Krista Ino
Fantasy Author
Confession: I didn’t want to be self-published.
Here’s what I learned about myself from publishing my own novel. Like many aspiring authors, I dreamed of landing a book deal with one of the “Big Five”: Macmillan, Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, and Penguin Random House, the publishing houses that produce most of the novels we read today. Most publishers do…
I published my first book! Here’s what I learned…
On Aug 7th, 2026, I published my YA Fantasy debut, The Nameless of Ginah Valley. This book took over 6 years to develop, write, edit, market, and publish. Initially, I tried to query literary agents about this book in hopes that it would be traditionally published. It didn’t take long for me to realize that…
The Story Behind The Story
Where do story ideas originate? I frequently get asked where my ideas for the nameless, the aldanmas, Talaneamh culture, and the themes in The Nameless of Ginah Valley came from. The final story is completely different than the first few ideas swirling in my brain when I decided I wanted to write a book. I…