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Photo by S. M. Radjy | YA fantasy author on September 03, 2026. May be a doodle of magazine, poster and text that says 'I DAY TO TOGO GO I ART REVEAL (MEET MOOSH!) COUNTING DOWN to THE RELEASE OF BO OF THE SONG OF AYLA "AN ORPHAN'S SHIFTING FATE" OUT OUTTHIS THIS FRIDAY 4 SEPT TOMORROW!!!!! > @smradjyauthor'.
Photo by S. M. Radjy | YA fantasy author on September 03, 2026. May be an illustration of poster and text that says 'Moosh Their name comes from the tarsi term of endearment "Moosheh man"- my litte mouse was raised by a single mom and village (not literally) IS good at reading body language IS into mental health and wants to help people Makes Ayla think of thinkofa a cute, inresistible pиpp4 B.JOYCE DESIGN Moosh walked into this story like they belonged there, so went with it, and they are one of my favorite characters -even though am still discovering them. @smradjyauthor'.
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Posted On: September 3rd 2026, 07:52 pm
As an author, one of my favorite experiences is when my characters go rogue and take charge of the story.

In Book 2, however, that got taken to a whole new level: an unexpected character turned up out of nowhere, and they are here to stay!

Meet Moosh, brought to life by the oh so patient and talented @bjoyce_design.

Moosh seems quiet and introverted, but they aren't really. They become friends with Ayla despite Ayla's best efforts to go solo, and they bring some love and levity to a tough situation.

TOMORROW is the release day for "An Orphan's Shifting Fate," Book 2 of the Song of Ayla series. It's available for pre-order, and tomorrow of course you can also get the paperback.

This story is for you if you enjoy...

⚔️ Adventure & intrigue
💜 Found family
⚡️Second chances
🤕 Trauma (mostly emotional)
🐍 Healers (supporting characters)
💫 Magical artefacts
💥 Shapeshifting
🗯 Banter
💪🏾 Strong, relatable female characters
🔥 Coming of (r)age

It's a story of love and loss, of anger, of friendship, and of what happens when you stop trying to figure out where you came from and start thinking about where you want to go.

#YAfantasy #SongofAyla #countdown #ONEDAYTOGO #preorderislive
Comments (3)
daelyn_sarabura 2 months ago

daelyn_sarabura

👏👏👏

julietlockwood_writes 2 months ago

julietlockwood_writes

I love when the story writes itself like that!

bjoyce_design 2 months ago

bjoyce_design

All the best to you on your release day! I love how Moosh turned out!

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