Yeyu's Blog, page 2
April 16, 2015
Still Loving This Movie Scene After Twelve Years
Can never get sick of watching it, LOL. Dangit I need to re-read my favorite Jin Yong novel – the Giant Eagle and Its Companion. Too bad I don’t have time….
April 11, 2015
Why I Read Danmei (Chinese BL)
2024/8/5 NOTE: THIS POST IS OUTDATED
So…. I read a lot of Chinese BL fics. In fact, it’s pretty much all I read nowadays. Some people may be curious about why I read Chinese BL and write in English / publish with an American MM publisher instead, and others may be interested in the difference between Chinese BL and American MM(Romance). Firstly, as I spent my childhood mostly in English-speaking countries, I am more comfortable with writing in English. I know my English writing itself needs a lo...
Why I Read Chinese BL
So…. I read a lot of Chinese BL fics. In fact, it’s pretty much all I read nowadays.
Some people may be curious about why I read Chinese BL and write in English / publish with an American MM publisher instead, and others may be interested in the difference between Chinese BL and American MM(Romance).
Firstly, my English writing abilities are much better than my Chinese writing abilities. It’s not as good as native speakers for sure, but I am more comfortable with writing in English. Not to me...
March 31, 2015
Vacation to Suzhou and Hangzhou
There’s a saying in Chinese: “Heaven is above, while in the mortal realm there is SuHang” ()
“SuHang” being Suzhou and Hangzhou. So, thanks to this saying I’ve always wanted to visit those two cities. Now I finally had the chance, and I’m back with nice photos of how Jiangnan Water Towns look like~
Hangzhou (West Lake):
Suzhou:
January 28, 2015
Guest Post: Genre Talk With Carole Cummings and DSPP Author Yeyu
Yeyu:
guest post at TNA
Originally posted on The Novel Approach :
Hello and happy Humpday, everyone! I���m here today with DSP Publications author Yeyu to talk about her new release The Relics of the Gods (Between Heaven and Earth Book 1) and something I bet you haven���t thought about before���Chinese Historical Fantasy.
I know, right? You���re all in for a pretty awesome glimpse into Chinese history and literature. So buckle up, because I think you���re going to be as fascinated as I was.
Blurb...
January 19, 2015
Guest Blog at Fang-Tastic Books on Tropes
My stories aren���t original.
Hm���let me rephrase that a little.
As everyone knows, stories are made up of tropes. If you broke my story up into little pieces, you can probably match everything to a trope. What���s more, I usually write historical and use existing concepts and things, so it���s even less ���unique���.
Nonetheless, since human civilization has been telling stories for thousands of years and it���s now 2015 C.E., nothing is truly ���original��� anymore. However, a storyteller���s...
January 6, 2015
Cultural Diversity in Books: Why there aren’t more culturally diverse stories (Guest Post by Relics of Gods Author Yeyu)
Originally posted on Helen Treharne:
Today, I’m joined by Yeyu! She has a new book out today (Relics of Gods) but she has still found time to put fingertips to keyboard and pull together a very insightful, interesting piece for us. Enjoy!
This may sound strange to some, but despite writing English fictions set in ancient China with ethnic Chinese characters and strong Chinese cultural influences, promoting ethnic/cultural diversity was not a part of my goal. Sharing my culture was the goal,...
Cultural Diversity in Books: Why there aren���t more culturally diverse stories (Guest Post by Relics of Gods Author Yeyu)
Originally posted on Tea Talks... home of Helen Treharne, author : I write, I review, I rant:
Today, I���m joined by Yeyu! She has a new book out today (Relics of Gods) but she has still found time to put fingertips to keyboard and pull together a very insightful, interesting piece for us. Enjoy!
This may sound strange to some, but despite writing English fictions set in ancient China with ethnic Chinese characters and strong Chinese cultural influences, promoting ethnic/cultural diversity was...
January 4, 2015
The Relics of Gods Blog Tour
Yay, it’s finally going to be published! (���������)/ The tour schedule is as below:
January 5�� – Guest blog
Mythical Books
http://www.mythicalbooks.blogspot.ro/
Topic: What Chinese culture brings to the story
January 5 – review
Aphonic Book Reviews
http://aphonicbookreviews.ca/
January 6 – Guest blog
Tea Talks
www.helentreharne.wordpress.com
Topic: Why there aren’t more culturally diverse stories
January 7 –�� Interview
Roxanne���s Realm
www.roxannerhoads.com
January 8 – Spotlight
Mommabears Book Blog
http:...
December 1, 2014
The Relics of Gods Can Now be Pre-Ordered! :D
The DSP Publications official site is now up~ And yes, at last the Relics of Gods is available for pre-order…whoa it seems like such a long time ago @_@ a half-year delay, but hopefully worth it all, lol. If people gave me bad reviews not because of problems in my writing/characterization/plot but because there wasn’t enough romance, it would be not very constructive ha. Even though I still think the Relics of Gods is very focused on romance =”= And mushy as hell! (Maybe more so in the sequel...
