Ask the Author: Rui Chan
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Rui Chan
I don't have a summer reading list because I usually work most of the season. And when I am on a break, family life just gets in the way. I do have a reading list, but I'm progressing through it all too slowly...
Rui Chan
I would go to the world of Dragon Ball once a week on a day off or weekend, spend the day in the special Saiyan training pod where 1 hour on earth equals 1 day in to work on my projects and rest, then get out of there having done in one day more than I can do in a month. Isn't that the dream?
Rui Chan
This morning, Martin woke up in his isolated house to the sound of his wife calling for help. She rushed into the room, covered in blood, and he jumped to help before realizing he had never been married and had no idea who that was...
Rui Chan
I'm mostly working on the first draft of my first novel - a lesbian romance with a bisexual main character. I did all the planning ahead so the writing is going well and I should be starting revisions this summer.
Rui Chan
First, write! Just like sports, you need practice so read and write as much as you can. It's ok if you're not good at spelling or grammar. That's something you can worry about once your story is completed, and there are plenty of people to help with that.
Then get people to read you. Preferably different sort of people to get different feedbacks. Ask them to honestly tell you what they like or not, how they think you could improve. Accept that they might not like what you wrote at all and ask them why. Maybe they're just not the right audience. Or maybe they can make get better. Maybe both!
Of course you want what you wrote to be liked and considered pure gold. Probably won't happen so be at peace with that. And there's no writer that's universally liked, so be sure to remember a negative review does not mean your career as a writer is over!
Then get people to read you. Preferably different sort of people to get different feedbacks. Ask them to honestly tell you what they like or not, how they think you could improve. Accept that they might not like what you wrote at all and ask them why. Maybe they're just not the right audience. Or maybe they can make get better. Maybe both!
Of course you want what you wrote to be liked and considered pure gold. Probably won't happen so be at peace with that. And there's no writer that's universally liked, so be sure to remember a negative review does not mean your career as a writer is over!
Rui Chan
Definitely getting positive feedback from readers!
I'm no best-selling writer, so just knowing people are reading my books is great per se. And when they do leave a comment saying they liked it, it just makes my day! =D
I'm no best-selling writer, so just knowing people are reading my books is great per se. And when they do leave a comment saying they liked it, it just makes my day! =D
Rui Chan
I have the opposite of writer's block. Well not exactly hypergraphia, as I can control myself, but when I set to writing, the words just flow.
Maybe it's because I have lots of ideas for stories but lack time to actually write them all...
I guess if I did not have another job, I would eventually face writer's block like most authors. ^^
Maybe it's because I have lots of ideas for stories but lack time to actually write them all...
I guess if I did not have another job, I would eventually face writer's block like most authors. ^^
Rui Chan
Anything can become a source of inspiration, from a crazy dream to a bit of conversation I overhear in the street and makes me imagine the context.
Rui Chan
I had a dream about it! Of course it was not as articulate (dream logic...) but the idea stuck around and I plotted the short story.
Then, I got stuck with narration until I saw a writing contest with a requirement that fitted perfectly!
Needless to say, I also joined the contest and got a contract from the publisher! Unfortunately, they closed down later last year, which is why I decided to self-publish "Sources de plaisir".
Its English title is "Really Hot Springs" but that's all I've translated so far...
Then, I got stuck with narration until I saw a writing contest with a requirement that fitted perfectly!
Needless to say, I also joined the contest and got a contract from the publisher! Unfortunately, they closed down later last year, which is why I decided to self-publish "Sources de plaisir".
Its English title is "Really Hot Springs" but that's all I've translated so far...
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