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K.L. Johnson | Author
@kljohnsonwrites.bsky.social
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“Layne” | Bi, spoonie, and neurodiverse creator |Writing a NA/Upper-YA fantasy featuring
Irish folklore, romance, fae, and found family.
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K.L. Johnson | Author @kljohnsonwrites.bsky.social · Aug 6
Burnt out Marcy’s 21st b-day gets worse when she’s chased by the Headless Horseman through NYC, then finds her father has been kidnapped by the Fairy King. To save him before Midsummer, she must team up Alec and the Fae Guardians, but the truth may force her to save herself. #questpit #f #sff #rf #w
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. Comps for the Fairy King - Fate a Winx Saga: Chosen One (Subverted), Found Family, Diverse Ensemble Cast of Fae Warriors Legendborn: Parental Grief, Secret Society, Slow Burn, Urban Fantasy Ten Thousand Doors of January: Lyrical Prose, Portal Fantasy Moodboard: A portal, two girls carrying a fairy house, a young woman on a fire escape, a fairy king on a throne, young man with black hair and a leather jacket, the headless horseman, a path in a forest, a woman with light coming out of her fingers, a black mermaid surfacing eom the water, a black raven, a Maine coastline
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So thrilled to meet @alixeharrow.bsky.social tonight at @quailridgebooks.bsky.social. She gave some wonderful tips on craft. Her new book The Everlasting is out now!
Book signing with Alix Harrow
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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October 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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KLARA & THE SUN X SEVERANCE

Nerdy ex-punk teams up with a taciturn anarchist to save his robot BFF, uncovers a tech conspiracy re: stolen memories instead.

🌟 Scrappy queer/ND MC
❣️ Dorks age 35+ in love
🤖 Prickly robot familiar
🇻🇳 SE Asian folklore
📼 Cassette futurism vibes

#A #WIP #CB #SFF #SFPit
October 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Thank you everyone for all the nice comments today on #dvpit for my #na #f #r novel The Fairy King. Truly appreciate it ❤️.
October 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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LEGENDBORN X WINX CLUB: A FATE
SAGA
A found family romantasy based on Irish folklore following a:
👧🏻Failed chosen one
❤️Emotionally avallable mmc 🧜🏾‍♀️Chronically ill mermaid
🐦‍⬛🦊Shapeshifters
🔥Firebender/Team mom
🌈#LGBT changeling
Marcy must save them all without sacrificing herself #DVpit #w #f #r
Young woman in a black blouse and green pants with brown hair
October 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Might be too off the cuff but…
[movie trailer voice] In a romantasy world where eldest daughters are sacrificial lambs and heroines learn that love=sacrifice, Marcy, a failed chosen one, must venture into Otherworld to save herself. #DVPit #na #f #r #w
Legendborn x Winx Club:A Fate Saga
Curvy young woman with brown hair, a black shirt and green pants
October 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Marcy’s 21st b-day gets worse when she’s chased by the Headless Horseman through NYC and finds out her boyfriend is a vampire and her father has been kidnapped by the Fairy King. To save him, she must venture into Otherworld and face the truth about her past and stolen power. #DVpit #f #r #w
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October 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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LEGENDBORN X WINX CLUB: A FATE SAGA

A found family romantasy based on Irish folklore following a:
👧🏻 Failed chosen one
❤️ Emotionally available mmc
🧜🏾‍♀️ Chronically ill mermaid
🦊🐦‍⬛ Shapeshifters
🔥Firebender/Team mom
🧚LGBT changeling

Marcy must save them all without sacrificing herself #DVpit #w #f #r
Girl in a black shirt and green pants posing
October 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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After her father is kidnapped by The Fairy King, Marcy must team up with Alec, a fae guardian, and go to Otherworld to save him. As Alec and Marcy go deeper into Otherworld, they draw closer to each other, but the truth about Marcy’s power and her past may break them both. #DVpit #f #r #na #w
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October 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Marcy’s 21st b-day gets worse when she’s chased by the Headless Horseman through NYC and finds out her father has been kidnapped by the Fairy King. To save him, she must team up with the Otherworld Guardians, but the truth about her past and power may force her to save herself. #dvpit #w #na #f #r
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October 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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My next project is probably a sequel to my #NA romantic fantasy novel The Fairy King (although my current one could also stand alone if needed) 😅. #dvparty #w #f #r Winx Club: A Fate Saga x Legendborn.
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October 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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THIS FRIDAY!!! Are you excited, #RevPit?! If you're gearing up to enter RevPit #10Queries, here's everything you need:

⭐Complete query letter
⭐First 5 pages of manuscript

The query and first 5 pages will need to be uploaded to the form in one document and should be a standard manuscript format
What do I need ready for RevPit #10Queries? Don't forget to sign up for substack and follow on bluesky
October 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Day 5 #DVparty Playlist for my #na #f #r The Fairy King (Winx Club: A Fate Saga X Legendborn). #W
👧🏻Failed chosen one
🌃🧚🏼Urban and Fae Fantasy
🧜🏿‍♀️🔥🦊Found family - Chronically ill mermaid, firebender, and fox shifter
❤️Emotionally mature Otherworld mmc
☘️Irish folklore
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October 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Reached 1000 k followers! Thanks #writingcommunity!
October 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Day 5 of #dvparty. Playlist for my #na romantic fantasy novel The Fairy King. Lots of fantasy, ethereal, indie, folk vibes with a touch of Latin music. #w #f #r

open.spotify.com/playlist/2A5...
The Fairy King Playlist
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October 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Gif summarizing The Fairy King. The found family and fairy guardians elements of Winx Club: A Fate Saga mixed with the secret society, urban fantasy, parental grief, and lyrical language of Legendborn. All with chronically ill mermaids, fox shapeshifters, & an Irish folklore twist. #dvparty #f #r #w
a man and a woman are standing back to back in the woods
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October 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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First lines from my current WIP for #dvparty
October 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Opening line to The Fairy King (Legendborn X Winx Club): “A hornet's nest of air conditioning units rattled in the windows of the six-story brown-brick apartment building, across the street from the Washington Heights subway station. But the phone in Marcy’s pocket buzzed louder.” #dvparty #f #r #w
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October 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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🧜🏿‍♀️ Meet Obsidian: the last mermaid.
Orphaned by war, adopted by a fae court ruler.

Uptight, fierce, and bad at looking away from injustice. Rage drives her blade while loneliness softens her heart. Determined to prove herself and save the only home she’s ever known.

#DVparty #A #F #R #LGBT
Illustration of a dark-skinned mermaid with natural curly hair adorned with pink butterflies, emerging from shimmering blue water surrounded by green lily pads. She wears a pale dress and looks forward with an intense, determined expression.
October 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Stayed up late last night putting this sketch together 😂. Meet Marcy: A failed chosen one who grew up learning that love=sacrifice.
👩🏻 Enneagram 2w3 (but actually a 4)
❤️Initial Want: Affection
✨Actual Need: Freedom
😰Fear: Being selfish
🗡️Character wound: No one will protect me #dvparty #f #r #w
21 year old woman with brown hair, green pants and a black shirt
October 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Burnt out Marcy's 21st b-day gets worse when she's chased by the Headless Horseman through Wash Heights,NY. Then, the Fairy King kidnaps her father. To save him before Midsummer, she must team up Alec and the Otherworld Fae Guardians, but the truth will force her to save herself. #dvparty #na #fr #w
Headless horseman, forest, raven, Ben Barnes, scene from in the heights, fairy house, portal, fairy king, magic powers, girl in the water.
October 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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HEY YOU! 🫵 #UnhingedPit

🚫 is your home haunted?
🚫 tired of ghosts not paying rent?
🚫 does the thought of scrubbing the sideboards make you want to claw your eyes out?

Call Alice & Rani! We'll scrub your home AND send those spirits packing. Don't delay, exorcise today! 👻

#Q ALICE & THE AFTERLIFE
September 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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A History of Women in Piracy Life Under the Black Flag #UnhingedPit #A #NF #P #CS
Meet some of history's most infamous sword-wielding women.
Available now for pre-order at Pen and Sword, Amazon, etc
A History of Women in Piracy non-fiction available now Sword and axe wielding pirate woman and another with a pistol
September 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Manuscript wishlists for my MCs (they have particular tastes)

#UnhingedPit #A #F #R #W #literaryagents #amwriting #amdrafting #WIP #writingcommunity #fantasyromance #mswl
September 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Meet the MC and LI in ✨UNVEIL THE STARS✨, my SPIRITED AWAY x THE STARDUST THIEF, Arab folklore-inspired contemporary fantasy.

They're a 10, but... (meet-cute gone disastrously wrong version)

#UnhingedPit #ya #f #q
Image of a dark-haired girl in a forest surrounded by the following text: "...she beheaded a flesh-eating ghoul right in front of him (rip)" "(to be fair, she gave him advanced warning)" "(he's lucky she didn't stab him, too)" Image of a dark-haired boy in a forest surrounded by the following text: "...he accidentally knocked her out with magic and bound her to a tree" "(it was self-defense, okay?)" "(also, she was pretty and he was flustered, it's fine)"
September 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM