Mona Tewari
@monatewari.com
Author of BURN THE SEA (April 21, 2026)
(she/her) ✍️ SFF Writer 🦷 Pediatric Dentist (not practicing) 😷 MCAS ☕ Consumer of too much tea
www.monatewari.com
rep: Jennifer Azantian (@jenazantian.bsky.social)
(she/her) ✍️ SFF Writer 🦷 Pediatric Dentist (not practicing) 😷 MCAS ☕ Consumer of too much tea
www.monatewari.com
rep: Jennifer Azantian (@jenazantian.bsky.social)
Please join me in SCREAMING about this incredible artwork from @musethe.bsky.social! I cannot thank Rosario enough for capturing Matanta & Abbakka in the opening scene of BURN THE SEA so perfectly. The dynamic between the 2 of them was so much fun to write, & Matanta is one of my favorite characters
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Please join me in SCREAMING about this incredible artwork from @musethe.bsky.social! I cannot thank Rosario enough for capturing Matanta & Abbakka in the opening scene of BURN THE SEA so perfectly. The dynamic between the 2 of them was so much fun to write, & Matanta is one of my favorite characters
Well, thanks to Miller, people are learning about plenary authority...
October 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Well, thanks to Miller, people are learning about plenary authority...
BURN THE SEA, a historical fantasy based on the life of Indian monarch Abbakka Chowta, in which a fierce queen must defend her country against both the colonizing monsters attacking from the sea and the cowardly manipulations of a neighboring king ... who happens to be her husband (coming 4/21/26)
August 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
BURN THE SEA, a historical fantasy based on the life of Indian monarch Abbakka Chowta, in which a fierce queen must defend her country against both the colonizing monsters attacking from the sea and the cowardly manipulations of a neighboring king ... who happens to be her husband (coming 4/21/26)
I am so beyond thrilled to share the cover for BURN THE SEA, which will be published April 21, 2026 with Boundless Press at @binderybooks.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I am so beyond thrilled to share the cover for BURN THE SEA, which will be published April 21, 2026 with Boundless Press at @binderybooks.bsky.social
OMG it's almost time for my cover reveal! I can't wait to share!!
July 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
OMG it's almost time for my cover reveal! I can't wait to share!!
I'm typical me fashion, I saw a picture of something and decided, "I can make that!" even though I've been dabbling in ceramics for < a year. Well, it took a couple of tries and a lot of redos but I'm really happy with how this guy is looking so far. Fingers crossed for kindness from the kiln gods!
June 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I'm typical me fashion, I saw a picture of something and decided, "I can make that!" even though I've been dabbling in ceramics for < a year. Well, it took a couple of tries and a lot of redos but I'm really happy with how this guy is looking so far. Fingers crossed for kindness from the kiln gods!
I just finished CRY, VOIDBRINGER and ... Wow. I'll be thinking about this book for a while. The characters are complex & nuanced. They're often left with the choice between bad and worse - and more often than not, they end up doing worse than they'd planned - but you understand *why.* (1/2)
April 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I just finished CRY, VOIDBRINGER and ... Wow. I'll be thinking about this book for a while. The characters are complex & nuanced. They're often left with the choice between bad and worse - and more often than not, they end up doing worse than they'd planned - but you understand *why.* (1/2)
C'mon Netgalley ... help a girl out! I NEED THIS BOOK
March 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
C'mon Netgalley ... help a girl out! I NEED THIS BOOK
In my excitement, I totally failed to post the PM announcement! I still can't believe it! BURN THE SEA will be published by @binderybooks.bsky.social in Spring 2026!
January 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In my excitement, I totally failed to post the PM announcement! I still can't believe it! BURN THE SEA will be published by @binderybooks.bsky.social in Spring 2026!
10/10 recommend zen doodling!
Is it perfect? No.
Do I love it? Yes!
Did my brain feel less "buzzy" when I was done? ABSOLUTELY YES
Is it perfect? No.
Do I love it? Yes!
Did my brain feel less "buzzy" when I was done? ABSOLUTELY YES
January 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
10/10 recommend zen doodling!
Is it perfect? No.
Do I love it? Yes!
Did my brain feel less "buzzy" when I was done? ABSOLUTELY YES
Is it perfect? No.
Do I love it? Yes!
Did my brain feel less "buzzy" when I was done? ABSOLUTELY YES
Thank you for doing this!!
January 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Thank you for doing this!!
Taking it easy today and feeling much better after anaphlaxis yesterday. In a perfect world, I'd be better at breathing than zen doodling, but you can't always get what you want.
January 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Taking it easy today and feeling much better after anaphlaxis yesterday. In a perfect world, I'd be better at breathing than zen doodling, but you can't always get what you want.
TIL that only female mallards quack. Local park signs FTW!
December 29, 2024 at 6:30 PM
TIL that only female mallards quack. Local park signs FTW!
For the night crowd: I've written a blog post about resilience. Would love it it you'd take a look!
monatewari.com/2024/12/18/o...
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December 19, 2024 at 1:53 AM
For the night crowd: I've written a blog post about resilience. Would love it it you'd take a look!
monatewari.com/2024/12/18/o...
monatewari.com/2024/12/18/o...
Me: Hey Google, how much snow is expected tonight?
Our Google home: There is no snow expected tonight in [town]
Mother Nature:
Our Google home: There is no snow expected tonight in [town]
Mother Nature:
December 3, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Me: Hey Google, how much snow is expected tonight?
Our Google home: There is no snow expected tonight in [town]
Mother Nature:
Our Google home: There is no snow expected tonight in [town]
Mother Nature:
Let's be serious for a minute, though. They're planning on publishing 8000 books/year, so ~22 books per day. I take about a year to write + edit a book. Even if I wrote a book in a few months, what would it mean to have it published in this way? To be one in a crop of 22 that day or 660 that month?
November 25, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Let's be serious for a minute, though. They're planning on publishing 8000 books/year, so ~22 books per day. I take about a year to write + edit a book. Even if I wrote a book in a few months, what would it mean to have it published in this way? To be one in a crop of 22 that day or 660 that month?
Just a little BURN THE SEA update 👀👀
November 22, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Just a little BURN THE SEA update 👀👀
The world is mad, but we keep on fighting. We keep on writing.
We keep on.
We keep on.
November 16, 2024 at 3:00 AM
The world is mad, but we keep on fighting. We keep on writing.
We keep on.
We keep on.
I'm making it a practice to zen doodle as I listen to podcasts (usually about writing). It's really starting to anchor my day.
November 15, 2024 at 7:33 PM
I'm making it a practice to zen doodle as I listen to podcasts (usually about writing). It's really starting to anchor my day.
The world has felt so wildly out of control in the last week that it's been hard to focus. I decided to start to zen doodle and it's amazing how much quieter my brain feels when I'm done. Just wanted to share in case it helps anyone else.
November 12, 2024 at 2:28 AM
The world has felt so wildly out of control in the last week that it's been hard to focus. I decided to start to zen doodle and it's amazing how much quieter my brain feels when I'm done. Just wanted to share in case it helps anyone else.
I'm pretty sure the Venn Diagram of "people who own superyachts" & "people who sing 'I'm On A Boat' unironically" is a circle
October 16, 2023 at 10:40 PM
I'm pretty sure the Venn Diagram of "people who own superyachts" & "people who sing 'I'm On A Boat' unironically" is a circle
It's October first, which means it's time for Halloween crafts!
October 1, 2023 at 8:57 PM
It's October first, which means it's time for Halloween crafts!
Writers, show off your work spaces & pass it on ✍🏾
August 18, 2023 at 3:58 PM
Writers, show off your work spaces & pass it on ✍🏾
In honor of the Barbie movie's INSANE (and well deserved) success, I'm bringing back the poster I made with the MC of my novel BURN THE SEA. She's here, she's fierce, and she's ready to take down the colonizers.
Right now, she's with my incredible agent, & I can't wait until we can share her story!
Right now, she's with my incredible agent, & I can't wait until we can share her story!
August 17, 2023 at 3:37 PM
In honor of the Barbie movie's INSANE (and well deserved) success, I'm bringing back the poster I made with the MC of my novel BURN THE SEA. She's here, she's fierce, and she's ready to take down the colonizers.
Right now, she's with my incredible agent, & I can't wait until we can share her story!
Right now, she's with my incredible agent, & I can't wait until we can share her story!