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I love worldbuilding, material culture, history, wuxia, intersectional criticism, fictional moms, and tea. I'm currently studying Classical Chinese and I post the occasional translation. Sometimes I write SFF criticism and fanfic too.
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I overcame my imposter syndrome and posted a whole pod! WITNESS ME. πŸ”₯ (It's fine that it's from last year. Book excitement doesn't expire!) πŸ”— www.fangirlhappyhour.com/2025/04/03/f...

hey friends! I made this guide to help you support your local library. feel free to read & share!

There have been awesome developments with my writing coaching gig this week, and I just want to make clear that YES, I am willing to work with people who are writing transformative works and/or explicit work. Come on by and read about how I can help you! www.fiverr.com/s/pd6k3WZ

Want to support your local library but don't know where to start? I've made a guide that walks through steps and pathways you can choose. Feel free to share! bit.ly/3FQixwe (link to pdf version in the next post)

Started watching a new singing reality show, its been a bit since I watched one and I'm enjoying it a ridiculous amount

The very niche blog I co-founded is 14 years old this March! Happy birthday, Lady Business. 🧁 πŸ’œ πŸ”— ladybusiness.dreamwidth.org/2025/03/30/h...

I read some great books for Trans Rights Readathon this year, please check them out! Mini-reviews in this thread πŸ‘‡

Here's my latest media round up featuring thoughts on The Yin Yang Master (2021), A Garden of Marvels: Tales of Wonder from Early Medieval China, Love of Petals and Seawitch by Skye McKenna forestofglory.dreamwidth.org/363808.html

Optimizing and sharing my academic proofreading, line editing, or developmental editing gig! Whether it's someone looking for developmental help on an essay or article, or line edits on a thesis or dissertation, I love working with my academic clients. www.fiverr.com/s/Gz2DGE3 #academia #freelance

I've just finished my 5th drama of the year! That's a lot for me!

I do have thoughts about robot pals and cozy SFF -- not like fully formed thoughts, but still thoughts

Did you create something #cdrama related this month? Come and share with us! c-ent.dreamwidth.org/246940.html

woooo there are amazing things in here! go bid!!

Wow, its been exactly a year since I posted "On Cozy SFF"! ladybusiness.dreamwidth.org/2024/03/25/o...

I wish I'd manged to keep up with short SFF over the last several years. Most of my favorite cozy SFF is actually short fiction, but the discussions of cozy SFF that I'm seeing rarely mention short works

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Boosting this again tonight, for anyone in a position to help someone out.

A local friend needs help affording housing in Arkansas. Any help or boosts appreciated. πŸ’œ www.gofundme.com/f/home4elijah #arpx

It's me, I'm the one going "does classical Chinese work like that?" (I'm starting to suspect that δΉ‹ works differently in Mandarin than it does in literary Chinese)

A reminder about my freelance gigs: Fiction editing and proofreading: www.fiverr.com/s/AyR6k2B Nonfiction academic editing and proofreading: www.fiverr.com/s/dDb19w0 ePub ebook formatting: www.fiverr.com/s/Egq4NyY #selfpublishing #epub

The Spear Cuts Through Water appears to be on sale for $5.99USD at Kobo US, likely also elsewhere

good morning, Romancelandia! the fab Olivia Waite is dipping her toe into the sci-fi murder mystery waters, and I reviewed the first novella in her new series!

Not doing the fic writing meme because I'm not writing anything right now. But one of the questions is weirdest tag you've written for and now I'm contemplating if "because we all know which one of them would throw a green slime fit over a minor hair problem" or "In SPAAAACE with magic" is weirder

What I would love to focus on this year for the #HugoAwards rec collection: - small presses - fan and art categories - board games If you know of fans who have a lot of knowledge in these areas, maybe mention the sheet to them? It's for the award, but it's also a time capsule of the whole year.

Okay, #HugoAward procrastinators! You can bookmark this now and be prepared in 2026. :D docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

very exciting news! someone has podficced "three teacups, empty"! archiveofourown.org/works/63493360

Weekly Chat post is up! Come talk to us about #cdrama c-ent.dreamwidth.org/245641.html