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| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #20982 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #20403 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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Credibility of using English in non-English-speaking worlds In the Magic Tree House series, two ordinary English-speaking kids travel to different faraway lands through a portal. Every character they meet, whether it's ancient Greece or ancient China, speaks English. However, this series was aimed at little kids, and when you're writing for an older audience,... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
| Question | — |
Is it a bad idea to adopt an 'English' pen name as an Asian American writer to reach a wider audience? There is currently a dearth of Asian American writers on U.S. library bookshelves, and those few authors who are Asian Americans tend to write about things associated with Asian culture. Think of Amy Tan, Maxine Hong Kingston, Lisa See, etc. All books about China, growing up as a foreigner, and the l... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |