Tag: fiction
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A Story About A Story: “Ppaka”
from a Tokyo bar to a name-stealing frog-man Every month in my newsletter (already three-months late…), I’d like to give a Behind-The-Scenes (inspirations, writing process and all) look at one of the stories or poems I’ve written. Last time I talked about “Imagine: Purple-Haired Girl Shooting Down The Moon,” my Nebula- and Ignyte-nominated novelette, published…
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A Story About A Story: “Imagine: Purple-Haired Girl”
I’ve always been obsessed with Behind-The-Scenes looks at my favorite stories, from books to movies to comics. It’s so interesting knowing that Akira Toriyama had no intention of writing a fighting series when he started Dragon Ball (he was encouraged by his editor to go in this direction) or how Naoko Takeuchi was an avid…
Angela Liu 