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50 years of backlog! Between paper & files, I may have material for 10-12 novels/good size novellas. But nothing is finished, any will still requires a load of work. 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #booksky #literaryfiction #historicalfiction #fantasy #mythology (retelling)

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 16h

Some of my notes & book portions, mostly from the seventies and eighties. Mid nineties, I started to go digital, but, as evidenced by the notepad, never 100%. 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #booksky #literaryfiction #historicalfiction #fantasy #mythology (retelling)

3 large archive boxes, size 19" x 15" (48 cm x 38 cm), full of notes & a notepad showing the outline for the next novel heavily annotated in red and green. No spoilers as: 1-it is the first page of the outline, and 2-the font is too small to read on the pix.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 19h

This has always been a major issue for indecisive people: you are sitting on the wall and getting confused when others mention inside outside. 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #ShouldersOfGiants #CraftSkeptic #booksky #literaryfiction #historicalfiction

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 29/09/2026

A novel is not Wikipedia. If your technical digression doesn't advance the plot or character arc, it is bloat. Why should readers wade through research dumps? 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #ShouldersOfGiants #CraftSkeptic #booksky #literaryfiction #historicalfiction

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 27/09/2026

only a few days left... 💙📚🖋️ #booksky ⏳📚 #historicalfiction some #literaryfiction

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 27/09/2026

only a few days left...

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 25/09/2026

Today, we explore the shadows of the past. Agemaki [Character] is pulled from the digital mire. Explore the world... #BookSky #HistoricalFiction #Japan #Nihon #TheKabukiBook

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Agemaki [Character]

Meet Agemaki, a new presence from the kyo.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 23/09/2026

Coming up: more myths, mischief & mayhem, as only shapeshifters know how to wield. The Kabuki Book, a bent story of enduring love and creation. From you preferred retailer: books2read.com/u/4A96yA 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #booksky #literaryfiction #historicalfiction #fantasy #mythology (retelling)

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The Kabuki Book: A Novel of Feudal Japan and Ancient Gods by Kohōpeh Kohōpeh

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 22/09/2026

Yes, I am not Jules Verne, Umberto Eco or Ursula K. Le Guin. But I can pontificate (auto-correct: reflect) on my craft with the best of them. 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #ShouldersOfGiants #CraftSkeptic #booksky #literaryfiction #historicalfiction also #fantasy #mythology (retelling)

Yes, I am not Jules Verne, Umberto Eco or Ursula K. Le Guin. But I can pontificate (auto-correct: reflect) on my craft with the best of them. -- Kohopeh

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 22/09/2026

The idea that any reader interpretation is valid once the author is 'dead' is lazy. It excuses poor reading comprehension. Shouldn't interpretations be anchored? 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #ShouldersOfGiants #CraftSkeptic #booksky #literaryfiction #historicalfiction

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 20/09/2026

Without a map, aren't your beautiful scenes just wandering aimlessly? She does not say there should be no outline, does she? 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #ShouldersOfGiants #CraftSkeptic #booksky #literaryfiction #historicalfiction 🪐📚 #fantasy

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 18/09/2026

2/2 Now to bring thousands of notes and excerpts into the outline to create the rough... Not my preferred part of the job. 💙📚🖋️ #booksky ⏳📚 #historicalfiction #literaryfiction 🪐📚 #fantasy

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 18/09/2026

Some of my other wip are more advanced, but suspended for this or that. What will be book #4 ( by pub order), is taking shape: the birth-to-death outline of MC is finally coherent. Now to... 💙📚🖋️ #booksky ⏳📚 #historicalfiction #literaryfiction 🪐📚 #fantasy 1/2

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 18/09/2026

What is new this week in the 16th century? Kyō [Location] is straight from the author's quill. Read more on Kohōpeh #BookSky #HistoricalFiction #Japan #Nihon #TheKabukiBook

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Kyō [Location]

Discover Kyō. The map of the 1500s expands.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 17/09/2026

some just enjoy worldbuilding more than writing stories, and that's OK.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 17/09/2026

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The September Spellbook: A Collection of Magical Reads

Fantasy

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 16/09/2026

yes, but these are but settings for broad themes

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 15/09/2026

I'd personally put Diamond Age on that list but understand it might be controversial.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 14/09/2026

Die once the book is finished. One book, one writer. And some writers have been bad before they wrote the book. And... Books, writers, judgments for all. Do you prefer to throw the baby with the bathwater in case it is contagious? 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #ShouldersOfGiants #CraftSkeptic #booksky #litfic #histfic

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 11/09/2026

Good travelogues are few and far apart.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 11/09/2026

What is new this week in the 16th century? Sukuna-bikona [Character] is pulled from the digital mire. Detailed report... #BookSky #HistoricalFiction #Japan #Nihon #TheKabukiBook

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Sukuna-bikona [Character]

Meet Sukuna-bikona, a new presence from the the-sea-palace.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 10/09/2026

Naming Names in Kohōpeh's Books How names, ranks, and social roles functioned in Edo Japan and Ayutthaya Siam—and how they shaped the characters in The Kabuki Book and Lotus, Mud, Blade. Read on Kohōpeh #BookSky #EdoPeriod #Feudaljapan #Siam #Thekabukibook #Writingresearch 💙📚🖋️⏳📚

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Naming Names in Kohōpeh's Books

How names, ranks, and social roles functioned in Edo Japan and Ayutthaya Siam—and how they shaped the characters in The Kabuki Book and Lotus, Mud, Blade.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 09/09/2026

Ditching the traditional climax for a 'gathering vessel' structure often results in books where nothing happens. Why should readers accept an inventory catalog instead of a payoff? 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #ShouldersOfGiants #CraftSkeptic #booksky #literaryfiction #historicalfiction

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 08/09/2026

New: Book Club Kit for The Kabuki Book contains (mild) spoilers Mainstream clubs looking for light historical escapism or conventional romance might not enjoy the book. kohopeh.com/the-kabuki-b... 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #fantasy #mythology #booksky #literaryfiction #historicalfiction

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THE KABUKI BOOK — Book Club Kit | Kohōpeh

Reading group guide, thematic discussion questions, and selected quotes for THE KABUKI BOOK.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 06/09/2026

Destabilizing your own mind for the sake of 'fiction truth' is self-destructive romanticism. PKD was gen psychedelics. Why prioritize psychological self-sabotage over the actual craft of discipline? Do you subscribe to the myth of the tortured artist? 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #ShouldersOfGiants #CraftSkeptic #booksky

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 05/09/2026

The below post was about author's copies for my first book, days before the launch of the second. But pls admire my AI... My Artifacts Inventory, book library and works of art. This is only a portion of course. 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #fantasy #mythology #booksky #literaryfiction #historicalfiction

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 04/09/2026

I will need to double check but I believe this was the last bit of lore for Lotus, Mud, Blade. Next I'll start uploading characters and locations from The Kabuki Book. #fantasy #histfic #Japan #edo

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 01/09/2026

I hope you issued that ban, otherwise someone will be reported to the Great Librarians.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 01/09/2026

Today is launch day for my novel The Kabuki Book. So let's celebrate with a slew of free/cheap books gathered by our indie collabs: 💙📚🖋️ #booksky some ⏳📚 #historicalfiction some #literaryfiction as well 5/5 books.bookfunnel.com/historicalfi...

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Free historical fiction ebooks

Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 01/09/2026

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Historical Fiction Giveaway

Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 01/09/2026

Today is launch day for my novel The Kabuki Book. So let's celebrate with a slew of free/cheap books gather by our indie collabs: 💙📚🖋️ #booksky some ⏳📚 #historicalfiction some #literaryfiction as well 3/5 books.bookfunnel.com/septhistfict...

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September Historical Fiction

Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 01/09/2026

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Relax with these Historical Fiction Books

Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 01/09/2026

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The September Spellbook: A Collection of Magical Reads

Fantasy

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 31/08/2026

ha, knew it was too good to last. Down to 3.7

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 30/08/2026

If I may, I think comps are not necessarily about influences, they are pure marketing.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 30/08/2026

Psyched! NetGalley reviewers are considered a tough crowd, and The Kabuki Book currently stands at 4 stars. Encouraging for the launch tomorrow. 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #fantasy #mythology #booksky #literaryfiction #historicalfiction books2read.com/u/4A96yA

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 29/08/2026

Stoked! In 2 days, my magnum opus The Kabuki Book launches, and today I received my author's copies of Lotus, Mud, Blade (ordered 3 m ago). 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #fantasy #mythology #booksky #literaryfiction #historicalfiction

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 28/08/2026

Pumped! I received the cert for Literary Titan's award for The Kabuki Book, just days before offical launch. 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #fantasy #mythology #booksky #literaryfiction #historicalfiction

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Shinobazu Pond 俳句 @shinobazupond.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Gradations - from moon to me. [or] From moon to me - a greyscale. #artinspired #haiku 🌙

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 28/08/2026

A wooden bridge path, Strives to reach the moon, Silent waters flow. #haiku

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 28/08/2026

Today, we explore the shadows of the past. Yamamoto [Character] is distilled from the original manuscripts. Full history here #BookSky #HistoricalFiction #Japan #Shogun #TakuanTalesTrilogy

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Yamamoto [Character]

Meet Yamamoto, a new presence from the edo-castle-holding-compound.

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 27/08/2026

The 'no real endings' philosophy is why so many sci-fi series bloat and drag on forever. Good to hint that characters live beyond the last page... bad if you don't give a pay-off? What's your take? 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #ShouldersOfGiants #CraftSkeptic #booksky #literaryfiction #historicalfiction

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Kohōpeh @kohopeh.com · 26/08/2026

NetGalley ARC reviewers: LAUNCH DAY - 5 —on my mark... 💙📚🖋️⏳📚 #mythological #fantasy #thekabukibook #japan #shogun #samurai #bookobsessed #netgalley #bookworm #booknerd #bookreviews #arcbooks #reviewers there is no emoji for <deep bow> so here goes

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