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Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz

@kikumi67.bsky.social

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Japanese-American 🇯🇵🇺🇸 Writer 📝 High School English Teacher 👩‍🏫 Book Lover 📚💕 Owner of a dog named Katsu 💜🐶 Querying: SOMEWHERE IN-BETWEEN (YA Contemporary)🫂🌸 WIP: TILL DEATH DO US PART (Adult Upmarket Speculative Fiction)💍💒

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Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 8d

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

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Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 1d

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*

Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

These comps are elite! Sounds like a fun ride 😊

Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

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

Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

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

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Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

So many great topics here! I can tell this is a meaningful story 💕

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Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

This story sounds like a fun ride!

Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

Oooo sounds fun but with high stakes! Love the diverse comps

Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

Sounds fun an action-packed!

Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

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

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Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

Ah, thank you!

Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

Love the cultural layers in this and the messy family dynamics 🥲❤️

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Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

Love the high stakes here!!

Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

So many interesting elements here!

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Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

Very interesting! Love the diverse elements in this pitch

Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

Love the sister bond hinted at in this pitch with the psychological horror vibes 😊

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Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

Great comps with an interesting premise! 👀

Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

Love this concept ☺️

Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

Love these comps!

Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 3d

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

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Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 4d

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

Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 8d

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Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 9d

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

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Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 12d

Yup, love this. Awesome job! I am sure something must come from this 🤗

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Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 12d

Clear and action-packed! Rooting for your story too 🤗

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Kaitlyn Ikumi DelaCruz @kikumi67.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you and good points, I was thinking of throwing a third one! My query is only ya comps, so maybe I’ll just grab one of those 😊