I Never Thought I'd Need to do This

Jan 12, 2026 1:09 am

I've been publishing for 4 years. In all this time, I've never once had to push back the release of a book. I'm the type of person that thrives on a little chaos and need the pressure of a deadline to keep me motivated.

Last year... ended up being really hard on me. One of the things I realized I needed to work on is granting myself some grace. It's okay if you have to push something back. People will understand when the result is a book that isn't rushed and more well rounded.

So with that...

A Different Melody will now release on April 14th instead of March 17th.

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Finding each other was like finding where music meets passion.

Yasu

I always wanted to start a band. My dreams have finally come true, and I’m living the life with my friends. When we lose our bassist and have to bring a new member on board our dynamic is completely thrown off. It’s not that I don’t like new people, but there’s something about Ryosuke and the way he flirts with both Itsuki and me that gets under my skin.

Itsuki

Give me a frilly dress and a guitar, and I can make magic. I love that my friends never judge me for my fashion choices. Yasu bringing me along on his musical adventure was everything I could have hoped for. Every day is something new and exciting. Especially Ryosuke with his playful smirks and dirty pick-up lines. But why are they not only directed at me?

Ryosuke

Stay out of trouble. Keep your nose down and play the music. That’s what they told me to do when I stepped in as the new bassist for Pink Cherry. But trouble is my middle name, and watching Yasu and Itsuki try to figure me out is my new favorite game. It’ll only be sweeter when I earn both of them as my reward.

A NOTE ABOUT A DIFFERENT MELODY:

As I'm getting more in depth with writing A Different Melody, it became apparent that I needed to talk a little bit about some of the issues that have come up during my writing process and why I am now... falling a bit behind.

Itsuki

He is one of the guitar players for my fictional Japanese Visual Kei rock band Pink Cherry.

I knew earlier on that my biggest hold up in writing this book was that calling it MMM felt wrong. There was something about Itsuki and his identity.

Once I decided to rebrand the book as MMX, words started flowing so much more smoothly.

This presented another problem...

Is being non-binary recognized in Japan?

That's such a complicated question and required a lot of research.

In Japan, it's known as "x-gender" and is not as recognized or celebrated as it is in other parts of the world. That being said, X-gender characters have popped up several times in Japanese media.

Due to the fact that Japanese has a very limited scope for pronouns, Itsuki will continue to use he/him through the entirety of the book, but it will be overly apparent that he knows that he is different and doesn't fully identify as a man.

It's just something I felt like I needed to talk about before I got too far.

Caleb

Katia Petrov…

Every year, I found someone new for him, and this year, she would be the perfect gift for my husband.

What started as his perfect gift has now turned into something so much more. Katia has awakened feelings inside of me that no one other than Dominic ever has.

What should have been a solitary night of fun for my husband has now become something special for the three of us. In the end, I can’t bring myself to let Katia go. She’s embedded herself in our very souls.

I didn’t see her becoming our downfall.

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