DNA PODCAST 060 – CHINESE WEBNOVELS WITH JEREMY BAI
In this episode, Rob and Don sit down with translator and author Jeremy Bai to discuss the world of Chinese Webnovels. The trio discuss the history of...
China makes a play for the Teen Anime market
One interesting development which has gone somewhat unnoticed during the first half of 2017 was China’s streaming media companies entering the teen animation market. While Chinese companies...
Chinese Web Novel Genres
After posting a link to my recent post about Chinese Xianxia webnovels, I became engaged in a discussion on the Wuxiaworld Forums about the different webnovel genres in...
Xianxia- The Fantasy Genre that’s Dominating Chinese Web Fiction
A little over a year ago, I noticed a Chinese name, Douluo Daolu, on the “top 20 manga” of the site Mangafox.com, which I thought was unusual...
2015’s Top Chinese Web Novel Authors
It’s very easy to forget that about a third of the planet reads only in Chinese, and that doesn’t mean they’re reading translated works from English sources....
Review- Dragon Blade (Jackie Chan) (Mild Spoilers)
I just finished watching Dragon Blade, and I have to say I have really mixed feelings about it. It’s a giant pile of awesome ideas and potential...
What Jackie Chan can teach us about writing action
Following up my post on what writers can learn from Akira Kurosawa, I’m going to do another blog post on writing- this time based on the nine...
Little Gou and the Crocodile Princess New Release Sale!
Little Gou’s first novel-length adventure is now available on Kindle for just 99 cents for the month of September. Grab it now while you can! The story:...
Wengu- Chinese Classics and Translations
Today, while searching for a collection of the poems of the Chinese master poet Li Bai (aka Li Po) I stumbled across a marvelous website called Wengu...
China’s Future: Military Government or Civil War?
Gordon Chang: China’s 18th Party Congress | TVO Main. For better or worse, I think Gordon Chang is right. China is on course for what at best...