A.K. Kubica

12/13/2025

More like “Start the book. The world is full of ideas.” We’ll get there. 🫣🤭☺️

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10/25/2025

✨ The Introspect is back! ✨

After a little over a year-long interlude (while I poured my heart into publishing Dreamscape and Creed of Legends), my mental health blog, The Introspect, has officially returned!

This blog has been my space to explore the corners of the mind that people often gloss over — the quiet struggles, the self-doubt, the healing, and the hope that follows. It’s for those living with mental illness (T/MIs), those who love them, and for fellow writers navigating things like writer’s block, procrastination, or storytelling burnout.

I’ve already published two new articles to kick things off:

🧠 Stop Shoulding Yourself: How Shame Gives Rise to Bad Prioritizing Habits
🌿 Excavating for Survival: The Intricacies of Planning Alone Time for Introverts in Love

If any of those titles speak to you — that’s the beauty of The Introspect. Each post is named to give you a clear sense of what it’s about, so you can dive straight into the topics that resonate most.

I hope you’ll join me as I return to writing more introspectively — delving deeper into the thoughts that shape us and maybe, just maybe, helping us all understand ourselves a little better. 💚

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07/27/2025

44 Hours Left!

The Kickstarter for the deluxe special edition of Creed of Legends, my debut novel, has been a roaring success! There’s still time to back the project and get your name entered onto the special Thank You page of this beautiful first edition!

We’ve also met 6 of our stretch goals, so in addition to your pledge, you will receive:
✨ Exclusive Signature Page & Numbered Copies
✨ Recipes of Delicacies from the Book
✨ Annotated Chapters with Author Notes & World-building Info
✨ Book Header Sticker Pack
✨ Winged Sword Metal Keychain
✨ Matte Character Art Prints

The next stretch goal is for an exclusive Sneak Peek at the Prologue of Book 2 in the Tales of Fear & Fortitude, available only to backers. Now is a great time to back the project and share with your family and friends!

To all my backers, I want to give a HUGE thank you! This campaign has been so exciting and fun and I can’t wait to get these books in your hands!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/akkubica/creed-of-legends/

A Note About the Thank You page: If you have backed the project under a nickname or just your first name and would like your name shown differently on the Thank You page, please message me by the end of the day on July 29th!!! This deadline is to ensure that we meet our timeline for printing to get the book out to everyone for early access! You can use your full name, a nickname, a family name (ex. The Johnson Family), or dedicate it to someone else. Please remember to send me a message by the end of the day on 7/29!