This week YA Author Victory Witherkeigh took over our Twitter as a part of our weekly Thursday Twitter Takeover. Victory Witherkeigh is the author of The Girl (See YEM’s write up of Victory Witherkeigh here.) See highlights from the takeover below.
Hi! My name is Victory Witherkeigh @witherkeigh and I'll be taking over this account today to talk about my debut #YAnovel THE GIRL and my journey as an author. Let me know if you have any questions while I ramble away!
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 2, 2023
So since @YoungEntmag is #allaboutfirsts – my beginnings…I’m a #filipina/#pasifika #firstgeneration American born/raised in Los Angeles, CA and went on to college at @UCBerkeley 💙💛…I’ve been writing #stories in journals since I can remember https://t.co/Jga95nEnMc
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 2, 2023
#YAauthorTakeover My first #published #writer moment didn’t happen until March of 2020 with a #creativenonfiction piece called #hystersister for #allegoryridgehttps://t.co/iD9N0Y6XLl
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 2, 2023
While I was #querying #shortstories — #BehindTheScenes – I actually had a #firstdraft for my #debutnovel THE GIRL completed as part of @NaNoWriMo in November 2019…#yaauthortakeover pic.twitter.com/8bZSSvhx4E
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 2, 2023
#YAAuthorTakeover…my idea for THE GIRl initially came to me after a really REALLY bad day at work in 2010 😤😵💫😭…but 2019 was really the first time I gave myself the space to try with @NaNoWriMo and see where the idea would take me…here’s my original mood board for the concept pic.twitter.com/ga3WSs2mSh
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 2, 2023
THE GIRL is a #YAbook in the #darkfantasy/#horror genre which was published December 2022 by @CinnabarMothPub. I wanted to write a novel for the young, #Brownskingirls like myself who wanted more than just the #goodgirl #fantasy hero tropes. pic.twitter.com/43PJQp2m51
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 2, 2023
#YAAuthorTakeover – Growing up, I loved the @garthnix #Abhorsen series and @neilhimself @Netflix_Sandman #TheSandman #comics from @DCComics,#aesopsfables and the original #brothersgrimm #fairytales…but THE GIRL is different in that I used the #precolonial #mythology of 🇵🇭🇵🇫 pic.twitter.com/XTixoK3XEE
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 2, 2023
#YAAuthorTakeover – Most people think of tropical islands as relaxing, but there’s a surprising number of dangers, taboos, legends, etc. that #pasifika life brings – #Tsunami, #volcanos, #poisonous wildlife, #Mosquitos, #humidity/#heatexhaustion, #sharks, etc… pic.twitter.com/UHvI8maTEY
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 2, 2023
#YAAuthorTakeover – Whenever I’d fly back to visit 🇵🇫🇵🇭 family, #poweroutages were always a constant- due to #typhoons or flooding or just #government neglect. And those were always times to share the #scarystories to see who could one-up the others…😳😱😈👻👻👻
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 2, 2023
#yaauthortakeover – One of the #scarystories that freaked me out the most as a kids featured the #pugotmamu, a headless creature that had a large mouth opening where its neck should have been 😳. To read more check out #masonstreetblog for a #bite😈https://t.co/SMDH4bEYN0
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 2, 2023
I worked with @CinnabarMothPub to release KASAANAN as a #sneakpeek for THE GIRL #YAAUTHORTAKEOVERhttps://t.co/dbVNseQXQU
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 3, 2023
#YAAuthorTakeover – the realm of Death 💀👻😈🇵🇭🇵🇫 were the stories I heard the most during the #scarystories family time and were the #mythology I felt most drawn to when I began my #writing journey. #WritingCommmunity #HorrorCommunity #womeninhorror
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 3, 2023
#YAAuthorTakeover – it probably does explain why #Halloween is my favorite holiday & @wednesdayaddams @LBardugo @apriltucholke @stormkingcomics @tomi_adeyemi are some of my current obsessions 👻💀🖤 pic.twitter.com/ZD3AT1ovrC
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 3, 2023
#YAAuthorTakeover – Other fun First #factsaboutme – Since I grew up in Los Angeles, I am a die hard @Lakers fan & @kobebryant was/is my #childhoodfav #childhoodhero. I have read every single @Granity #booktwt and used to buy any books he mentioned reading 💜💛#TheAlchemist
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 3, 2023
#YAAuthorTakeover – Anyone interested in checking out THE GIRL can find purchase links on my website. You can also find me on Twitter: @witherkeigh Instagram: @victory_witherkeigh TikTok: @victory.witherkeigh https://t.co/tDK7dHcxGd pic.twitter.com/MbYFRiZnYv
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 3, 2023
Another potential #first for 2023, I’m hoping to take my first international trip since 2020…if the stars aligned I’d want to go to #Egypt to see the @GrandEgy_Museum when it opens…Where would you go? pic.twitter.com/VXh2k3iUTx
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 3, 2023
#YAAuthortakeover – I do want to take the time to shoutout the #bookcover artist for THE GIRL @IraGeneve. This cover was such a joy to see come to life, and the way the eyes just pull you in is beyond anything I could have hoped for 🙏🏽#WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter #booktwt pic.twitter.com/Uo3WM997qf
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 3, 2023
#YAAuthorTakeover – Another #first that often is a big milestone for any #writer or #author is the #firsttime you say you are that title out loud. The first time I called myself a #writer was when I got #paid for my words the first time with #hauntedmlt https://t.co/EyGXV4AA7K
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 3, 2023
Only about ~15ish minutes left for my #first #YAAuthorTakeover! Let me know if you have any questions ❤️. In case you missed it earlier today – @YoungEntmag did a special #AuthorInterview with Moi about THE GIRL you can read by clicking the link below 👇 https://t.co/zVLbhYSCDs
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 3, 2023
#YAAuthorTakeover – Another #BookTwitter #first for 2023! My first #shortstory of the #YearoftheRabbit is available for #Preorder now with @Indie_bookstore 🖤🧙🏽♀️#WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter #aapiauthor #StopAsianHate #filipinaauthor https://t.co/HkwUPsPJDn
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 3, 2023
A #tbt final #first #FunFact for my #YAAuthorTakeover – I spent a lot of my youth studying and performing different styles of dance. #Ballet, #Jazz, #hiphop and did #Cheerleading but my heart is always with the years doing #hula & #tahitian #dancing pic.twitter.com/SC9jky7HgG
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 3, 2023
That’s a wrap for me – @witherkeigh – your guest #YAAuthor for this weeks #yaauthortakeover! Thank you so much @YoungEntmag for having me and @booksforwardpr for arranging everything 🙏🏽. Check out my #debutnovel THE GIRL out now! #booktwt #BookTwitter #WritingCommunity #YAbook pic.twitter.com/bRLWgy1zcd
— all about firsts (@YoungEntmag) February 3, 2023
