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A.B. Koga
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Biblical scholar and SFF writer / Maiden and the Mech on submission / Rep Rebecca Angus at Howland Literary
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MAIDEN AND THE MECH

🤖Adult Romantic Space Opera
🌹Sci-Fi Beauty and the Beast Retelling
🇯🇵 #ownvoices Japanese-Inspired Futuristic Setting
🌶️"Why Choose?" Love Triangle

#SciFiPit #A #Sub #SO #romance
October 21, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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@dvpit.bsky.social Hey can we pitch if we have an agent?
September 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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I don’t know what data people think they have when they try to argue that White men are discriminated against in traditional SFF publishing. #writingcommunity

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The US makes up nearly half of all users of Goodreads, adding the UK (w/40% White men) and Canada (w/33% White men) wouldn’t change the result significantly. While this data isn’t perfect, obviously, ...
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July 17, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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I recently DNF’ed a book because insta-lust saved a girl from assassination.

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The insta-lust trope is deeply unsatisfying to me. #booktok #writertok
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July 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Pantsing vs plotting is a false dichotomy. What matters is confidence, excitement, and the tools you use to get yourself there. #WritingCommunity

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July 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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The only legitimate use of AI in writing and publishing. #WritingCommunity #AI

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July 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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The harsh reality of writing contemporary fantasy versus historical fantasy. #WritingCommunity

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“IT’S RESEARCH I SWEAR.”
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June 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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#editors THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE is on submission!

☑️ Grounded YA martial arts fantasy
☑️ Japanese American WW2 setting
☑️ Family grudges become epic stakes
☑️ Perennial fight against racism
☑️ Young love as a light in the dark

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June 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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One day until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. Come for the grounded martial arts fantasy and the Japanese American coming-of-age story, stay for the childhood friends to lovers arc and the cross-dressing infiltration scene.

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June 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Two days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. I listened to a lot of JRPG soundtracks to get me through the manuscript. Nothing makes the fingers fly quite like this.

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Find the Flame(from FINAL FANTASY XVI Original Soundtrack - Prelude)【Audio】
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June 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Three days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. When I was a kid, martial arts was the most magical thing in the world. The book is as much for me at 10 as it is for me at 40. And maybe it will be for other people, too :)

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a cartoon character named goku is standing in a snowy field
ALT: a cartoon character named goku is standing in a snowy field
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June 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Four days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. For me, the best part of writing older YA is that you can have characters confront adult stakes with the optimism and humor of youth, making every success feel like an inspiring dream come true. You also get road trips :)
June 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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#editors This manuscript is so relevant and important given our current political climate. DM me if you want this incredible #ownvoices YA speculative with magical martial arts set in a historical alternate LA where teens fight to free their loved ones in Japanese internment camps, in your inbox. 👀
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Five days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission.

The characters // The first paragraphs // The writer

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June 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Five days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission.

The characters // The first paragraphs // The writer

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June 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Six days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. I’ve always been a big fan of chapter titles, but I doubled down this time and wrote the twenty seven chapter titles as nine haikus.

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June 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Seven days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. It’s not horror, but all the horrible things in it already happened in real life. 120,000 people interned, and we’re still fighting racism.

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June 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Eight days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. There aren’t nearly enough stories about the heroism of finding your identity as a mixed-race person. Now there’s one more.

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June 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Novel writing is the only art I can think of where we pretend we’ll do it well the first time.

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June 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Nine days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. I’m so proud to be able to bring a genuine Japanese American fantasy to life, and to create a story with truly unique and underrepresented stakes.

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June 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Maybe writers aren’t traumatized enough.

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#booktok #writing Gimme these books. I need them. I’ve had enough therapy.
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June 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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The best querying advice ever.

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May 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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My tried and true method for overcoming writer’s block. #WritingCommunity

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Don’t be dumb. Go to therapy. Exercise. Eat healthy. Then make edgy TikToks. #booktok
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May 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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It’s important to learn your own writing style. It’s also important to recognize when your own writing style sucks.

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It’s important to learn your own writing style. It’s also important to seek help if your writing style is stupid. #writing
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May 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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To what are you inviting your readers?

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May 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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My top three tips for surviving the query trenches. Consume responsibly.

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May 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM