Ann Chow ✨is drafting✨
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I write stabby girls who make bad decisions | #amwriting Asian YA romantasy | she/her | 🇹🇼🇮🇹🇺🇸
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Recipe for THIS TWISTED ETERNITY:
☠️ Chinese Hell mythology of DARKER BY FOUR
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👑 Deadly court politics a la CRUEL PRINCE
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💕 Fake dating your own murderer
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🗡️ 1 ruthless girl,
🌟 1 irresistible golden boy,
🔥 and an attraction that could destroy Hell itself
#BluePit #BluePit 📖 #YA #F #R #W #OV #POC
☠️ Chinese Hell mythology of DARKER BY FOUR
+
👑 Deadly court politics a la CRUEL PRINCE
+
💕 Fake dating your own murderer
=
🗡️ 1 ruthless girl,
🌟 1 irresistible golden boy,
🔥 and an attraction that could destroy Hell itself
#BluePit #BluePit 📖 #YA #F #R #W #OV #POC
January 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
DARKER BY FOUR x CRUEL PRINCE
She’s a fallen war general.
He’s the enemy who killed her.
When the king of Hell mistakes them for star-crossed lovers, they must convince him that they’re desperately besotted… or burn for all eternity.
#BluePit #BluePit 📖 #YA #F #R #W #OV #POC
She’s a fallen war general.
He’s the enemy who killed her.
When the king of Hell mistakes them for star-crossed lovers, they must convince him that they’re desperately besotted… or burn for all eternity.
#BluePit #BluePit 📖 #YA #F #R #W #OV #POC
January 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
In the afterlife of Chinese myth, a dead war general will face an eternity of torture—unless she can fool an immortal court into believing that she and her murderer are lovers.
💕Fake dating your own killer
👑Deadly court politics
🌟Pretty boy x ruthless girl
#BluePit #BluePit 📖 #YA #F #R #W #OV #POC
💕Fake dating your own killer
👑Deadly court politics
🌟Pretty boy x ruthless girl
#BluePit #BluePit 📖 #YA #F #R #W #OV #POC
January 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Decided to participate in #BluePit this upcoming week. Wasn’t sure since I’m not ready for querying yet, but it’s also a hype event for WIPs, and I can’t resist the chance to meet new writer friends + cheer everyone on 😄
Time to prep my pitches 👀
Time to prep my pitches 👀
January 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Decided to participate in #BluePit this upcoming week. Wasn’t sure since I’m not ready for querying yet, but it’s also a hype event for WIPs, and I can’t resist the chance to meet new writer friends + cheer everyone on 😄
Time to prep my pitches 👀
Time to prep my pitches 👀
2025 writing wrapped!
Life got crazy busy in the 2nd half of the year, so unfortunately, I had to take some breaks from writing. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 for a productive 2026!
Life got crazy busy in the 2nd half of the year, so unfortunately, I had to take some breaks from writing. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 for a productive 2026!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
2025 writing wrapped!
Life got crazy busy in the 2nd half of the year, so unfortunately, I had to take some breaks from writing. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 for a productive 2026!
Life got crazy busy in the 2nd half of the year, so unfortunately, I had to take some breaks from writing. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 for a productive 2026!
Books I read in 2025! I diversified my genres this year, and it’s reflected in my top picks: urban fantasy, YA botanical horror, romantasy, litfic. My 2026 goal: 50 books!
January 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Books I read in 2025! I diversified my genres this year, and it’s reflected in my top picks: urban fantasy, YA botanical horror, romantasy, litfic. My 2026 goal: 50 books!
Check out my story in Black Fox Literary Magazine (Issue 29)!
Stoked to have found a home for this piece about the mixed race experience 🙂 my first short story publication! *cue excited screaming*
Thank you to the lovely editors for their work on this issue!
blackfoxlitmag.com/current-issue/
Stoked to have found a home for this piece about the mixed race experience 🙂 my first short story publication! *cue excited screaming*
Thank you to the lovely editors for their work on this issue!
blackfoxlitmag.com/current-issue/
Current Issue
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November 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Check out my story in Black Fox Literary Magazine (Issue 29)!
Stoked to have found a home for this piece about the mixed race experience 🙂 my first short story publication! *cue excited screaming*
Thank you to the lovely editors for their work on this issue!
blackfoxlitmag.com/current-issue/
Stoked to have found a home for this piece about the mixed race experience 🙂 my first short story publication! *cue excited screaming*
Thank you to the lovely editors for their work on this issue!
blackfoxlitmag.com/current-issue/
Reading one of my favorite author’s newest book and ch1 is already giving me chills 🫠 Marie Lu, the woman you are 🙌🏻
“Everything can be more beautiful. And because it has the potential to be more beautiful later, everything suddenly feels less beautiful now.”
-Red City, Marie Lu
“Everything can be more beautiful. And because it has the potential to be more beautiful later, everything suddenly feels less beautiful now.”
-Red City, Marie Lu
October 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Reading one of my favorite author’s newest book and ch1 is already giving me chills 🫠 Marie Lu, the woman you are 🙌🏻
“Everything can be more beautiful. And because it has the potential to be more beautiful later, everything suddenly feels less beautiful now.”
-Red City, Marie Lu
“Everything can be more beautiful. And because it has the potential to be more beautiful later, everything suddenly feels less beautiful now.”
-Red City, Marie Lu
I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages
October 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages
Am doing the thing everyone says not to do… writing a new novel instead of finishing the old one 🤷🏻♀️
Someday I hope I’ll rewrite it. There are just too many foundational problems due to me being at lower skill level when I started compared to now.
1 chapter into new book, feeling optimistic 👍
Someday I hope I’ll rewrite it. There are just too many foundational problems due to me being at lower skill level when I started compared to now.
1 chapter into new book, feeling optimistic 👍
August 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Am doing the thing everyone says not to do… writing a new novel instead of finishing the old one 🤷🏻♀️
Someday I hope I’ll rewrite it. There are just too many foundational problems due to me being at lower skill level when I started compared to now.
1 chapter into new book, feeling optimistic 👍
Someday I hope I’ll rewrite it. There are just too many foundational problems due to me being at lower skill level when I started compared to now.
1 chapter into new book, feeling optimistic 👍
Halfway thru drafting the book, and realizing that one character should’ve been unalived in chapter 2… the urge to revise mid-draft… it’s too strong 😭
July 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Halfway thru drafting the book, and realizing that one character should’ve been unalived in chapter 2… the urge to revise mid-draft… it’s too strong 😭
The midpoint of my novel is within sight… only 3 more chapters to write…
If I’ve learned anything from this process, it’s that I take a long time to draft 😂
If I’ve learned anything from this process, it’s that I take a long time to draft 😂
June 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The midpoint of my novel is within sight… only 3 more chapters to write…
If I’ve learned anything from this process, it’s that I take a long time to draft 😂
If I’ve learned anything from this process, it’s that I take a long time to draft 😂
Just finished Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews, and wow…. one of THE best books I’ve read in a long time. My head is still spinning from that ending. The lush prose, memorable characters, haunting dark academia setting… all absolutely phenomenal.
May 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Just finished Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews, and wow…. one of THE best books I’ve read in a long time. My head is still spinning from that ending. The lush prose, memorable characters, haunting dark academia setting… all absolutely phenomenal.
Mostly my 9-5 day job :) and also dance! I’m a hip-hop dancer and spend many of my evenings at practice with my team.
That’s why I love audiobooks. Helps me “read” during drives or in-between moments.
#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths
That’s why I love audiobooks. Helps me “read” during drives or in-between moments.
#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths
Happy 2nd week of #CampRevPit, #CRPLunaMoths!
Today's question: What's your biggest obstacle to getting time to write? Is it the allure of doomscrolling, your adorable kid/cat/partner, a busy job? Or your own brain? (hi, it me)
Today's question: What's your biggest obstacle to getting time to write? Is it the allure of doomscrolling, your adorable kid/cat/partner, a busy job? Or your own brain? (hi, it me)
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April 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Mostly my 9-5 day job :) and also dance! I’m a hip-hop dancer and spend many of my evenings at practice with my team.
That’s why I love audiobooks. Helps me “read” during drives or in-between moments.
#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths
That’s why I love audiobooks. Helps me “read” during drives or in-between moments.
#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths
A Power Inked in Venom has…
🗡️ calligraphy brush-to-throat
🔥 enemies-to-lovers
👑 MC becomes the villain
🖌️ magic is monstrous
🥈 second chance romance
👥 siblings: one light, one dark
#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths
🗡️ calligraphy brush-to-throat
🔥 enemies-to-lovers
👑 MC becomes the villain
🖌️ magic is monstrous
🥈 second chance romance
👥 siblings: one light, one dark
#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths
Happy #TropeSunday!
Today we ask: What tropes are in your story (on purpose or by accident)? Which ones are you embracing, subverting, or reimagining?
#CampRevPit
Today we ask: What tropes are in your story (on purpose or by accident)? Which ones are you embracing, subverting, or reimagining?
#CampRevPit
April 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A Power Inked in Venom has…
🗡️ calligraphy brush-to-throat
🔥 enemies-to-lovers
👑 MC becomes the villain
🖌️ magic is monstrous
🥈 second chance romance
👥 siblings: one light, one dark
#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths
🗡️ calligraphy brush-to-throat
🔥 enemies-to-lovers
👑 MC becomes the villain
🖌️ magic is monstrous
🥈 second chance romance
👥 siblings: one light, one dark
#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths
My MC would definitely blast “Vampire” by Olivia Rodrigo on aux. She and her love interest start out a bit toxic to say the least 🫣 but it just makes it all the sweeter when they figure out how to love each other right!
#CRPLunaMoths #CampRevPit
#CRPLunaMoths #CampRevPit
Happy Day 5 of #CampRevPit, #CRPLunaMoths!
If you're like me, you use music a lot (either to inspire, or for vibes while writing/editing). What's one song or playlist that best represents your book or MC?
(don't forget to use our cabin hashtag in your replies so it shows up in our feed!)
If you're like me, you use music a lot (either to inspire, or for vibes while writing/editing). What's one song or playlist that best represents your book or MC?
(don't forget to use our cabin hashtag in your replies so it shows up in our feed!)
a butterfly with a pink heart behind it on a yellow background
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April 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
My MC would definitely blast “Vampire” by Olivia Rodrigo on aux. She and her love interest start out a bit toxic to say the least 🫣 but it just makes it all the sweeter when they figure out how to love each other right!
#CRPLunaMoths #CampRevPit
#CRPLunaMoths #CampRevPit
A quote from my book’s paranoid, perfectionist love interest!
“We are in the business of perfection, Zhou. Mistakes are no better than betrayal.”
#CRPLunaMoths #CampRevPit
“We are in the business of perfection, Zhou. Mistakes are no better than betrayal.”
#CRPLunaMoths #CampRevPit
Happy Day 4 of #CampRevPit, #CRPLunaMoths! Today I'd love to see your favorite lines - beautiful, funny, poignant or otherwise.
What's a line from your book that you absolutely love?
What's a line from your book that you absolutely love?
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April 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A quote from my book’s paranoid, perfectionist love interest!
“We are in the business of perfection, Zhou. Mistakes are no better than betrayal.”
#CRPLunaMoths #CampRevPit
“We are in the business of perfection, Zhou. Mistakes are no better than betrayal.”
#CRPLunaMoths #CampRevPit
Let’s just say she’s a little unhinged
“Her screams reach a high, keening pitch, and I hum along to the sound, as though it were a song plucked sweet from the pipa.”
#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths
“Her screams reach a high, keening pitch, and I hum along to the sound, as though it were a song plucked sweet from the pipa.”
#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths
DAY 3: #𝗢𝗻𝗲𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗠𝗖
Good morning, Campers! Today, we focus on your MC. Share a line from your manuscript that tells us all we need to know about your MC's personality.
Good morning, Campers! Today, we focus on your MC. Share a line from your manuscript that tells us all we need to know about your MC's personality.
April 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Let’s just say she’s a little unhinged
“Her screams reach a high, keening pitch, and I hum along to the sound, as though it were a song plucked sweet from the pipa.”
#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths
“Her screams reach a high, keening pitch, and I hum along to the sound, as though it were a song plucked sweet from the pipa.”
#CampRevPit #CRPLunaMoths
#CRPLunaMoths excited for camp! I’ll be working on my Asian-inspired YA romantasy!
“Daiyu kills with calligraphy.
Tai wants his oppressors dead.
If she fails to escape his deadly prison (and their growing attraction), he’ll use her dark power to assasinate hundreds—including her own mother.”
“Daiyu kills with calligraphy.
Tai wants his oppressors dead.
If she fails to escape his deadly prison (and their growing attraction), he’ll use her dark power to assasinate hundreds—including her own mother.”
DAY 1 #𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗼𝗳𝗳
Good morning, scribbler bugs! Let's kick off #CampRevPit with some positive vibes!
Tell us—what will you be working on during Camp? Pitch it in any way, shape, or form that fits your mood.
Good morning, scribbler bugs! Let's kick off #CampRevPit with some positive vibes!
Tell us—what will you be working on during Camp? Pitch it in any way, shape, or form that fits your mood.
April 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
#CRPLunaMoths excited for camp! I’ll be working on my Asian-inspired YA romantasy!
“Daiyu kills with calligraphy.
Tai wants his oppressors dead.
If she fails to escape his deadly prison (and their growing attraction), he’ll use her dark power to assasinate hundreds—including her own mother.”
“Daiyu kills with calligraphy.
Tai wants his oppressors dead.
If she fails to escape his deadly prison (and their growing attraction), he’ll use her dark power to assasinate hundreds—including her own mother.”
My Roman Empire is writing traumatic flashbacks to a character’s childhood
April 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
My Roman Empire is writing traumatic flashbacks to a character’s childhood
Reintroducing myself!
In honor of my mom, the person who first ignited my passion for reading and stories, I’ve decided to use her maiden name in my pen name. She is my inspiration, in writing and in life!
Hello as Ann Chow!
In honor of my mom, the person who first ignited my passion for reading and stories, I’ve decided to use her maiden name in my pen name. She is my inspiration, in writing and in life!
Hello as Ann Chow!
April 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Reintroducing myself!
In honor of my mom, the person who first ignited my passion for reading and stories, I’ve decided to use her maiden name in my pen name. She is my inspiration, in writing and in life!
Hello as Ann Chow!
In honor of my mom, the person who first ignited my passion for reading and stories, I’ve decided to use her maiden name in my pen name. She is my inspiration, in writing and in life!
Hello as Ann Chow!
Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo is the official theme song for the meet cute of my romantasy 🙌🏻
Enemies to lovers for real
Enemies to lovers for real
April 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo is the official theme song for the meet cute of my romantasy 🙌🏻
Enemies to lovers for real
Enemies to lovers for real
Reposted by Ann Chow ✨is drafting✨
just know, behind every piece of writing and art publicly shared is a deep cavern of unfinished secret projects we talk about with 2-3 select people, and an even deeper, darker abyss containing only the most ancient of lore known only to us and the imaginary characters we've created
April 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
just know, behind every piece of writing and art publicly shared is a deep cavern of unfinished secret projects we talk about with 2-3 select people, and an even deeper, darker abyss containing only the most ancient of lore known only to us and the imaginary characters we've created
I haven’t been on Bluesky as much this month, but seeing all the amazing #chaospit posts reminded me just how awesome this writing community is. You all inspire me in my writing journey!
April 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I haven’t been on Bluesky as much this month, but seeing all the amazing #chaospit posts reminded me just how awesome this writing community is. You all inspire me in my writing journey!
Met my goal today to finish the chapter I was writing! Celebrating small wins 🎉
February 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Met my goal today to finish the chapter I was writing! Celebrating small wins 🎉