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Finished Drafting Book 4

At last!! I completed drafting book 4! After forcing myself to write every day and having many headaches about the plot, I am happy to have finally finished Delong & Cangji’s story!

It’s still a super rough draft (last chapter definitely needs some rewrites/edits), but at least it finally exists now!

I *might* have to edit book 1 again to maintain a more coherent theme. But first I’ll have to revise book 2 to be consistent with book 3 & book 4.

Never mind the fact that book 3 & especial...

Got my rights back

Ok, so I got the rights to all my 3 books back from my previous publisher who was very professional about it (super quick! I emailed yesterday and got it back today).

Which means if anyone wishes to download or backup their copies, please do so now? (It will be reverted back in 30 days).

Not sure what I’m going to do about the book “Erasing Shame” right now (maybe I will edit it and re-up it somewhere eventually), but I’m currently focusing on “Between Heaven & Earth” Book 4 (40% progress...

Now Working on Book 4!

Finished writing Book3 (which still needs editing) and started on book 4. I’ll think about the whole publishing headache issue after I finish book 4, since the hiatus after book2 has been so long I reckon I need to conclude the story before trying to submit it to any publisher. Kinda mixed feelings about this since I do want to share book3.

I used to have my unpolished draft available for free for some loyal readers on my LJ friends list who have followed my writing since my first few stories...

Enjoying Writing Again

Guess it’s because of all the crackdowns over the years in China re: explicit sex in BL or Danmei fiction that I’ve really started to crave some pork that fit my tastes, and nowadays I can only “cut my own thigh meat” (自割腿肉) to feed myself.

CCP recently performed a crackdown that essentially shut down future operations of a Taiwanese writing platform in the name of “tax evasion” and “money washing” by authors writing smutty fics on the platform (where they can get small amounts of payment for...

Had to rewrite most of book3 part 1 manuscript

Yes, I am still alive and well (many things happened. Graduated from my 2yr MBA degree from a good program, returned to TW (very good decision since COVID happened after), found a nice job, met an amazing dude, got married, etc.

I am deeply apologetic to whoever bought my books because I was basically too pre-occupied with other things in my life to figure out how to continue Delong & Cangji’s story (too many Chinese BL fiction I could try to read, too many games I can play, and also spending...

Ate my own words

Ok I ate my own words and hadn’t been writing for several months again. Good news: part 1 is finally complete. Bad news: I structure a book into 4 parts. The procrastinator in me always thinks: Why toil over something I constantly get stuck on when there are so many Chinese BL out there waiting for me to read them? I can’t even write well anyway. Then again, I do want to finish telling this story so I can move onto the other ideas in my head.

And thus, I realized yet again I’ve almost forgotten ...

Getting Back into Writing

After a hiatus lasting almost a year, I guess it’s time for me to get back to working on the series “Between Heaven & Earth” before things get hectic. I personally forgot a lot of settings too so I’d need to do a lot of double-checking for book 3.

At least I got past chapter 4, which I’ve been stuck on for almost a year, so that’s a start. As a storyteller, sometimes you have a grand plot in mind, but in the end it’s just plot points and general ideas, so weaving them together with details is...

Too Busy Gaming or Reading

So…it’s been a long time since I’ve written as I’m basically stuck and have also lost quite a lot of motivation due to various reasons. Good news is I’ve gotten accepted into an MBA program. Bad news is once I start it is even more unlikely for me to be writing.

Basically, for the past few months I’ve been either gaming like mad (bought a lot of games from Steam, replayed Dragon Age II and played Dragon Age Inquisition), or reading Chinese BL like mad (though, thanks to my niche tastes, I hav...

Book 2 Can Now be Pre-Ordered!

Eh… sorry for the lack of updates. Anyhow apparently book 2 is now on the upcoming releases page, so feel free to pre-order if you want :D Release date is November 3, 2015!

Erasing Shame Ficlet

Characters: Shicai and Xuechi
Prompt: Lullaby

To be honest, Shicai did not know how to feel about Xuechi’s current indoor confinement. Should he be gleeful this meant Xuechi would not be able to visit a whorehouse? Or….

“I can’t sleep without a woman at my side!” came in the complaint that had been annoying him all night.

A jade pillow flew over, and Shicai tilted his head to avoid being hit, letting the expensive rock clunk down on the floor and roll away.

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