). Would love to find more, and if they are in timezones I can catch easily, that would be great. #writingcommunity

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

library workshop day for 5yo! 9yp is elsewhere in the library looking for The Hobbit to start reading and see if she wants to borrow it. 💙📚

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#wipsnips #wipwednesday I am hoping to FINALLY finish this story this year. HOPING. 'And if she noted her friend very carefully make sure she did not come face to face with her boss? Well, Shalini would not call her out on it. Not tonight, anyway.'

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

oh no I need photos/reels for my instagram. do i see which tiktoks I can cross post? #writingcommunity

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

the last chapter of Dil Tujhko Hi Maanda - a very short one! - is now available on Ko-fi for members. ko-fi.com/post/FIRST-L...

FIRST LOOK; Dil Tujhko Hi Maanda (13/13)

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I worked with the prompt 'Growth' for this month's Ko-fi exclusive poem. ko-fi.com/post/POEM-P4...

POEM; The Way Things Grow

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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small little snippet from the fairy story was shared on Ko-fi this week! ko-fi.com/i/IH5N226LFMP (i've shared it here before for WIP Wednesday!)

an excerpt from KatFR; aka the fairy story - Click to view on Ko-fi

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

its pumpkin spice season yes i am That basic bitch

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#wipwednesday 20 installations into the FFXIV oneshot series, my WoL is ready to accept this. (So excited to be back to writing this.) 'She is not okay. She has not been okay for a long time. It is time to accept that.'

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

early access to the second last chapter of my 20 year old fic is now available for Ko-fi members! ko-fi.com/post/FIRST-L...

FIRST LOOK; Dil Tujhko Hi Maanda (12/13)

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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just realised I DON'T have a post for Thursday (usually snippet from nowhere) unless I take a snippet from one of my WIPs. debating if I should take something from fairy story or! soulmates. neither of which has an actual title. #writingcommunity