R.L. Nguyen

Wicked: For Good, and In Defense of "Wrong" Endings How Elphaba's story finds beauty in travesty

Talking about the ending of Wicked: For Good on Sassy Asian Bookworms today—and why, for some viewers, the disappointing ending is exactly what they needed:

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#wickedforgood #wickedparttwo #movieanalysis #bittersweetendings #writersky

AHHH CONGRATS!!! Your book is SO cool and I'm so happy for you 😍

Normally I'm in the "the LOTR movies need no remake" camp, but my family decided to fancast Idris Elba as Aragorn at dinner tonight...and I think I need this 😱

#fancast #LOTR #booksky #booktofilm #remakes

You and your husband give me hope for the world, genuinely 😂

So excited to be teaming up with my friend @elenabsato.bsky.social on this 🥳 Prepare yourselves for some bookish Asian sass on the weekly 👀

What an incredible pitch!!

Awww, this is precious!

Thank you so much! I'm excited to dive back into this story. I'm leaning a bit more folkloric/fantastical, but the house also has a mind of its own...so maybe it's haunted in a different kind of way? 👀

Aww, thank you so much!!

Me too! It's so satisfying getting to color code all my notes 😂

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Oh my goodness, this sounds SO cool! Absolutely love the aesthetic 😍

A journal with an image of the moon, and five pens in different shades of purple, against a backdrop of fall leaves

Assorted pens procured & ready for the next round of edits with my agent! 🥳💜 Even though I won't be actively working on my Vietnamese gothic Bluebeard retelling until the new year, I'm so excited about what we have planned 👀

#novelediting #youngauthor #writersky #booksky

Thank you!! 💖

Thank you so much, Lauren!! 💖

You're so kind, Suzy—thank you for the well wishes! 😊

Aww, thank you, Tiffany!! I'm so excited to be closer to being able to share it!

Aww, thank you, Shanna!

Thank you so much!! 💖

Thank you so much, Kayla!!

Thank you so much, Emma! 😊

Thank you SO much! 😊

Thank you SO much—and will do my best! 💖

Thank you so much, Arielle!!

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Aww, thank you, Nicky!!

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Thank you so much, KJ! 😊

Thank you so much, Sandra! 😊

You're so kind—thank you for the well wishes! 😊