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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 19h

Constrict=contract. When Rin decides she has to take independent action, she starts to understand the constraints (and the danger) Ryo is facing regarding her own safety. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Evidence forces Rin to accept that the spirit world is real, and she’s not losing her mind. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just did the thing where I almost fell asleep in the middle of attempting to post this 😅😂 #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Kin is Ryo’s supervisor. He usually keeps an eye on things in the human world. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The nekomata is like, “And if it weren’t for those meddling kids…!” #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Getting Rin into the spirit world would make teaching her to control her spiritual energy much easier. But that would mean using an unstable “back door,” or risking the daimyo’s attention at a main gate. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sometimes I think about the quality of feedback students get FOR FREE, and I’m like, “How dare you not revise this? Do you know what people would pay for this?? No one is giving ME this feedback!!!” 😂😂😂 #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity #teacherlife

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Collapse for meltdown. Rin’s had a hard day, but most days have been hard since her brother was killed. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Koji, simultaneously dependable-when-it-counts, and absolutely the least responsible shinobi boy 😅😂 #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Taro always calls him “Ryosuke,” but Ryo only complains about it when he’s grumpy lol #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

From Ryo’s first chapter. A yokai of significant strength and unknown type appears to have crossed into the human world. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Taro bout to call her out. “Calling people out” should be part of his job description lol #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I really struggled to find something for this one, so I started thinking in terms of like, a wedge being a chunk of something (lump=wedge). #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

After finally managing to sneak Rin into the spirit world, there is work to be done before she can go home. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I had my students do a concision exercise recently, and now in every #WIPSnip I’m like, “Hm I could cut that sentence…” 😂 #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The first time Ryo and Jiro meet, Rin’s ki spikes from the sheer stress of trying to answer Jiro’s way too many questions about where-did-this-guy-come-from. Because the truth is impossible. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Going through Kawa-jo means going right under the daimyo’s nose, and drawing his attention is the last thing they need. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Early in their acquaintance. Rin has only seen him in shinobi gear before now. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This snip did not need to be this long, but the actual synonym is “gruel,” and I really wanted to get “dubious food” in there. IYKYK. 😂 #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

There is absolutely no snuggling in this book, and all romantic situations are more dire than that 😂 #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Ryo came prepared to fight for his allies to be placed on his team, only to find out they’d already been assigned to him…which can only mean the daimyo has an ulterior motive. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ryo and Rin are separated when he tries to sneak her through the clan castle in disguise. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We’re going with “win” because I don’t have anything remotely interchangeable with “medal” haha #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Because photos can live in albums, even though these don’t? Lolol Another snip from the time Ryo is down from tsuchigumo venom. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I have a lot planned out in the lives of my current characters, with several sequels and shorts in mind that I may or may not write depending on whether the first book is picked up. I’ve definitely given more thought to them than my other projects. #AwesomeCharacters #writesky #writingcommunity #YA

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I definitely used this before as a synonym for something else, but we’re going with sake/rice wine. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I didn’t have any footprints, so I went with a “trail” of a non-footprint variety lol #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Ryo’s past is usually locked up tight where he doesn’t have to talk about it. #WIPSnips #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity #YA #fantasy

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Erika Chandler @erikachandler.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I have barely started #querying, but it’s one of those days where I’m like…just give up, this is never going to be published, start over with something new. (Unjustified thinking, just a mood). #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writingcommunity

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