Author of Where Every Ghost Has a Name: A Memoir of Taiwanese Independence. CUNY Writing Prof. Full moon newsletter: https://teapaw.org/t.co/paOgd7fEKw
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My debut book, Where Every Ghost Has a Name: A Memoir of Taiwanese Independence, is officially on sale today!
Today, I am an author and a book mom. Thanks to everyone who believed in this project and who encouraged me to keep going. It’s been a long time coming. 💕💕
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✨High praise from the @taipei_times for @the_kimlet’s "Where Every Ghost Has a Name." Read the full review: ow.ly/bGV350TY5tH
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Totally engrossed in this #memoir! Thank you @the_kimlet for the YEARS of work to get this story out into the world.
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Remember that viral essay about aiming for 100 rejections a year? The writer @the_kimlet is now touring w/her (excellent) memoir, and she's back with some really good advice for successful book tours.
Plus—pics of her adorable baby! 👶📚🎊
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#WriteTip
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These Taiwanese and Taiwanese American authors are redefining an identity that has been co-opted, contested, appropriated by outsiders for centuries (@the_kimlet).
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John Ross: "I recently spoke with Kim Liao about her new book on her grandfather, Thomas Liao, pioneer Taiwan independence fighter."
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More to love in February: with @lilyjmeyer @KunkelTron @the_kimlet & Omer Friedlander! writingco-lab.com
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Celebrating Rachel Stolzman Gullo's THE SIGN FOR DROWNING!! And hanging with my writing peeps, new and old... @KaraKrauze @ahellmanwhite @the_kimlet Jael Humphrey @rojarojaroja @JenniferLSears Laura Brown
I can’t get over how emotional this made me! So so good.
This song was immediately great when it came out and it’s still just as great all these years later. What a fantastic 5 minutes. teapaw.org/RealBrittain/status/17…
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I am open to queries! I can't wait to read more compelling stories this year. I am not always quick (my authors are my first priority), but I do reply to every single query and submission! QueryManager.com/ElisaHouot
Now, on to my MSWL...
#amquerying
The first thing I do when I’m on Xmas break after my fall semester ends: clean out ALL of my email inboxes. (This also involves doing all the legwork implied by each email….) The OCD itch is getting scratched so hard
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Thanks @GuerillaMemoir @Sharla_R_Yates & @brevitymag for having my post on speculative nonfiction, and bringing in speculative elements into nonfiction with CRAFT TALKS next Wednesday, December 20th at 3:30pm East Coast Time just before we head off to celebrate the end of 2023 🍾
Magic Made Real brevity.wordpress.com/2023/1… via @brevitymag
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Get excited for Giveaway 11: #SpreadTheJoy - Tonight from Kim Liao is a query letter critique. To win just follow @the_kimlet, comment below, and give this a repost.
All #giveaways will be open for a min of 24hrs
#WritingCommunity #writerslift #writingtips
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Don’t miss it!!
The Rally marches on with more readings and action on December 7th at 7pm at @petescandystore. Featuring the astonishing talents of @Julia_May_Jonas, @KimColemanFoote, & Sahar Delijani. Going to be one hell of a night!!
Link in bio!
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I'm so excited for this timely & important book to be made available to English readers June 2024. Thank you @Leon_C_C for being a dream editor & to @NewRiverAgency for advocating for this book & of course to Yee-Wa for crafting such a compelling narrative & trusting me w/ it ✨
**COVER REVEAL** for Tongueless by Lau Yee-Wa, a sinister, elegant and riveting tale of rivalry gone too far translated by @JenniferLFeeley @NewRiverAgency proofs coming very soon from @serpentstail pub June 24
