Im Yi-seul made her literary debut when she won the grand prize at the Purple Romance Contest held by Kyobo Bookstore Co., Ltd. She is recognized for her competence when dealing with history and her flowing and plain sentences that are powerful in storytelling. The author is regarded as a promising next-generation writer in the historical novel genre. Currently, she is planning a new historical novel about a person who has broken a taboo and has made a great achievement, just like Jin Chae-seon, the heroine of her novel Dorihwaga.