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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I know Tales from the Thousand-Year Capital so well that sometimes I forget the reader doesn’t 😂 That’s where editing becomes essential 🌸 #BittersweetMemoriesBook2 #IndieAuthor #BookSky #Editing #WritingChallenges

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So much to work on between Sweet Memories and Bittersweet Memories. But one question keeps bringing me back: Do I really know the heart of the story? 🌸 #BittersweetMemoriesBook2 #SweetMemoriesBook1 #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital #BookSky #IndieAuthor

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Behind the Cover — Part 7 Back to the sketching stage. After shelving my first attempt, I’m starting from scratch again for Bittersweet Memories and exploring a completely different direction. ✏️ #BittersweetMemories #IndieAuthor #BookSky #BehindTheScenes

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When I first created Reina and Hajime, I created them together. They weren’t meant to complete each other. They were meant to challenge, understand, and stand beside each other. 🌸 #SweetMemoriesBook1 #IndieAuthor #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital #BookSky

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A lot of pain went into Sweet Memories—but so did hope and love. I didn’t want to romanticize grief. I wanted to acknowledge its weight while still believing that something meaningful can come beyond it. 🌸 #SweetMemoriesBook1 #IndieAuthor #BookSky

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What if love could survive the passing of years? A story of first love, lost time, and the quiet pull of destiny bringing two souls together again. Because some stories… are worth waiting for. #BookSky #IndieBooks #SweetMemoriesBook1 #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I thought I was writing about characters learning to grow beyond their pain. I didn’t realize I would walk part of that road myself. 🌸 #SweetMemoriesBook1 #IndieAuthor #BookSky #Grateful #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Why did I choose Kyoto for Sweet Memories? The answer is tied to history, tradition, and my own love for the city. For me, Kyoto became more than a setting. It became part of the story. 🌸 #SweetMemoriesBook1 #Kyoto #IndieAuthor #BookSky #TalesFronTheThousandYearCapital

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Sweet Memories explored learning not to be defined by the past. Then I found myself asking: What comes after? That's where Bittersweet Memories begins. 🌸 #SweetMemoriesBook1 #BittersweetMemoriesBook2 #BookSky #IndieAuthor

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Eight chapters into Draft 3 of Bittersweet Memories and I'm already drowning in red. 😂 Grammar, phrasing, continuity... Draft 3 has no mercy. 🖊️ #BittersweetMemoriesBook2 #IndieAuthor #BookSky #WritingProcess #BehindTheScenes

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Returning isn't the same as going backward. Sometimes, the past becomes the doorway to something we never expected. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #IndieAuthor #BookSky #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Maybe home isn't simply where we return. Maybe it's where we're still known—even after we've changed. That's part of Reina's journey in Sweet Memories. 🌸 #SweetMemoriesBook1 #IndieAuthor #Kyoto #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital #BookSky

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Kyoto has watched generations come and go. The people change. The seasons return. And somehow, the story continues. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #IndieAuthor #Kyoto #BookSky #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I thought Draft 3 would mean fewer red marks on Bittersweet Memories. Apparently, I was being overly optimistic. 😂 I’m barely into the draft and already drowning in red ink! 🫣 #BittersweetMemoriesBook2 #WritingProcess #IndieAuthor #WritingJourney #BookBehindTheScenes

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We want to know how the story ends before we're willing to turn the page. But maybe trust is believing there is still another page waiting. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #BookSky #IndieAuthor #ChristianAuthor #Faith

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A city shaped by centuries. Stories shaped by love, loss, memory, and hope. 🌸 *Sweet Memories* — *Tales from the Thousand-Year Capital* #SweetMemoriesBook1 #Kyoto #IndieAuthor #BookSky #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

What if we don't bury certain memories because we've forgotten them... but because we're not yet ready to understand them? That's part of what I wanted to explore in Sweet Memories. 🌸 #SweetMemoriesBook1 #IndieAuthor #BookSky #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

What happens when something precious is broken? Maybe we don't always rebuild it as it was. Maybe we rebuild it with love—and give it a future. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #BookSky #IndieAuthor #Kyoto #Traditions

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

What do we inherit from the people who came before us? Sometimes, it's a place. A tradition. A memory. And sometimes, it's a story we're asked to carry forward. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #IndieAuthor #Kyoto #BookSky #ChristianAuthor

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The Stories Places Remember 🌸 Maybe that's what makes certain places feel alive. Not simply their history... but the people who continue to give that history meaning. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #Kyoto #BookSky #IndieAuthor

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Pages We Can't Read Yet 🌸 Maybe faith isn't understanding every loss. Maybe it's trusting that the story is still being written—even when we can't yet see where the next page leads. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #IndieAuthor #BookSky #ChristianAuthor

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

What Does Healing Really Mean? 🌸 Maybe healing isn't leaving the past behind. Maybe it's remembering without being trapped there. That's something Reina discovers in Sweet Memories. 🌸 #SweetMemoriesBook1 #Kyoto #BookSky #IndieAuthor

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

What if hope isn't knowing where you're going? What if it's believing there's still somewhere worth going—even when you can't see the path yet? That's one of the quiet questions at the heart of Sweet Memories. 🌸 #SweetMemoriesBook1 #IndieAuthor #BookSky #ChristianAuthor

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A legacy isn't something we inherit It's something we choose to carry forward In Sweet Memories, Amai Omoide holds generations of love, loss, memory, and tradition—and the question of what is worth protecting🌸 #SweetMemoriesBook1 #IndieAuthor #BookSky #Legacy #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Faith Across Generations 🌸 Faith doesn't simply preserve the past. Perhaps it gives each generation the courage to become a blessing for the next. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #BookSky #Faith #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital #FamilyLegacy

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Grief & Gratitude 🌸 Some of life's deepest moments hold both joy and sorrow. Maybe that's what loving deeply has always looked like. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #BookSky #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

What do we inherit from the people who came before us? And what will we leave behind for those who come after? Sweet Memories explores the stories, traditions, and choices that connect generations. 🌸 #SweetMemoriesBook1 #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital #IndieAuthor #BookSky

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Behind the Cover – Part 6 Stepping Away 🌸 I thought I'd be starting the next cover sketch by now. Instead, I found myself pouring those emotions into a completely new drawing—and somehow, a new manuscript too. Sometimes stepping away is how we return with a clearer heart. #IndieAuthor #BookSky

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Somewhere between drafts, sketches, and songs, I'm learning to notice the little milestones—and the ways God meets me along the way. 🌸 #IndieAuthor #BittersweetMemoriesBook2 #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital #Milestones #BookSky

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We Don't Return the Same 🌸 Kyoto's seasons return year after year. But we don't—not quite. Perhaps the places we revisit are simply showing us how much we've changed. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital #IndieAuthor #Kyoto #BookSky

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

One Blossom at a Time 🌸 Maybe hope doesn't appear overnight. Maybe it quietly grows until one day we realize winter has already become spring. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital #IndieAuthor #BookSky #Kyoto

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Legacy 🌸 Maybe legacy isn't what we leave behind. Maybe it's what quietly continues to bloom because we chose to nurture it. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #BookSky #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Timeless Stories 🌸 Some places don't preserve history. They preserve the things we're most afraid of forgetting. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #BookSky #Kyoto #IndieAuthor #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The Quiet Places 🌸 Maybe God's grace has never needed to be loud Perhaps it's been waiting in the ordinary moments all along. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #BookSky #Faith #IndieAuthor #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The Places We Leave Behind 🌸 Some places carry more than memories. Perhaps they quietly hold the echoes of the people who loved there. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #BookSky #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Some memories are sweet. Others are carried in silence. Sweet Memories is a story about love, loss, healing, and learning to move forward. For anyone who carries memories quietly. 🌸 #SweetMemoriesBook1 #IndieAuthor #BookSky

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Behind the Cover – Part 5 🌸 I think this is where I’ll leave this design Adding color helped me realize it isn’t capturing the feeling I’m searching for, so it’s time to begin again with a new sketch Every attempt teaches me something 🌸 #BookSky #BookCover #IndieAuthor #BittersweetMemoriesBook2

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Behind the Cover – Part 4 🌸 Instead of giving up on the sketch, I asked myself: “What happens if I try something different?” This is that experiment. Maybe it’ll stay. Maybe it won’t. That’s part of creating. 🌸 #IndieAuthor #BookSky #BookCover #BittersweetMemoriesBook2 #AmDrawing

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Behind the Cover – Part 3 🌸 The messy middle. This is the stage where I pause and wonder whether the cover is becoming what I imagined—or whether it needs a completely different direction. Not every step feels certain, and that’s okay. 🌸 #BittersweetMemoriesBook2 #IndieAuthor #BookCover #BookSky

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Behind the Cover – Part 2 🌸 Every word on this sketch has been handwritten—from the series title to Bittersweet Memories itself. It’s still only pencil, but little by little the cover is beginning to find its voice. #BittersweetMemoriesBook2 #IndieAuthor #BookCover #AmDrawing #BookSky

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Where do you find yourself today—holding on, or learning to move forward? 🌸 Sweet Memories is a quiet story about healing, memories, and second chances #SweetMemoriesBook1 #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital #IndieAuthor #JapaneseInspiredFiction #ContemporaryFiction

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Every New Chapter 🌸 Perhaps every ending quietly carries the courage to begin again. One page. One step. One hopeful choice. 🌸 #SweetMemoriesBook1 #BookSky #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Behind the Cover - Part 1 The first sketch for #BittersweetMemoriesBook2 There’s still plenty to refine, but I’m excited to finally begin bringing Book 2 of the #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital series to life 🌸 #IndieAuthor #BookCover #AmDrawing And yes, the title is handwritten 🫶🌸

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The first sketch for Bittersweet Memories. Every finished story begins with something this simple. 🌸 #BittersweetMemoriesBook2 #IndieAuthor #Sketch #BookCover #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The First Story We Belong To 🌸 Family may be imperfect... but it's often the first place we learn both love and forgiveness. 🌸 Sweet Memories #BookSky #SweetMemoriesBook1 #IndieAuthor #TalesFromTheYhousandYearCapital #ContemporaryFiction

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Some places don't ask you to hurry. They simply wait for you to become the person you're meant to be. 🌸 That's what Kyoto became in Sweet Memories. #SweetMemoriesBook1 #IndieAuthor #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Kyoto

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Some things change. Some things endure. Like faith. Like tradition. Like the hands that keep kneading the dough, generation after generation. 🌸 Sweet Memories is a story about what remains when everything else changes #SweetMemoriesBook1 #IndieAuthor #ContemporaryFiction #Storytelling #SetInKyoto

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Some memories don't fade. Some loves don't either. Sweet Memories is a story of second chances and the connections that remain. 🌸 #SweetMemoriesBook1 #TalesFromTheThousandYearCapital #IndieAuthor #ContemporaryFiction

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Some memories are painful to carry... But sometimes, the ache is simply proof that something once mattered deeply. 🌸 Sweet Memories #SweetMemoriesBook1 #BookSky #IndieAuthor #BookQuote #RomanceBooks

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N.K. Padua, Author @nkpadua-author.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The people we love can leave our lives... Yet somehow remain part of who we're becoming. 🌸 Sweet Memories Book 1: Tales from the Thousands-Year Capital #SweetMemoriesBook1 #BookSky #IndieAuthor #BookQuote #RomanceBooks

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