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Virtual Conference Flights of Foundry Coming Up May 16th & 17th
Next weekend, I’ll be participating in the virtual Dealers’ Room of online speculative fiction conference Flights of Foundry, which readers can get the scoop on and register for here: https://flights-of-foundry.org Programming for the event is set for May 16th and 17th. I also have prepared my book trailer for volume 4 of my Lucky […]
Creepy and Kawaii Stay At Home Activities, Free From Tee Turtle
I found a nice little surprise in my inbox recently that I’d like to share with my readers. One of my favorite brands, Tee Turtle, has a special page where you can download print and play versions of their creepy and kawaii (cute) card games for those bored at home. https://www.teeturtle.com/alone-together This page has four […]
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Sohyeon After Midnight Book Reading Videos and Character Roll-Call
I had some time this weekend to prepare a few videos for everyone to enjoy. The first video is my character roll-call, which I made for my readers who have been struggling to pronounce my characters’ names in a couple of my novels. Character Roll-Call: Then I prepared a three-part series of me reading selections […]
Sohyeon After Midnight Sketch – First in a Series
I am practicing my sketching by illustrating some characters and maybe scenes out of my bilingual novel, Sohyeon After Midnight, and this is my first installment.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Mei Chen’s Tragedy – Frog, Part 4
The drama continues to build as we finish up Frog by Mo Yan (莫言的”蛙”) this time. Part 3 has eight subchapters and focuses mainly on two entwined storylines, one following Wanxin’s fanatical pursuit of women hiding with illegal pregnancies, and … Continue reading
Clay Dolls and Forced Abortions – Frog, Part 3
Part 1 of the novel we’re currently looking at, Frog by Mo Yan (莫言的”蛙”), ends on a particularly dramatic note that we’ve already seen building in the second to last subchapter where men were forced into sterilizations. This final subchapter … Continue reading
Contraception and the Sweet Potato Children – Frog, Part 2
The Chinese novel we’re currently reading, Frog by Mo Yan (莫言的 “蛙”), continues with Tadpole’s feisty aunt becoming a midwife using new methods in the 50s. We learn in the section I’m covering this time both the birth and school … Continue reading
Like a Frog on a Lotus Patiently Waiting for a Bug – Frog, Part 1
This time we’re starting our new Chinese novel, Frog by Mo Yan (莫言的”蛙”), which recently won the Nobel Prize. It can be purchased here in the original Chinese: http://www.yesasia.com/us/wa-nuo-bei-er-jiang-zhen-cang-ban/1035263062-0-0-0-en/info.html The English translation can also be preordered here: http://www.amazon.com/Frog-Novel-Mo-Yan/dp/0525427988/ref=la_B00456NMNM_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411222518&sr=1-5 The translation … Continue reading
