Jina is a genre-blending literary fiction writer and college student from Los Angeles. She has been writing since pre-school and wrote her first novel at age 12. Since then, she has written 8 novels and plans to write forever. 

Jina's novel Vaguely Human Figures will be released on February 28, 2025. Follow @jinaswriting on Instagram for updates.

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Vaguely Human Figures

My novel VAGUELY HUMAN FIGURES is coming February 28, 2025!

Copyright © 2024 by Jina Jeon. All rights reserved.


1984, Chicago. A music prodigy and a theater performer chase volatile dreams.


Matteo Harvey is a gifted young composer who receives a six-figure grant to write a musical. As he flourishes in the musical world and indulges in the luxuries that come with it, his grasp on reality begins to falter. On the other side of the city, August Cho is an established performer at the Black Swan Theater. For most of his career, he has bargained with a ghost in the Theater’s basement to land his dream roles, unaware of the consequences that now loom over him.


As their ambitions entangle them in overindulgence and supernatural negotiations, Matteo and August spiral into unreliable realms. This genre-blending story of art, identity, and passion paints a haunting portrait of two musicians on the edge who must confront the cost of their desires.


What do you want, and how far will you go for it?

My Blog Posts

Where am I going? Wherever the wind takes me.

Blog Post | November 30, 2024

August update: critique partners, book binges, and what I've been up to recently

Blog Post | August 4, 2024

What writers can take away from Dostoevsky's 'Notes from the Underground' — suffering, the journey, consciousness, and free will

Essay | June 12, 2024