Amy Rohozen
@amyrohozen-writes.bsky.social
YA Novelist | Senior Risk Analyst | Audiobook Voice Actor
Likes coffee and video games.
https://linktr.ee/amyrohozen_writes
📸Profile Photo Credit: Kim Stahnke Photography, used with permission
Likes coffee and video games.
https://linktr.ee/amyrohozen_writes
📸Profile Photo Credit: Kim Stahnke Photography, used with permission
Reposted by Amy Rohozen
Please please please PLEASE keep making art. Even if it's not perfect. Even if you're new. Even if no one sees it. Keep. Going. The world is nothing without artists
February 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Please please please PLEASE keep making art. Even if it's not perfect. Even if you're new. Even if no one sees it. Keep. Going. The world is nothing without artists
I find my process for writing is never exactly the same twice! I try to follow passion, but then I have to lock in and keep going when it’s gone (or else there’s always some new shiny thing!).
TOPIC: Let's talk process. Do you start at the beginning of ideas and power through? Do you just work on whatever hits your mind? Are you a plotter or a pantser? Spill the beans (and give tips) here at #kidlitchat
February 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I find my process for writing is never exactly the same twice! I try to follow passion, but then I have to lock in and keep going when it’s gone (or else there’s always some new shiny thing!).
Reposted by Amy Rohozen
Using AI to produce writing or art is like asking someone at the gym to lift weights for you.
The effort is the point.
The effort is the point.
February 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Using AI to produce writing or art is like asking someone at the gym to lift weights for you.
The effort is the point.
The effort is the point.
Reposted by Amy Rohozen
Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Oof…I guess counting only the most solid ideas…
TBE: 3
TBW: 3
TBW (but in questionable limbo): 7
Only vague one-liners: um…a lot
TBE: 3
TBW: 3
TBW (but in questionable limbo): 7
Only vague one-liners: um…a lot
Authors, we ask readers if they have a TBR…do you have a TBW (to be written) or a TBE (to be edited)?
TBE : 8
TBW : 9
(Not counting anything shorter than 25k or the number would be 20+ for each and only counting "solid" ideas I'm 100% sure I'll write)
TBE : 8
TBW : 9
(Not counting anything shorter than 25k or the number would be 20+ for each and only counting "solid" ideas I'm 100% sure I'll write)
January 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Oof…I guess counting only the most solid ideas…
TBE: 3
TBW: 3
TBW (but in questionable limbo): 7
Only vague one-liners: um…a lot
TBE: 3
TBW: 3
TBW (but in questionable limbo): 7
Only vague one-liners: um…a lot
My biggest goal is healthier personal pacing! I tend to go 100% all the time because I want to do all I can for my writing career, but I keep burning out. I don’t want to work so hard that I forget that I’m supposed to love this work. #kidlitchat
TOPIC: Resolutions time! What are your shiny new career goals for 2025 (the ones under your control)? Do you have a theme word for the year? How do you plan to hold yourself accountable? #kidlitchat
January 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
My biggest goal is healthier personal pacing! I tend to go 100% all the time because I want to do all I can for my writing career, but I keep burning out. I don’t want to work so hard that I forget that I’m supposed to love this work. #kidlitchat
Building a novel’s magic system, also known as having the oddest internet search history. Including ”what is hair?”
January 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Building a novel’s magic system, also known as having the oddest internet search history. Including ”what is hair?”
Nothing like starting to plan a novel's second draft only to realize the last time you worked on a second draft was back in 2020...
Written tons of drafts since then! First drafts and nineteenth drafts and...but not second. This is going to be interesting.
Written tons of drafts since then! First drafts and nineteenth drafts and...but not second. This is going to be interesting.
January 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Nothing like starting to plan a novel's second draft only to realize the last time you worked on a second draft was back in 2020...
Written tons of drafts since then! First drafts and nineteenth drafts and...but not second. This is going to be interesting.
Written tons of drafts since then! First drafts and nineteenth drafts and...but not second. This is going to be interesting.
I’ve been telling anyone who’ll listen lately about The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents by Nicki Pau Preto!
Then, for YA, I loved The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert and Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews. I’ve got a dark supernatural book to brainstorm & these fuel me! #kidlitchat
Then, for YA, I loved The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert and Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews. I’ve got a dark supernatural book to brainstorm & these fuel me! #kidlitchat
TOPIC: Which children's books caught your attention in 2024? Which are still on your TBR list? #kidlitchat
December 18, 2024 at 2:13 AM
I’ve been telling anyone who’ll listen lately about The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents by Nicki Pau Preto!
Then, for YA, I loved The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert and Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews. I’ve got a dark supernatural book to brainstorm & these fuel me! #kidlitchat
Then, for YA, I loved The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert and Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews. I’ve got a dark supernatural book to brainstorm & these fuel me! #kidlitchat
Reposted by Amy Rohozen
There’s a kid out there who needs your book. Maybe to know they aren’t alone or that there’s more possible than they imagined. To learn something new, visit an old friend, or make a new one. Maybe they just need a smile on a tough day. There’s a kid out there who needs your book. Write for them.
December 4, 2024 at 11:42 PM
There’s a kid out there who needs your book. Maybe to know they aren’t alone or that there’s more possible than they imagined. To learn something new, visit an old friend, or make a new one. Maybe they just need a smile on a tough day. There’s a kid out there who needs your book. Write for them.
I’ve been querying (and trying to distract myself from how stressful that is by working on making an audiobook).
And over the next 3 months, I’ll be querying but while working on draft 2 of my young YA project!
And over the next 3 months, I’ll be querying but while working on draft 2 of my young YA project!
TOPIC: It's quarterly check-in time at #kidlitchat! Four times a year, we share what we've been up to (career-wise) for the past three months, and look ahead to the next three. (And just hanging in there totally counts!)
December 4, 2024 at 2:11 AM
I’ve been querying (and trying to distract myself from how stressful that is by working on making an audiobook).
And over the next 3 months, I’ll be querying but while working on draft 2 of my young YA project!
And over the next 3 months, I’ll be querying but while working on draft 2 of my young YA project!
Starting planning work for draft 2 of my novel during the Christmas season was a WILD choice. I’m now tired for 2 reasons.
December 4, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Starting planning work for draft 2 of my novel during the Christmas season was a WILD choice. I’m now tired for 2 reasons.
Reposted by Amy Rohozen
Assuming all fanfiction is written poorly really just shows you've never been caught in the chokehold of a 150k slowburn that changed the course of your life at 2:40am written by someone whose username has 4 Zs in it and they only wrote one fic and then vanished like an ethereal legend.
November 25, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Assuming all fanfiction is written poorly really just shows you've never been caught in the chokehold of a 150k slowburn that changed the course of your life at 2:40am written by someone whose username has 4 Zs in it and they only wrote one fic and then vanished like an ethereal legend.
Reposted by Amy Rohozen
When a writer says they've outlined their story, what they really mean is they've envisioned 3-4 cool scenes they now need to somehow tie together into a plot
November 19, 2024 at 11:56 PM
When a writer says they've outlined their story, what they really mean is they've envisioned 3-4 cool scenes they now need to somehow tie together into a plot
Always a good time to mention that my undergraduate thesis (which is a novel!) is available through OhioLINK! It's an AU #PeterPan origin story addressing the perception of mental illness in society and an argument for the literary merit of YA fiction. Check it out here: tinyurl.com/yagref4t
OhioLINK ETD: Rohozen, Amy N
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November 19, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Always a good time to mention that my undergraduate thesis (which is a novel!) is available through OhioLINK! It's an AU #PeterPan origin story addressing the perception of mental illness in society and an argument for the literary merit of YA fiction. Check it out here: tinyurl.com/yagref4t
Y'all, I actually read some of a book today. Not a LOT but as someone who struggles to take breaks from writing and audio editing, even 10 minutes is a huge win. And your creative work NEEDS to be fed others' creative work. SO KEEP READING.
November 18, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Y'all, I actually read some of a book today. Not a LOT but as someone who struggles to take breaks from writing and audio editing, even 10 minutes is a huge win. And your creative work NEEDS to be fed others' creative work. SO KEEP READING.
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — Renegades by Marissa Meyer
One movie 🎥 — Your Name
One album 💿 — Cities by Anberlin
One TV show 📺 — Sonic X
One book 📚 — Renegades by Marissa Meyer
One movie 🎥 — Your Name
One album 💿 — Cities by Anberlin
One TV show 📺 — Sonic X
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
One movie 🎥 — Hidden Blade (Cheng Er)
One album 💿 — Dear Insanity... by DPR IAN
One TV show 📺 — Dark
One book 📚 — Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
One movie 🎥 — Hidden Blade (Cheng Er)
One album 💿 — Dear Insanity... by DPR IAN
One TV show 📺 — Dark
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚— Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
One movie 🎥— Blade Runner 2049
One album💿— The Visitors by ABBA
One TV show📺— Succession
One book 📚— Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
One movie 🎥— Blade Runner 2049
One album💿— The Visitors by ABBA
One TV show📺— Succession
November 16, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — Renegades by Marissa Meyer
One movie 🎥 — Your Name
One album 💿 — Cities by Anberlin
One TV show 📺 — Sonic X
One book 📚 — Renegades by Marissa Meyer
One movie 🎥 — Your Name
One album 💿 — Cities by Anberlin
One TV show 📺 — Sonic X
⋆ ˚｡⋆ Bookish Checkpoint⋆｡🕯️.
✧ Last book read: Don't Let the Forest In by CG Drews
✧ Current read(s): Darker by Four by June CL Tan
✧ Last add to TBR: Baby & Solo by Lisabeth Posthuma
✧ Next anticipated read: Vilest Things by Chloe Gong
Quote with yours! #booksky
✧ Last book read: Don't Let the Forest In by CG Drews
✧ Current read(s): Darker by Four by June CL Tan
✧ Last add to TBR: Baby & Solo by Lisabeth Posthuma
✧ Next anticipated read: Vilest Things by Chloe Gong
Quote with yours! #booksky
⋆ ˚｡⋆ Bookish Checkpoint⋆｡🕯️.
✧ Last book read: Spectacular by Stephanie Garber
✧ Current read(s): Tender Beasts/The Truth According to Ember/This Dark Descent
✧ Last add to TBR: The Floating World by Axie Oh
✧ Next anticipated read: A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft
#booksky
✧ Last book read: Spectacular by Stephanie Garber
✧ Current read(s): Tender Beasts/The Truth According to Ember/This Dark Descent
✧ Last add to TBR: The Floating World by Axie Oh
✧ Next anticipated read: A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft
#booksky
⋆ ˚｡⋆ Bookish Checkpoint⋆｡🕯️. -ʚɞ
✧ Last book read: Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington
✧ Current read: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
✧ Last add to TBR: Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
✧ Next anticipated read: Heir by Sabaa Tahir
#booksky💙📚
✧ Last book read: Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington
✧ Current read: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
✧ Last add to TBR: Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
✧ Next anticipated read: Heir by Sabaa Tahir
#booksky💙📚
November 16, 2024 at 1:08 AM
⋆ ˚｡⋆ Bookish Checkpoint⋆｡🕯️.
✧ Last book read: Don't Let the Forest In by CG Drews
✧ Current read(s): Darker by Four by June CL Tan
✧ Last add to TBR: Baby & Solo by Lisabeth Posthuma
✧ Next anticipated read: Vilest Things by Chloe Gong
Quote with yours! #booksky
✧ Last book read: Don't Let the Forest In by CG Drews
✧ Current read(s): Darker by Four by June CL Tan
✧ Last add to TBR: Baby & Solo by Lisabeth Posthuma
✧ Next anticipated read: Vilest Things by Chloe Gong
Quote with yours! #booksky
If you take a break from editing your audiobook so you can query your novel...does that count as a break? (or maybe that's why I'm very tired)
November 16, 2024 at 12:59 AM
If you take a break from editing your audiobook so you can query your novel...does that count as a break? (or maybe that's why I'm very tired)
Reposted by Amy Rohozen
Libraries are precious and beautiful and must be defended
November 12, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Libraries are precious and beautiful and must be defended
Hi, #kidlitchat! I’m a querying author of speculative YA fiction. I’ve written 10 original books at this point and am also developing my skills as an audiobook voice actor. Happy to get more involved in the kidlit community here now that I’m on Bluesky!
TOPIC: Hey, everyone--it's been a good year for #kidlitchat here on Bluesky, and the community is growing! Let's push some tables together, grab a slice of pie, pull up a chair and introduce (or re-introduce) ourselves.
November 13, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Hi, #kidlitchat! I’m a querying author of speculative YA fiction. I’ve written 10 original books at this point and am also developing my skills as an audiobook voice actor. Happy to get more involved in the kidlit community here now that I’m on Bluesky!
Hard to post about the writing you’re working on when you’ve spent the last 2 months editing an audiobook for PRACTICE ONLY but here we are on a new app~
November 13, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Hard to post about the writing you’re working on when you’ve spent the last 2 months editing an audiobook for PRACTICE ONLY but here we are on a new app~