argot chen is writing MG

plotting my new MG contemp story and querying a few Taiwan-themed PBs.
words in @NYT. Here to make friends!

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any horror mags open for flash fiction?

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@seethewaymcs congrats!!!

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@RahimImaan Bebe Wu, loser little sister, gets tangled up in a web of lies when she tries to get back at her older sister.

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@seethewaymcs i literally didnt even think about it this time but i'm gonna be paranoid after today haha

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tfw you messed up the hashtag for APIPit and wrote APIPitch ....

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BREAKING: Band program cancelled - teacher accused of scandal!

11yo journalist Bebe Wu is sick of being the loser little sister. When she finds out her teacher was framed, does she expose the truth - even if it means her secret revenge on big sis fails?

YUMI CHUNG #MG
#APIpit

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It's time for the last leaf of autumn to take a leap. But he's too scared!

With a little encouragement from a bird and some #STEM facts about the carbon cycle...
Will he be able to do it?

A retelling of a Taiwanese folktale to teach kids about courage.
#APIpit #PB #MR #OWN

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Flames shooting out of a trombone.
Playing scales on a dead fish.
Feeling like the black sheep of your family.

It's the most normal band that's ever existed -
which would make it an extraordinary band, which is a paradox.

30 wacky stories
WAYSIDE SCHOOL x #POC #APIPit #MG #MR

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It's time for the last leaf of autumn to take a leap. But he's too scared!

With a little encouragement from a bird and some #STEM facts about the carbon cycle...
Will he be able to do it?

A retelling of a Taiwanese folktale to teach kids about courage.
#APIPitch #PB #MR #OWN

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@hijabi_soldier omg, the catfishing is so spicy :O

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BREAKING: Band program cancelled - teacher accused of scandal!

11yo journalist Bebe Wu is sick of being the loser little sister. When she finds out her teacher was framed, does she expose the truth - even if it means her secret revenge on big sis fails?

YUMI CHUNG #MG
#APIPitch

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@jamarshauthor1 thank you! i wrote this based on my personal experience and thought about using taiwanese, but wasn't sure. definitely agree that it's even harder with a regional dialect 😩 thank you again for the support! <3

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"HUAI DAN," shouted Eric. A rotten egg!

It's the only Chinese he knows. How will he talk to his Nai Nai, who only speaks Mandarin?

A tale about a common #POC experience, and how love can be transcend language.

#APIPit #PB #C

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@itsjeanettechoe ahhhh the suspense!

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me: yeah i'm gonna write today
also me: *scrolling through #WritingCommunity twitter*

it counts, right?

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been at this for a month and still waiting for that first accept! #amwriting #keeptrying

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@itsjeanettechoe love the idea of a magical black market that can help raise grades! so creative :D

if i had to change something i would maybe change the last sentence to be more specific "She'll stop at nothing to prevent Oliver from spreading her secret. Will he make it out alive?" Idk? xD

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@KyraMNelson they are actually two different projects! i was revising the original project so much that it turned into something else, now there are two separate manuscripts :O

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Flames shot out of a trombone.

Just another normal day in middle school band.

When the principal threatens to turn them all into a RUBBER band, can the kids save the day?

WAYSIDE SCHOOL x #POC
#PreAPI

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@seethewaymcs @MattLinWrites hello! love to see that AsAm representation!

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Flames shot out of a trombone.

Just another normal day in middle school band.

When the principal threatens to turn them all into a RUBBER band, can the kids save the day?

WAYSIDE SCHOOL x #POC

#WMPitch #MG #MR

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"HUAI DAN," shouted Eric. A rotten egg!

It's the only Chinese he knows. How will he talk to his beloved Nai Nai, who only speaks Mandarin?

A tale about a common #POC experience, and how love can be transcend language.

#PreAPI #PB #C