Rachel Evangeline Chiong
@rachellovesfish.bsky.social
I’m an author who’s a big fan of fish, pikmin, hello kitty, but NOT that red-sweater wearing upper middle class white rat who lives in New York.
✏️ also working on book about magical Filipino veterinarians
www.rachelevangelinechiong.com
✏️ also working on book about magical Filipino veterinarians
www.rachelevangelinechiong.com
i'm tired of this, grandpa! 😞 i got sick of working on this god damn novel for years and no one getting to read any of it. so i polished the first chapter and released a preview. 🐉💧
cover design: @svencomics.bsky.social
cover design: @svencomics.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
i'm tired of this, grandpa! 😞 i got sick of working on this god damn novel for years and no one getting to read any of it. so i polished the first chapter and released a preview. 🐉💧
cover design: @svencomics.bsky.social
cover design: @svencomics.bsky.social
“I have a rock, speckled and the color of sand. I had found it nestled in a heap of moss and cattails. I fancied it the most precious of my collection until one day a crack like Cygnus appeared on its surface, and it started to hatch.”
The thing about stones is you will never find two the same. You try; searching sandy shores, mossy caves, and volcanic peaks, but there is always variation in texture, shape, gradation, and history. What are some of the jewels (literal or not) of your collection?
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
November 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“I have a rock, speckled and the color of sand. I had found it nestled in a heap of moss and cattails. I fancied it the most precious of my collection until one day a crack like Cygnus appeared on its surface, and it started to hatch.”
i’m gonna absolutely devour this Can*Con haul.
@clh2oars.bsky.social
@thescreambean.bsky.social
@donmiasek.bsky.social
@darkerthanvanta.bsky.social
@james-downe-author.bsky.social
@alexandernewcombe.bsky.social
@vincentmackay.bsky.social
@clh2oars.bsky.social
@thescreambean.bsky.social
@donmiasek.bsky.social
@darkerthanvanta.bsky.social
@james-downe-author.bsky.social
@alexandernewcombe.bsky.social
@vincentmackay.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
i’m gonna absolutely devour this Can*Con haul.
@clh2oars.bsky.social
@thescreambean.bsky.social
@donmiasek.bsky.social
@darkerthanvanta.bsky.social
@james-downe-author.bsky.social
@alexandernewcombe.bsky.social
@vincentmackay.bsky.social
@clh2oars.bsky.social
@thescreambean.bsky.social
@donmiasek.bsky.social
@darkerthanvanta.bsky.social
@james-downe-author.bsky.social
@alexandernewcombe.bsky.social
@vincentmackay.bsky.social
big god buried at the bottom of a city. this made me as scared as i was when i watched “bird box” by accident. (i am a baby.) @thatcalamity.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
big god buried at the bottom of a city. this made me as scared as i was when i watched “bird box” by accident. (i am a baby.) @thatcalamity.bsky.social
i want to pretend i'm in a korean restaurant and play kpop mvs on my second monitor but i can't DO THAT for creative writing because it's distracting :'(
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 AM
i want to pretend i'm in a korean restaurant and play kpop mvs on my second monitor but i can't DO THAT for creative writing because it's distracting :'(
i convinced myself to sit for an hour in front of my laptop tonight by streaming a playlist of Seventeen's MVs on my second monitor
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
i convinced myself to sit for an hour in front of my laptop tonight by streaming a playlist of Seventeen's MVs on my second monitor
🕯️Lore Mag, a saucy Toronto magazine i editor for, is having their banging launch 🎉Nov 8th at It’s Ok Studios 🎉 ! (i also wrote a funny article in Dear Diary form about how i was in the Duggar family IBLP cult.)
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🕯️Lore Mag, a saucy Toronto magazine i editor for, is having their banging launch 🎉Nov 8th at It’s Ok Studios 🎉 ! (i also wrote a funny article in Dear Diary form about how i was in the Duggar family IBLP cult.)
pairing up grant writing with this order of supreme fries I used to get in undergrad. confirming that 9 years later they still make my tummy hurt.
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
pairing up grant writing with this order of supreme fries I used to get in undergrad. confirming that 9 years later they still make my tummy hurt.
grant writing at goocher bistro on bloor street
October 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
grant writing at goocher bistro on bloor street
a little look back at Word on the Street. 👁️👃👁️ i think i almost died, but i had a great time running the Salaysay (Filipinx-Canadian) booth!
(i'm going to start cross-posting here. the unabridged versions will be on instagram. that's where the sauce will stay)
(i'm going to start cross-posting here. the unabridged versions will be on instagram. that's where the sauce will stay)
October 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
a little look back at Word on the Street. 👁️👃👁️ i think i almost died, but i had a great time running the Salaysay (Filipinx-Canadian) booth!
(i'm going to start cross-posting here. the unabridged versions will be on instagram. that's where the sauce will stay)
(i'm going to start cross-posting here. the unabridged versions will be on instagram. that's where the sauce will stay)
i stopped the August challenge at day 11 bc i got pneumonia but it’s two months later and im 💪💪💪💪 back
October 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
i stopped the August challenge at day 11 bc i got pneumonia but it’s two months later and im 💪💪💪💪 back
#AuthorAugust25 Day 11: ✨MC Monday! Share a fact✨
Daniri, the MC, looks like this. :) pinterest vs. final drawing by talented quebec friend.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
Daniri, the MC, looks like this. :) pinterest vs. final drawing by talented quebec friend.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#AuthorAugust25 Day 11: ✨MC Monday! Share a fact✨
Daniri, the MC, looks like this. :) pinterest vs. final drawing by talented quebec friend.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
Daniri, the MC, looks like this. :) pinterest vs. final drawing by talented quebec friend.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
#AuthorAugust25 Day 10: ✨What are your overused words?✨
"look", "see", "gaze" i need more tools to describe when a character is perceiving something. tips welcome.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
"look", "see", "gaze" i need more tools to describe when a character is perceiving something. tips welcome.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#AuthorAugust25 Day 10: ✨What are your overused words?✨
"look", "see", "gaze" i need more tools to describe when a character is perceiving something. tips welcome.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
"look", "see", "gaze" i need more tools to describe when a character is perceiving something. tips welcome.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
#AuthorAugust25 Day 9: ✨word count / status check in✨
30% through first revisions of the 18 chapter book. 109,973 words left to edit. (I HATE editing.)
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
30% through first revisions of the 18 chapter book. 109,973 words left to edit. (I HATE editing.)
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
#AuthorAugust25 Day 9: ✨word count / status check in✨
30% through first revisions of the 18 chapter book. 109,973 words left to edit. (I HATE editing.)
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
30% through first revisions of the 18 chapter book. 109,973 words left to edit. (I HATE editing.)
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
#AuthorAugust25 Day 8: ✨drafting or editing?✨
DRAFTING. DRAFTING. DRAFTING. i despise editing, not bc i can't kill my darlings, but bc it's WORK. I usually PAY people to edit my stuff, i <3 editors GRAAAAAHGHGH
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
DRAFTING. DRAFTING. DRAFTING. i despise editing, not bc i can't kill my darlings, but bc it's WORK. I usually PAY people to edit my stuff, i <3 editors GRAAAAAHGHGH
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#AuthorAugust25 Day 8: ✨drafting or editing?✨
DRAFTING. DRAFTING. DRAFTING. i despise editing, not bc i can't kill my darlings, but bc it's WORK. I usually PAY people to edit my stuff, i <3 editors GRAAAAAHGHGH
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
DRAFTING. DRAFTING. DRAFTING. i despise editing, not bc i can't kill my darlings, but bc it's WORK. I usually PAY people to edit my stuff, i <3 editors GRAAAAAHGHGH
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
#AuthorAugust25 Day 7: ✨Show us an aesthetic from one of your books✨
ripped right from Amihan's (supporting character) Pinterest board. final drawing by a talented friend in quebec.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
ripped right from Amihan's (supporting character) Pinterest board. final drawing by a talented friend in quebec.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#AuthorAugust25 Day 7: ✨Show us an aesthetic from one of your books✨
ripped right from Amihan's (supporting character) Pinterest board. final drawing by a talented friend in quebec.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
ripped right from Amihan's (supporting character) Pinterest board. final drawing by a talented friend in quebec.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
#AuthorAugust25 Day 6: ✨What's the biggest word count in a day you've ever had?✨
Probably like 7k tbh. i tend to write 20 words per minute, so i was most likely unemployed when i hit that record.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
Probably like 7k tbh. i tend to write 20 words per minute, so i was most likely unemployed when i hit that record.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#AuthorAugust25 Day 6: ✨What's the biggest word count in a day you've ever had?✨
Probably like 7k tbh. i tend to write 20 words per minute, so i was most likely unemployed when i hit that record.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
Probably like 7k tbh. i tend to write 20 words per minute, so i was most likely unemployed when i hit that record.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
#AuthorAugust25 Day 5: ✨Tuesday Teaser✨
From "Chapter 1 : The Aspin"
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
From "Chapter 1 : The Aspin"
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
#AuthorAugust25 Day 5: ✨Tuesday Teaser✨
From "Chapter 1 : The Aspin"
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
From "Chapter 1 : The Aspin"
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
#AuthorAugust25 Day 4: ✨MC Monday! Share a fact✨
Daniri, the MC, doesn't like fish as much as me. hmm i wonder why (this is genuinely important to the plot)
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
Daniri, the MC, doesn't like fish as much as me. hmm i wonder why (this is genuinely important to the plot)
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#AuthorAugust25 Day 4: ✨MC Monday! Share a fact✨
Daniri, the MC, doesn't like fish as much as me. hmm i wonder why (this is genuinely important to the plot)
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
Daniri, the MC, doesn't like fish as much as me. hmm i wonder why (this is genuinely important to the plot)
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
#AuthorAugust25 Day 3: ✨favorite trope to write?✨
bickering siblings - i feel like that's my strong point. what would i kno tho i don't have any siblings. 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤞
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
bickering siblings - i feel like that's my strong point. what would i kno tho i don't have any siblings. 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤞
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#AuthorAugust25 Day 3: ✨favorite trope to write?✨
bickering siblings - i feel like that's my strong point. what would i kno tho i don't have any siblings. 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤞
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
bickering siblings - i feel like that's my strong point. what would i kno tho i don't have any siblings. 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤷♀️ 🤞
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
#AuthorAugust25 Day 2: ✨ your latest release✨
two hot aforementioned twins hunt for a giant sea-serpent god. published with @augursociety.bsky.social 😍 i'm doing a reading aug 21st @ Society Clubhouse!
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
two hot aforementioned twins hunt for a giant sea-serpent god. published with @augursociety.bsky.social 😍 i'm doing a reading aug 21st @ Society Clubhouse!
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM
#AuthorAugust25 Day 2: ✨ your latest release✨
two hot aforementioned twins hunt for a giant sea-serpent god. published with @augursociety.bsky.social 😍 i'm doing a reading aug 21st @ Society Clubhouse!
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
two hot aforementioned twins hunt for a giant sea-serpent god. published with @augursociety.bsky.social 😍 i'm doing a reading aug 21st @ Society Clubhouse!
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
#AuthorAugust25 Day 1: ✨ Introduce yourself & what you write ✨
i'm rachel and i just had popcorn for dinner. i'm writing about two hot twins who have a complicated relationship with their childhood friend.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
i'm rachel and i just had popcorn for dinner. i'm writing about two hot twins who have a complicated relationship with their childhood friend.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
#AuthorAugust25 Day 1: ✨ Introduce yourself & what you write ✨
i'm rachel and i just had popcorn for dinner. i'm writing about two hot twins who have a complicated relationship with their childhood friend.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
i'm rachel and i just had popcorn for dinner. i'm writing about two hot twins who have a complicated relationship with their childhood friend.
#writingcommunity #torontowriter #canadianwriter
source: @mariahankenman.bsky.social
Writing hehe
March 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Writing hehe
I haven’t touched my manuscript in two months, and the first time I did was today and muscling through the first 1k words felt like wading in cornstarch and water.
February 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I haven’t touched my manuscript in two months, and the first time I did was today and muscling through the first 1k words felt like wading in cornstarch and water.
Is it okay to accept that the only time I can work on my draft might be late late late at night when I’m drained from everything else I’ve done during a full day?
February 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Is it okay to accept that the only time I can work on my draft might be late late late at night when I’m drained from everything else I’ve done during a full day?