Publication Date: June 10, 2025
In this charming, delightfully original rom-com, a struggling writer’s muse suddenly comes to life, but can they create their own happily-ever-after?
Legal secretary by day, aspiring novelist by night, Ziya Khan pours herself into writing stories featuring the kinds of diverse characters she loves. In exchange, she’s got a growing pile of rejection letters. When yet another “thanks but no thanks” arrives on the eve of her thirtieth birthday, Ziya decides to throw her novel and her dreams in the trash. End of story.
Except that when Ziya wakes up, there’s a flesh-and-blood version of her muse standing in her kitchen. His name is Aashiq, and it’s his job to inspire Ziya to write again. From singing karaoke to standing up for herself at work, he’s pushing Ziya out of the sidelines and into the world, showing her how to live and love fully.
Even more impossibly, something starts to blossom between them. But as Ziya rediscovers the joy of writing, Aashiq starts to disappear. His job is almost done. And it seems soon Ziya will have to choose: Her art…or her heart?
On the eve of her 30th birthday, Ziya gives up on the idea of a writing career after receiving yet another rejection letter.
Author Alina Khawaja pens a lively tale in Writing Mr. Right. While Ziya may have destroyed evidence of her work in progress, nothing prepares her for Aashiq.
As her muse, his role is to get her back into writing mode. Granted, his magical powers tend to disrupt Ziya’s carefully organized life. Ziya is a solid character who can always be counted on for snappy dialogue.
From a character standpoint, Ziya’s grows throughout the story. As her experiences expand, she looks at things differently. Her shift in perspective is helpful in the story’s development.
Told in first person, Writing Mr. Right gives an aspiring author a renewed sense of purpose.
Alina Khawaja is a Canadian-Pakistani author. She is a graduate from the University of Toronto with a BA in English, History, and Creative Writing, and from Toronto Metropolitan University with an MA in the Literatures of Modernity. Alina lives in Ontario, Canada. When she’s not writing, she’s either reading or trying to keep up with her endless list of K-dramas.
