As a queer Black and Vietnamese woman, Kiki is especially interested in seeing queer BIPOC characters featured in high concept commercial stories across Adult and Young Adult fiction. She represents science fiction, fantasy, romance, women’s fiction with a very special interest in horror, domestic suspense, psychological and speculative thrillers. Kiki’s sweet spot is a fast paced plot lead by unforgettable opinionated characters who are forced to confront their demons in order to get themselves out of trouble, but she can’t deny being a sucker for the right emotionally driven introspective journey. Above all, she is a better fit for the unlikable bad girl than the rule abiding overachiever. Adult Seeking shenanigans in “unconventional” settings and fields. Think Single White Female at an aquarium instead of legacy media corp or haunted 7-11 instead of haunted house.
HORROR
Loves to be chilled, thrilled, and disturbed. Open to pretty much everything but extreme, gratuitous gore. Slashers (Dark, comedic – both!) Haunted anything-but-a house. Apartment buildings, convenience stores, photobooth, skate parks. Gothic and bonus points if you can get us into crowded cesspool as chilling as an isolated manor. Unlikable narrators, preferably child-free by choice. Is this real or did I make it up? like the tv show with supernatural origins in Mister Magic by Kiersten White and I Saw A TV Glow Mixed Media (transcripts, articles, documentary footage etc) Meta-horror narratives
DOMESTIC SUSPENSE THRILLERS
Obsessed with deadly secrets, backstabbing co-dependent friendships, and an irrational thirst for blood. Would rather see genre tropes turned on their head between bartenders at an underground club than middle class housewives in the suburbs.
Think
Speculative genre-blends like The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey Cruel Intentions but murder (not rich people specific) Backstabbing and betrayal featuring a chaotic lesbian friend group non-rural small towns generational beef High-control groups (social, athletic, religious)
FANTASY AND SCI-FI
The less moral-save-the-world-with-personal-sacrifice and more intimate and selfish the stakes, the better. Prefer standalone and duologies Grounded contemporary worlds or non-western second worlds Bonus points if there’s less swords and fire-light and more modern/technologically advanced worlds Not a fan of shadow daddies WOMEN’S FICTION and UPMARKET FICTION Solely interested in BIPOC and queer stories that highlight the lives of millennial queer folks of color within the modern world. This can be exhibited in contemporary, speculative, or other genres.
Think shows like
Michaela Coel’s HBO series I MAY DESTROY YOU as the tonally vibrant genre-bending, voicey project I’m looking for. Showtime’s WORK IN PROGRESS which centers co-creator Abby McEnany’s fictionalized self as a 46 year old self-identified fat, queer dyke which balances the levity of mental illness with comedic punch. Let’s have fun, and get dark, get personal, while also showcasing BIPOC and queer lives outside of singular arcs of pain and suffering. I want the after coming out, the messy, hilarious, poignant moments that make up the little pieces of our lives. I want BIPOC lives within BIPOC communities in stories that don’t center navigating whiteness. Young Adult Interested in the slackers, miscreants, and misguided — the kids with ambitions outside of the Ivy League tract. Think Skins not Gilmore Girls. Or Heartbreak High not Never Have I Ever for the Netflix generation. *Works best outside of school as a primary location. No private schools or magical academies.
CONTEMPORARY
I want it all: slice of life, coming-of-age, romance! Not a fan of rigid social hierarchies.
Think
Call Your Boyfriend by Olivia A. Cole & Ashley Woodfolk, Thirsty by Jas Hammonds, This Is Me Trying by Racquel Marie, Hold Still by Nina LaCour
HORROR
Give me the sneaky, snarky, devious misfits terrorizing or being terrorized. I want all the drama, the angst, the i