K.L. Johnson | Author

@kljohnsonwrites.bsky.social

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Writing a NA/Upper-YA fantasy featuring Irish folklore, romance, fae, and found family.

Book signing with Alix Harrow
Young woman in a black blouse and green pants with brown hair
Curvy young woman with brown hair, a black shirt and green pants
Girl in a black shirt and green pants posing
21 year old woman with brown hair, green pants and a black shirt
Headless horseman, forest, raven, Ben Barnes, scene from in the heights, fairy house, portal, fairy king, magic powers, girl in the water.
When the squad shows up to help you take out The Fairy King Emotionally mature Irish shadow daddy MC with gardening powers Firebender/Team Mom Knitting fox shapeshifter Chronically ill mermaid Queer changeling #uphingedpit #F #W #R (ACOTARxCruel Princex Twilight with better MC) WHEN THE
POV: You've gotten chased by the headless horseman, found out your boyfriend is a vampire, a and discovered your dad has gone missing in a mysterious fire... all on your 21st birthday.
Bad: finding out your boyfriend is actually a vampire Good: finding out your new love interest is a fae guardian of the Otherworld with a hot Irish accent
Woman poses with her completed ai slop manuscript
Burnt out Marcy is having a terrible 21st Birthday. First, she's chased through Washington Heights in New York City by the headless horseman. Then, her boyfriend reveals he is a vampire. Finally, she finds out her father has disappeared - kidnapped by the Fairy King. In order to save her father before midsummer, she must venture into Otherworld, joining forces with Alec, descendant of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and his team of Otherworld Guardians. But Alec has his own thirst for revenge against the Fairy King and may be helping her - or using her. The deeper Marcy falls into Otherworld, the more she uncovers about her family secrets and her own hidden past. As she confronts the Fairy King she must make a devastating choice....save her father or save herself.
Burnt out Marcy is having a terrible 21st Birthday. First, she’s chased through New York City by the headless horseman. Then, her boyfriend reveals he is a vampire. Finally, she finds out her father has disappeared — kidnapped by the Fairy King. In order to save her father, she must join forces with Alec, an Otherworld Guardian and descendant of the Tuatha Dé Danann. But Alec has his own thirst for revenge against the Fairy King and may be helping her — or using her. The deeper Marcy falls into Otherworld, the more she uncovers about her family secrets and her own hidden past. As she confronts the Fairy King she must make a devastating choice….save her father or save herself.
Burnt out Marcy is having a terrible 21st Birthday. First, she’s chased through New York City by the headless horseman. Then, her boyfriend reveals he is a vampire. Finally, she finds out her father has disappeared — kidnapped by the Fairy King. In order to save her father, she must join forces with Alec, an Otherworld Guardian and descendant of the Tuatha Dé Danann. But Alec has his own thirst for revenge against the Fairy King and may be helping her — or using her. The deeper Marcy falls into Otherworld, the more she uncovers about her family secrets and her own hidden past. As she confronts the Fairy King she must make a devastating choice….save her father or save herself.
#WIPSnips in which Marcy’s terrible boyfriend makes her feel guilty about asking him to help her get home safe after being chased by the headless horseman.
Marcy contemplates New Yorks oddities before encountering the headless horseman.
Marcy thinks about New Yorks oddities before encountering the headless horseman.
Marcy tries to figure out what the Aos Sidhe are hiding while hiking on Monhegan Island, Maine. #wipsnips #amwriting #writersky
Marcy tries to figure out what the Aos Sidhe are hiding while hiking on Monhegan Island, Maine.
Marcy and Talia setup chairs at Sabor Casero.
Marcy and Talia set up for breakfast.
n which Marcy runs away from the headless horseman after pepper spraying it and escapes into a Bodega in New York City. Unfortunately, she left her backpack, wallet, laptop, and textbooks in the alleyway with the horseman in the rush to save herself
Marcy runs away from the headless horseman after pepper spraying it and escapes into a Bodega in New York City…. but also leaves her backpack, wallet, laptop, and textbooks in the rush to save herself
POV you’re writing a portal fantasy
Cover of 10 Thousand Doors of January
Marcy pepper sprays the headless horseman
Marcy searches her memories to try to remember if there is an entrance to the fairy safe house in the Ramble in Central Park .
A girl runs away from the headless horseman but can’t find her pepper spray. He cracks a whip made of spinal cord behind her.