The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night #1)(106)

Thank you to my wonderful agent-sisters and beta readers Van Hoang, Brandi M. Ziegler, and Yume Kitasei, whose feedback completely transformed this book for the better. Some of the best moments in this book came from your ideas.

Thank you to my teacher, David Samuel Levinson, who gave me the confidence and encouragement to keep going when I first decided to major in creative writing. Thank you also to my professor and advisor Jim Grimsley, who spent countless hours helping me with my first manuscript that eventually got me my agent. Thank you for your patience and kindness.

Thank you to my dear friends who patiently listened to my stories, didn’t hold it against me when I canceled plans to stay in and write, celebrated with me, and encouraged me: Ruby, Giang, Jerry, Joan, Kaleigh, Kin, Lina, Nadea, Patty, Sarah, Veronica, Weng-Ching, and Winny. These are the ones who have suffered most from listening to me whine about writing, but certainly not the only ones whose love and support got me this far. To everyone else who supported me through this process, thank you.

And lastly, thank you to my wonderful coworkers in Korea who supported my dreams with so much enthusiasm and took care of me while I was writing this story, living alone in a foreign country: Suhyun, Seung-jin, Jiwon, Mira, Somi, Mina, Jimin, and Jieun. I hope that we’ll meet again someday.