It’s certainly been a while, I now named this site Zelastar from Starfinity. A lot has happened in my life, from moving to a new state, writing a book, having life-saving surgery, and changing one brand name for another. I tend to struggle with updates and keeping up as life has been a lot lately. My brand of neurodivergence makes stuff like this difficult. But I still press on. I mean, I got a book out, right?
Hell yeah, I do.
I was delayed for too long by life, so I pressed to get this out. It feels like a milestone in a long journey. It’s a young adult, LGBTQIA+, fantasy novel:
Caught between reality and mystical realms, Sinclair must confront his demons to unlock life’s true possibilities.
Sinclair’s parents had a simple wish for their gifted child: go to college and find happiness. However, Sinclair Dimayuga only suffered after their death. Sinclair’s whole world hinges on writing a college’s personal statement. Yet Sinclair can’t. It eats at him, just like his dysphoria and anxieties.
That is until Sinclair meets a mysterious gem-kessho, a mystical being of light named Moonstone. Moonstone promises to reveal life’s infinite wonders and possibilities among worlds near and far to discover his path to happiness. Yet he is warned that infinite possibilities come with infinite danger.
Sinclair’s world bursts open as he is thrust into adventures across the stars. Vampires, witches, aliens, demons, a child soldier (wait, a child soldier?), and even gods are pulled into Sinclair’s bizarre happenstances as a living portal to worlds beyond decides his fate.
Will Sinclair find his path to happiness? Or will he fall to his demons and lose himself among the stars?
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It was a ton of fun to write! I brought a bunch of world-building elements to life, all inspired by media I consumed over my lifetime. And I do want to keep building upon it (which I am), so that future novels can all take place under the grand setting that is Zelastar. I hope it will inspire people in some way or another. I designed this book around hope, wonder, and dreams. To take steps for yourself, to better yourself and those around you.
I won’t lie, I hope some people still follow this website despite a long time of radio silence. But I know I won’t be set back regardless. Not even the state of the world will stop me. I will always welcome new people :D.
Check out my novel, and take care!
– Zela Starlight
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