Do you have an agent?
I am proud to be represented by Tricia Lawrence of Aevitas Creative Management, which acquired Erin Murphy Literary Agency.
Name your favorite books
- Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
- Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
- Dracula, by Bram Stoker
- Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke
- Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine
- The Ghost Bride, by Yangsze Choo
- Deathless, by Catherynne M. Valente
- The Paper Menagerie, by Ken Liu
- A Certain Slant of Light, by Laura Whitcomb
- The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
- A Series of Unfortunate Events, by Lemony Snicket
- Spin the Dawn, by Elizabeth Lim
Name your favorite movies
- Nightmare Before Christmas
- The Hunchback of Note Dame (the 1996 Disney adaptation)
- Mulan (the 1998 Disney adaptation)
- Beauty and the Beast (the 1991 Disney adaptation)
- Fantasia 2000
- Spirited Away
- Howl’s Moving Castle
- John Wick
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Inception
- Crimson Peak
- The Matrix
I identify as:
- Chinese
- Taiwanese
- American
- Cis woman
- Graysexual
You can also group me with higher-order classifications, including Asian-American authors, East Asian authors, diasporic Asian authors, BIPOC authors, etc.
Where does your inspiration come from?
It’s unpredictable. It can be from images I stumble across on Pinterest and Tumblr, music I listen to, facts from my history and science textbooks, people I have interacted with, the works of other writers and visual artists, etc. Sometimes I see interesting things or jot down ideas and store them away for later. I’m quite a pack rat, both a blessing and a curse.
Why are your social media handles all so inconsistent?
Yes, I’m very aware I have committed a grave social media sin: I use different handles on different social media channels. To make matters confusing, I have two names I go by in public: Jo Wu (my author and real-life name) and Carmilla Jo (my model/cosplay/acting stage name).
Here’s where I’m most active:
Twitter: Jo_Wu_Author
Instagram: CircusofMissJo
TikTok: Carmillajo
Jo Wu 