I’m Demi :)
Diamond Dust is the first fan English edition I’ve worked on. I started it because I loved the story and couldn’t find an English version I actually enjoyed reading. After paying for chapters full of translation mistakes, I said fuck it and started making my own version for myself. Then I realized I could share it with my fellow fujoshis who were running into the same problem, and somehow this whole thing was born.
Just to be transparent about the process: I’m not personally translating the novel from Korean. I work from the original Korean text alongside multiple translations, and I use AI as part of the process to build an initial English draft. From there, I compare everything back against the Korean, resolve discrepancies, rewrite and edit the English, check names/honorifics/references, and do multiple passes before anything gets published.
So when I call this an “English edition,” that distinction is intentional. It’s a fan-made, AI-assisted edition with a lot of human editing behind it, not a traditional translation by a fluent Korean-to-English translator.
My goal from the beginning has just been to make the English version of Diamond Dust that I wanted to read: one that feels natural, consistent, and still stays as close to the original as I can reasonably get it. I genuinely didn't expect so many other people to end up reading it too.
So if you've enjoyed your time here, leave me a note below! Your thoughts, feelings, favorite lines, anything at all. No pressure and no format. I read every single one.
If you’d like to help other readers find this English edition, you can also leave a review on NovelUpdates. And if you loved Diamond Dust, please consider supporting the original novel on Ridibooks. ♡
Thank you for being here. ♡
— finalbuni