Laura K. Ito

Writer, artist, bio/foster/adopt mom, creative soul, extrovert & chocolate lover! Psalms 37:4
Japanese+American
#amquerying #YA #SF #TT

[Laura K. Ito @LauraKudey]

@kelliewallace85 Thank you 💖
I did start a new book. Two actually. And I have a baking business on the side that helps distract. But I just wanna be published SO BADLY. UGH! Maybe the world will get better while we wait 😅

[Ann Rose @annmrose]

Writers, (NEW POLL) I’m curious, how long do you HOPE an agent will take when reviewing YOUR submission package (query, sample pages etc.)? (Not requested materials— we're talking the query stage.) 🧐
Is your answer the same? Is it different? Why? #amquerying #amwriting

[Nina Leon @thisisninaleon]

✨Monthly query critique giveaway✨

I'm excited to give another author the chance to win a query letter critique from me. I'll try to do this as often as my agenting schedule allows.

RT to enter
Closes this Friday

#WritingCommunity #amquerying

[Katy Metzger @MetzgerKaty]

A year ago I was sitting on close to 70 rejections after 8 months of querying, most of them form. I did a TON of revising. And here I am a year later with a 5-book deal & my 2nd book about to publish on Sept. 1. Things can change in a blink. Don't give up!

[Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller]

It’s an extremely difficult time to be a querying writer or a writer on sub. You aren’t imagining it. #WritingCommunity

[Megan Daisy @mjdaisywrites]

Anyone else keep a tab open while writing that is specifically for finding very ordinary synonyms because your brain refuses to word? Anyone..? Please? 😂

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #horror #teen #ya

[Popo Tech Team @PoposmeshHQ]

My book sold after 11 years of chasing my dream, 10 years in the query trenches, +600 rejections, and 7 failed manuscripts. I always knew I'd be a trad pub author someday. The question was never "if" but "when"?

[Alex Andria (She/They)✨🌿 @AlexAndriAuthor]

I NEED A WRITERS GROUP TO BOUNCE IDEAS OFF OF

#WritingCommunity

[Laura K. Ito @LauraKudey]

My newest blog is up! #blog #newblog #WritingCommunity
A Silent Voice https://t.co/23hNpEy3tH

[Laura K. Ito @LauraKudey]

@AmitaMurray ALL OF THE ABOVE 😅

[Amita Murray @AmitaMurray]

Okay book readers. What might put you off a book:

A. Celebrity author
B. Too explicit
C. Sloppy editing
D. Wrong genre for you
E. Not enough tension. It’s all a little comfortable and sweet
F. Add your own reason

[Laura K. Ito @LauraKudey]

@AmitaMurray For me, it's C and E.
I get turned off by misprints and poor editing, but am especially not interested if the writing isn't "crisp." I.e. flowing/rythic sentence structures, realistic character voice, etc. This also plays into the tension and appeal to know what will happen next.

[Diane Nichols @DNicholsAuthor]

Finish this sentence...

You know you're a writer when __________________.

(Wrong answers only!)

#WritingCommunity #writer #writers #writing #amwriting #amwritingfiction

[Laura K. Ito @LauraKudey]

@vnssaguirre 😍😍😍 LOVE your wishlist!!

[Laura K. Ito @LauraKudey]

Good Lovely Morning, #WritingCommunity ! Make it a great one!! Remember, our words CAN change the world. So, don't be afraid to write!
#writerscommunity

[Laura K. Ito @LauraKudey]

Back to the trenches!!!! Grief might have pushed me down, but nothing can hold me back from my books' dreams! #amquerying #WritingCommunity #MotivationalMonday

[Laura K. Ito @LauraKudey]

From the outside, it might look like not much has changed. It all seems normal, right?
But it's not normal. Because, well, what IS normal? https://t.co/Cbf2lRNY5Q

[Laura K. Ito @LauraKudey]

@LiterallyPaul Thank you 😊 That's my intent.

[Laura K. Ito @LauraKudey]

WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY x TRAVELERS
No more color or diverse skin. Thanks to Qwinn’s time-traveling dad. She must face her fear of time travel to escape the execution of “imperfect” people, or the REAL murderer of time will gray-wash her entire bloodline.
#SFFPit #SF #YA #TT #OWN