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The insta-lust trope is deeply unsatisfying to me. #booktok #writertok

A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jul 7

I recently DNF’ed a book because insta-lust saved a girl from assassination.

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jul 5

Pantsing vs plotting is a false dichotomy. What matters is confidence, excitement, and the tools you use to get yourself there. #WritingCommunity

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jul 4

The only legitimate use of AI in writing and publishing. #WritingCommunity #AI

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 22

The harsh reality of writing contemporary fantasy versus historical fantasy. #WritingCommunity

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“IT’S RESEARCH I SWEAR.”

Find the Flame(from FINAL FANTASY XVI Original Soundtrack - Prelude)【Audio】

A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 18

#editors THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE is on submission!

☑️ Grounded YA martial arts fantasy
☑️ Japanese American WW2 setting
☑️ Family grudges become epic stakes
☑️ Perennial fight against racism
☑️ Young love as a light in the dark

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 17

One day until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. Come for the grounded martial arts fantasy and the Japanese American coming-of-age story, stay for the childhood friends to lovers arc and the cross-dressing infiltration scene.

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 16

Two days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. I listened to a lot of JRPG soundtracks to get me through the manuscript. Nothing makes the fingers fly quite like this.

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YouTube video by SQUARE ENIX MUSIC Channel

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 15

Three days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. When I was a kid, martial arts was the most magical thing in the world. The book is as much for me at 10 as it is for me at 40. And maybe it will be for other people, too :)

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a cartoon character named goku is standing in a snowy field

ALT: a cartoon character named goku is standing in a snowy field

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 14

Four days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. For me, the best part of writing older YA is that you can have characters confront adult stakes with the optimism and humor of youth, making every success feel like an inspiring dream come true. You also get road trips :)

A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thank you!

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Rebecca Angus @bookfairyangus.bsky.social · Jun 13

#editors This manuscript is so relevant and important given our current political climate. DM me if you want this incredible #ownvoices YA speculative with magical martial arts set in a historical alternate LA where teens fight to free their loved ones in Japanese internment camps, in your inbox. 👀

A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 13

Five days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission.

The characters // The first paragraphs // The writer

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 13

Five days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission.

The characters // The first paragraphs // The writer

#writingcommunity

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 12

I’m a crazy person🥸

A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 12

Six days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. I’ve always been a big fan of chapter titles, but I doubled down this time and wrote the twenty seven chapter titles as nine haikus.

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 11

Seven days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. It’s not horror, but all the horrible things in it already happened in real life. 120,000 people interned, and we’re still fighting racism.

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 10

Eight days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. There aren’t nearly enough stories about the heroism of finding your identity as a mixed-race person. Now there’s one more.

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 10

Novel writing is the only art I can think of where we pretend we’ll do it well the first time.

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#booktok #writing Gimme these books. I need them. I’ve had enough therapy.

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 9

Nine days until THE FIGHT WE CHOOSE goes on submission. I’m so proud to be able to bring a genuine Japanese American fantasy to life, and to create a story with truly unique and underrepresented stakes.

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · Jun 5

Maybe writers aren’t traumatized enough.

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · May 28

The best querying advice ever.

#amquerying #writingcommunity

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Don’t be dumb. Go to therapy. Exercise. Eat healthy. Then make edgy TikToks. #booktok

A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · May 27

My tried and true method for overcoming writer’s block. #WritingCommunity

Check out Author A.B. Koga 🤖🗡️❤️'s video! #TikTok www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjxkXdc3/

It’s important to learn your own writing style. It’s also important to seek help if your writing style is stupid. #writing

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · May 25

It’s important to learn your own writing style. It’s also important to recognize when your own writing style sucks.

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A.B. Koga @abkoga.bsky.social · May 24

To what are you inviting your readers?

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