Hello! My name is
Akoss
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About Me
My name is Akoss.I write middle grade fiction (and the occasional young adult fiction).My worlds and characters are Black (African) centered and I love doing genre mashups. It only recently dawned on me that most of my favorite books were genre mashups so I decided to embrace it. 🙂Any spare time I can scrape off my mom/wife life routine is spent reading or playing catchup with Netflix and Kdramas (when I’m not writing).
Love to Read
I’m a sucker for portal fantasies and time travel paradoxes.
However I’ve fallen in love with middle grade books that are full of heart and very funny, middle grade books that make my younger self giggle uncontrollably.
Some of my favorite authors are Neil Gaiman, Victoria Schwab, Diana Wynne Jones, Thanhha Lai, Rita Williams-Garcia, Rebecca Stead, etc…
Hard No's
Adult novels. I read them but not enough to be able to provide proper feedback to another writer.
Experience
I've written some
Critique Styles
Accountability Partner
Back-and-forth Discussion
Brainstorming/Plotting
Editorial Letter
Positive Gushing
Sandwich Critique
Track Changes in Document
Whole MS Reads
Critique Strengths
Big Picture
Characters
Pacing
Plot
Time Commitment
Intermittant (ie. when you have something to share)
Life Stages
Work Full-Time, Parent (Young Kids)
Preferred Contact Style
Email, Instant Messaging
Around the Web
About the Work In Progress
Working Title
The no name manuscript
Age Category
Middle Grade
Type of Project
Novel/Novella
Seeking Critique Styles & Strengths
Accountability Partner
Brainstorming/Plotting
Editorial Letter
Sandwich Critique
Track Changes in Document
Whole MS Reads
Characters
Description
Dialogue
Interiority
Worldbuilding
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