@AngelaMerloYA

Aspiring author and screenwriter, Winner of the SCBWI BIPOC Scholarship, UCLA Writers’ Program Master Class student, Asian-American, UCIrvine

 Los Angeles, California
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Joined August 2020
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WGA East and West, @Teamsters, @IATSE, @directorsguild, & Hollywood Basic Crafts issue joint statement in unwavering support and solidarity with @sagaftra. "We will reiterate: Together, our solidarity is not to be underestimated." #1u
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Desi CHARMED x THE CIRCLE Perks of working in Silicon Valley: 🍣Free gourmet food 🛌 Nap rooms 🤑Big fat paycheck 👏Sticking it to your sister Cost: 🙃Your soul (literally) #own #APIpit #A #F
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I <3 Jessica's writing ✍ check out her #APIpit pitch.
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B. Y. Jones@QP_match5 May 2023
YOLK x THE ASTONISHING COLOR OF AFTER When Eve's grandpa's watercolors go viral & become worth millions, the knives come out – along w secrets about his youth during the Cultural Revolution that could break her family’s fragile ties forever. #APIpit #YA #IMM #IRMC #OWN
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WAITING FOR HANAMI: Natsumi can’t wait for springtime & the annual Hanami picnic under the sakura, but they are taking forever to bloom! As Bachan encourages her to be patient, she plans, prepares & learns the real lesson of the beautiful blossoms. 🌸#APIpit #PB #OWN #POC
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Phoebe has thousands of followers and a life people would kill for. But when a trip to her grandparents’ home in Singapore reveals a decades long feud and cracks in her parents’ marriage, she'll need the help of a local boy to finally capture something real. #APIPit #YA #CON
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AMERICAN PANDA X SHE’S ALL THAT 16 yo Chinese-American girl becomes lab partners with famous biracial basketball star. She tutors him; falls in love. She must break up with him or face outrage from her tiger mom and Homecoming princess. #APIpit #YA #Con #own #poc
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There’s nothing like waking up at 5AM on the West Coast to participate in the APIpit Twitter pitch event. Happy AAPI Heritage Month!
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AMERICAN PANDA X SHE’S ALL THAT 16 yo Chinese-American Patricia Lew was only supposed to tutor Greg McKenzie, famous biracial basketball star, not fall in love. When her tiger mom disapproves, Patricia must defend the desires of her heart. #APIpit #YA #Con #Own #Poc
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"Writers are the backbone of this industry. Nothing gets made without us," @BisHilarious on @democracynow #WGASTRIKE #WGAstrong #1u democracynow.org/2023/5/2/wg…

Hollywood Writers Strike: Abbott Elementary’s Brittani Nichols Decries “Gig Economy” in Streaming...

Thousands of screenwriters behind Hollywood movies and TV shows are on strike as of midnight on Tuesday. The Writers Guild of America says its members are struggling to make a living, as rates have...

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“Writers at every level and in every genre, whether it’s features or TV, we’re all being devalued and financially taken advantage of by the studios,” @dctolli tells @nytimes nytimes.com/2023/04/30/busin… #WGAstrong #1u

Writers, Seeking Pay Change for the Streaming Era, Prepare to Strike (Published 2023)

In the 16 years since the entertainment industry’s last strike, sweeping technological change has upended the television and movie business.

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Angela Merlo retweeted
#APIpit@_APIpit6 Mar 2023
Heeeeyyyy! Long time, no tweet. 👋 Just wanted to pop in and announce our 2023 #APIPit date. Make sure to mark your calendars! 📆 #amquerying #writingcommunity
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YALLWEST@YALLWEST14 Nov 2022
🗓️SAVE THE DATE 🗓️ YALLWEST 2023: April 29 @yallfest 2023: November 10-11
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Today I wish to thank SCBWI and to all those who follow me and/or liked or retweeted my pitch. It really means a lot to me to know that there’s an audience out there for my novel.
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AMERICAN PANDA X SHE’S ALL THAT 16 yo Chinese-American Patricia was only supposed to tutor Greg McKenzie, famous biracial basketball star, not fall in love. When her tiger mom disapproves, Patricia must defend the desires of her heart. #DVpit #YA #CON #OWN #POC
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By the end of this summer, I would have participated in 3 roundtable pitch sessions, tweeted in 3 Twitter pitch events, and queried 40 agents. #amquerying
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Love the world building!
Karlein writes fantasy 🌬️🍃@KarleinKwong5 May 2022
WUXIA x ANCIENT ROME A thieving prince & a book-loving mage must stop a tyrant from turning people into his mind-bound puppets. The cost? Their sanity. 💍Mind-Control Rings & Life Crystals ❤️Enemies to (nearly) lovers ☀️Grump & Sunshine 🥷Heists 👑Rags to Riches #YA #F #ApiPit
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Sounds interesting!
Jaimie Aurelio Trembley@wordPLAYful5 May 2022
TOY STORY x THIS ONE SUMMER Avery is aware that others would find her strange for talking to her childhood toys, but she’ll try anything to ease the stress of applying to college and finding a way to break things off with her manipulative best friend. #YA #MH #APIpit
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