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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 11/02/2025

Ahh look at this cutie 💕💕💕

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 27/10/2024

These awesome BFS authors are doing a live talk on folklore. Great way to spend a cold, dark November night. @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social @annasmithspark.bsky.social @silvanhistorian.bsky.social @aychao.com www.waterstones.com/events/folkl...

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Marta A-Casariego @mordosairon.bsky.social · 18/07/2024

Terrific talk about storytelling from different cultural background mythologies and the links with folklore. With the wonderful authors @drkarenlord.bsky.social, Espen Aukan and @aychao.com; cleverly conducted by @diesclara.bsky.social #MesaRedondaVO #celsius2024

From left to right: Karen Lord, Espen Aukan, A. Y. Chao, moderated by Clara Dies.

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Julia Vee @juliavee.bsky.social · 09/08/2024

When Glasgow and your friend says, “hey want to do a double decker red bus that sees tea with a zillion other authors?” You say yes. Thank you @aychao.com for a brilliant afternoon and to all the publishers who sponsored such a fun bookish outing! @torbooks.bsky.social

Miniature matchbox sized books of Shanghai Immortal, Dragonfall and Blood Jade

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 05/10/2023

Help save these treasures on London’s Millenium Bridge 💗 Ben Wilson transforms discarded gum into tiny paintings that celebrate connections between people & places. The City wants to remove them—please sign to help save these unique works of public art. change.org/p/save-the-m...

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 05/10/2023

For the morning crowd ICYMI 💗

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 04/10/2023

I take my role as enabler very seriously! US friends: #shanghaiimmortal is 99 cents on amazon today 🤩 You’re welcome 😘 www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTD2QDS6/

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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 30/09/2023

Gentle reminder that if you read @uncannymagazine.bsky.social through Kindle Unlimited, you need to actually open issues and flip pages in order for it to “count” for subscription dollars. Keeping us on your subscription list doesn’t get us paid!

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Dr. Thomas D. Lee @thomasdlee.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

Good to see @aychao.com and @genevievecogman.bsky.social on my mother's TBR pile ☺️

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 01/10/2023

Share your desk Sunday! I finally cleaned my hazard zone of a desk today ready for a Monday writing session so what better time to share a pic! What do you have on yours? #amwriting #procrasticleaning

A dark glass desk with a monitor and laptop on a standing desk with Cassandra Clare’s Swordcatcher on a bookchair and lots of tchotchkes like small ceramic ghosts and a skelefloof creature with books and a red thermos and a framed map on the wall.

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 30/09/2023

Reward for being stuck twice today. Got my jabs out of the way, fall I’m ready for you!

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 28/09/2023

🔥THIS IS NOT A DRILL🔥 All event links are now live for my US tour! Get your tickets/preorders here: linktr.ee/ay_chao Cannot wait to meet y'all 🩷 I might have some special surprises for those who preorder for the bookstore events. Keep your eyes peeled!👀

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 28/09/2023

Broke out my fierce little fugu mug today. He’s my early morning drafting buddy bringing me caffeine and hopefully many words!

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 26/09/2023

Who knew sprintbot had such power? 800 words in 30 min. I’m shook! Tomorrow we’re going all out

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 25/09/2023

#ShanghaiImmortal US #PreorderCampaign! Preorder with River Bend Bookshop and get art cards + bookmark. riverbendbookshop.com/aychao Preorder with the Signed Page and get signed book + art card + bookmark. signedpage.com/products/sha... 💗 thanks for all your support 💗

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 24/09/2023

book 2 syndrome. ugh. that is all.

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 22/09/2023

Helped organise a grassroots #eseaauthorslitfest! It was SO MUCH FUN! My heart is so darned full. Building community, opening doors, lifting voices from all different genres, authors & illustrators, kidlit, SFF, thriller, contemp, lit fit. We celebrate all. <3 #eseaheritagemonth

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 17/09/2023

Back from #fantasycon feeling inspired and ready to dive back into drafting book 2. Had a blast moderating Bad Girls of SFF panel and hanging out with the best writing peeps! Til next time 💗

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 17/09/2023

In Birmingham for #fantasycon. Some pretty sights for your enjoyment. The first building is a library!! 😍

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Omar Kooheji 🍉 @ohmz.bsky.social · 16/09/2023

Getting stuck in the lift is a #FantasyCon right of passage, could have done it with lovelier people than @tashasuri.bsky.social, @aychao.com, and @annabelcwrites.bsky.social!

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 12/09/2023

Downloaded the Bluesky app. I guess I live here now 💗

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 25/08/2023

My Genre Grapevine report on what's happening at F&SF, which accepted a story by an author connected to the National Front. Also digs into how anger was wrongly aimed at Sheree Renée Thomas and how publisher Gordon Van Gelder needs to deal with this issue. www.patreon.com/posts/88237737

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E.M. White, load-bearing grad student @emwhite.sadbutbuildingworlds.blog · 24/08/2023

Really loved this piece when I happened upon it on the bad place. Melissa takes a story premise that might look fairly predictable in a bare outline, but executes it beautifully. A good reminder that originality and creativity lie mainly in craft rather than ideas.

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 04/07/2023

Tuesdays are henceforth cupcake day

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 24/06/2023

Any 台湾 peeps here? Heading over to Taipei and looking for places to write. Book 2 deadline looms and need some spaces to word as much as I can!

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 24/06/2023

Introductions: I’m Alice, I write fantasy. My debut SHANGHAI IMMORTAL is set in 1930s Shanghai about a half fox-spirit half vampire outcast with a bad temper and a potty mouth. Frenemies, cinnamon roll LI, butts, virtuous peaches and ta-tas abound. Working on book 2. Character Art by Ang Hui Qing

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 23/06/2023

Since everybody is doing introduction posts today: hello! I'm Willow, and I write comics and novels. A lot of people know me as the original writer and co-creator of Kamala Khan/Ms Marvel; today I write (GLAAD Award-winning!) Poison Ivy +upcoming hot orc saga The Hunger and the Dusk.

A Jenny Frison cover of the DC Comics series "Poison Ivy," featuring the titular character covered in mushrooms and glaring out at us.

A Cliff Chiang cover for The Hunger And The Dusk, featuring a four-fingered hand reaching up between two raised swords, in a stylized red and white image reminiscent of 70's movie posters.

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 24/06/2023

Yeah feeling same. Some positive signs here!

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A.Y. Chao @aychao.com · 23/06/2023

Dipping the toes in the bluesky waters. LOL hope it is less, ahem… Eventful? Uncontrollable trash fire? Full of stampeding horses?

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