Moodboard for Somewhere In-Between my YA Contemporary story! A summer filled with nostalgia and grief as 16 year-old Misa confronts cultural expectation, first love and trauma she cant’t forget. #QuestPit #writesky #amquerying #writingcommunity #Q #YA #own

Japanese-American teen Misa navigates abuse at the hands of a deceased family friend, risking her family's clean image in their culturally insular community—where silence is conformity—if she speaks up 🎌Immigrant story 🌸Coming of age 🫂Family tension ❤️First love #QuestPit #YA #OWN #Q #agentguide

I’m going to assume this is my post from #10Queries until my feedback email comes in 🤞🏻if not welp 🤡 either way, however, I’m excited and grateful for the opportunity to get editor feedback! Thank you to all the editors who participated and #RevPit for organizing! 🤗

Just got back from Japan where I took some engagement photos! May or may not be inspired for a seaside story in lieu of the magical realism in works from Makoto Shinkai 💕 Think Weathering With You and Your Name 👀 #writing #writingcommunity #author #writesky #japan #travel

I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages. Here's to hoping odds are in my favor *fingers crossed*

Never "Japanese enough" or "American enough" to finally belong, 16 yo Misa may have to break her family apart to belong as she confronts repressed abuse and her culture and family who expect her silence. Feat: 🎌Immigrant story 🌸Coming-of-age 🫂Family tension and identity #DVPit #YA #ASIAN #OWN

MINARI x THE FAREWELL 16 yo Misa confronts her sick grandmother who wants her to be the perfect Japanese, and the abuse she can’t forget—but her culture expects her to—all while trying to revive the Japanese community she ran from 🌸Coming of age 🫂Family ❤️First love #DVPit #YA #ASIAN #IMM #OWN

The summer before senior year, Japanese-American teen Misa navigates her repressed abuse at the hands of a deceased family friend, risking her family’s clean image in their insular community—where silence is conformity—if she speaks up. 🎌Immigrant 🌸Coming of age 🫂Family #YA #OWN #ASIAN #DVPit

MINARI x THE FAREWELL Japanese-American, Misa navigates abuse at the hands of a deceased family friend, risking her family's clean image in their culturally insular community—where silence is conformity—if she speaks up 🎌Immigrant 🌸Coming of age 🫂Family tension ❤️First love #DVPit #YA #CON #OWN

My next project: FREAKY FRIDAY x MARGOT’S GOT MONEY TROUBLES 26 yo Iris is stuck at home with her divorced, disgruntled mother when a mysterious email sends her back in time into her mom’s body during her wedding. Iris tries to stop the wedding, even if it means Iris ceases to exist #DVParty #A

Japanese-American teen Misa navigates abuse at the hands of a deceased family friend, risking her family's clean image in their culturally insular community—where silence is conformity—if she speaks up 🎌Immigrant story 🌸Coming of age 🫂Family tension ❤️First love #ya #own #amquerying #agentguide

Moodboard for Somewhere In-Between my YA Contemporary story! A summer filled with nostalgia and grief as 16 year-old Misa confronts cultural expectation, first love and trauma she cant’t forget. #DVParty #writesky #amquerying #writingcommunity

MINARI x THE FAREWELL The summer before senior year, Japanese-American teen Misa navigates her repressed abuse at the hands of a deceased family friend, risking her family’s clean image in their insular community—where silence is conformity—if she speaks up. #YA #CON #OWN #IMM #preDV

The summer before senior year, Japanese-American teen Misa navigates her repressed abuse at the hands of a deceased family friend, risking her family’s clean image in their insular community—where silence is conformity—if she speaks up. #YA #CON #OWN #IMM #preDV

Another snippet from my short story about Japanese incarceration in America, where being American is only a dream for some. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #amwriting #author

Late post after full day of teaching with kiddos! But, I love this excerpt where my MC starts to question her way of thinking when the male lead asks her to join him in karaoke ☺️🎤 #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #author #amwriting #authorlife

Escaping the crowd at the aquarium 🐟 #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #author #amediting #booksky

An intimate scene after a summer of yearning, tainted by dark feelings the main character is grappling with ❤️ #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #amwriting #author

A childhood memory in my WIP Somewhere In-Between where mischievous competition goes south ☀️🌸 #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #amwriting

Subbing "faith" for "believe" in a short story I wrote, inspired by my research on the true story of a Japanese-American man who was killed in the Tule Lake camp. Here, my character Keiji questions how we define greatness in America. #WIPSnips #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #amwriting

Below is my #1stlinepit ! Follow me on Instagram so we can further connect ☺️ My username is k_ikumi67 #writesky #wip #writingcommunity #ya #con w/ #romance #agentsguide

In recent weeks, the Smithsonian museums have come under political review and critique. Some of the nation’s most visible historical institutions are being pressured to change how US history is presented, including which stories are told and how they are framed. This matters. 🧵

The camps where Japanese-Americans were incarcerated is an important piece of my story. Influenced from my personal research after learning more about my own grandmother's incarceration. This excerpt is inspired by true events I hope we can talk more about. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #own

For context, jiichan means grandfather and baachan means grandmother in Japanese. One of my favorite excerpts from my project 🌻 #writingprompt #writesky #amwriting #writingcommunity

The core of my WIP Somewhere In-Between in this excerpt #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #amwriting

Can you believe there are already over 200,000 of you making Bookstonbury unsafe with your book recommendations 📚, prickly cacti, and smelly fish🐟??? This has been the most chaotic and wonderful week of our careers. We cannot thank you enough! Now go sell some more books! 💖

Nisei writer Hisaye Yamamoto was born #OTD in 1921. She submitted her first written piece at 14 and became a regular contributor to the Kashu Mainichi. At 21, she was incarcerated at Poston in Arizona, where she became a writer for the camp newspaper. encyclopedia.densho.org/Hisaye%20Yam...

Awesome opportunities for an important cause! 💜 #KidLit4Ceasefire #writingcommunity #amwriting

A teen outcast from a secret line of Irish plant magicians must harness newfound powers to protect herself from a poison-wielding ancestor who hunts her family across time. 🍄 Plant magic + elixirs + poisons 💌 Romance subplot 🎂 Magical baking 🚪 Portal to another realm #posterpit #PosterPitQ #ya

Things aren’t going according to plan for Nellie: 🤐 Laid off, hiding it 🇵🇭 Afraid to disappoint her Filipino dad 💸 Can’t afford BFF’s wedding 🏠 Rent’s rising 💕 Keeps running into ex–work rival (groom’s brother) Maybe falling apart is exactly what she needs. #posterpit #q #wf w/ #r

Looking for some summer reading to share with the little bookworms and history buffs in your life? Check out these recently published children’s books that touch on the history of Japanese American WWII incarceration: densho.org/catalyst/sum...

Excited to share my #pitchcard for Somewhere In-Between Never "Japanese enough" or "American enough" to finally belong, Japanese-American teen Misa may have to break her family apart. Feat: 🎌Immigrant story 🌸Coming-of-age 🫂Family tension and identity ✒️Character-driven #QuestPit #W #ownvoices #YA

80% of people trust their librarian. 📚 #UNBanningBooks #scbwiSummer25

Woofer with little subwoofer…. 🥰 Good boy keeping the little one calm… 🐶

Does anyone have thoughts or experiences when it come to Mentorships through writing organizations? 🤔 #writing #writingsky #writingcommunity #amwriting

100%. This has been one of the most powerful lessons I've ever learned.

A reach, but this reminds me of that one movie Napoleon where the bird and dog get stuck in a hot air balloon or something like that… may have just aged myself 😂

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

Hi! I’m new to bluesky and looking to make friends in the writing community 🤗 Currently editing my YA Contemporary and excited to get through the trenches with some like-minded peers. Also may be a place I share very cute pictures of my dog Katsu like the one here 🫣 #writingcommunity #writingsky