One year ago (which doesn’t seem real at all!) I (Kayti) released, Emberling the first book in my YA Epic Fantasy series The Chronicles of Uriu! I can’t explain how much it means to me whenever I get a new review from someone who has enjoyed Emberling! It makes me so happy to know my story had found a home with you!
With Emberling turning one and Waveling fast approaching it’s release date of March 16, 2026, I felt like now as a good time to talk about why I’m writing this series, what it means to me, and of course, how much I appreciate all of you! It’s also a great time for a book sale! So stay tuned to the end of the post for more info on that!
The Chronicles of Uriu is dear to my heart because the series has taught me so much! As I wrote book 1 and book 2 and even as I work on book 3 I’ve been learning and growing alongside the characters. In many ways it’s a soul deep story that came from the heart of a girl who struggled to understand God’s plan in the life of my family and those I loved, and even in my own life thus far.
Iya’s struggles in Emberling with trusting God in the midst of bad things happening to the people she loved, in a way, are a parallel to my own life, though her faith is what I wish I’d had during that time in my life, but instead I was more like Malcolm…wanting to fix the problem myself. Wanting to make everything right but knowing in the end that I couldn’t because the situation was beyond my control.
I asked some hard questions of myself while writing Emberling (book 1 in the series), I did some soul searching, and God did some work in me through my writing. It is a story that I hope others can enjoy and relate to. I wrote Emberling for others who needed to know that every life is beautiful, every life is meaningful, and that no matter how bad your sins, how wrong you have been in the past, God forgives you and gives you a chance to start again.
In Waveling (book 2) the theme once again arises of, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” The answer is of course easy…no one is truly good except for God but that is a whole lot easier to say than it it is to get your mind to believe. Waveling deals with topics of grief, depression, purpose, and even people-pleasing and the impact all of those things have on our lives. You can’t make everyone happy, you can’t save everyone, and you most definitely aren’t meant to do this life alone.
Mora, Shale, Ben, and Gannon all struggle with similar themes on different levels…and though I’ve never been in the depths of depression, I have felt grief as all of us have, I tend to be a people-pleaser, and I struggle with letting people in when I need them because I’m afraid of getting hurt. Waveling in many ways has been a healing story for me.
Project Stone (book 3) is still in drafting…still forming, but I know this story is going to tie all the loose ends together. I’m not sure how, but I’m trusting God to guide me on the final steps of this journey.
Because these stories started between me and Him, a girl’s heart seeking to understand her Savior and growing alongside the stories He’s used to teach her. Yeah, that might sound strange, but to me it’s beautiful because when I’m writing, creating alongside my Creator, I feel so close to Him.
BOOK SALE!
If you read the sappy stuff, thanks! And if you didn’t…no worries, I still I have a book sale I want to tell you about!
From November 19th-21st you can download Emberling on Amazon for free! Yes, you heard that right…100% free! I need you to tell everyone you know about this sale because I want Emberling to find people who need it and will enjoy it! And Waveling is releasing in just a few months so the more people who know about Emberling the more people who know about Waveling!
Check out the sale!
So, have you read Emberling? We’re 1 review away from 30 on Goodreads! If you could help me out that’d be epically fantastic! And also a great birthday present! Thank you all for supporting me on this journey!
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