End of 2025 WRITING RECAP! ✍️


Hello, readers!

Happy New Year’s Eve, Readers!

It’s about time I start a new tradition with my author newsletter: An end-of-year recap!

Many amazing things happened in my writing journey this year. However, some of you only started following partway through the year. Here’s the gist of what new reads I published for you:

Published Books

  1. I published my debut poetry chapbook Refilling The Well in February 2025! This was inspired by my journey navigating creative burnout in the Summer of 2023. I'm so glad that this chapbook resonated with many of you readers, since you rated it 5 stars on Goodreads!
  2. Fall 2025 followed up on new books with me publishing my YA short story collection, Stay Magical,in September 2025! This magical girl-themed collection was written for your magical girl fans. It's especially for those who enjoy Sailor Moon, Ojamajo Doremi, and Life After Magic (game).

Published Poetry:

I was lucky enough to have four poems published in lit mags/projects this year. One of them even WON 3rd PLACE in a contest! If you missed reading those, go and read them now!

Interviews & Guest Blogs

My books were featured in FOUR INTERVIEWS this year. It's the most I’ve had in one year so far! I also had the chance to write one guest blog, too!

Thank You

To close out 2025, THANK YOU to all of you readers for supporting me.

Thank you to everyone that I got to work with for the press opportunities and publications, too!

YOUR support inspired me with the hope, creativity, perseverance and road towards happy endings. I hope to give you the same with my writing.

Happy reading, and see you in 2026!

Thank you for following my writing journey!

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at ​clarislamauthor@gmail.com​! I’ll respond within 48 hours (except on weekends and holidays).

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