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I think writing novels has taught me more about the value of patience and being organized. I've learned to use timelines and wikis to track decisions and make sure everything still fits together. It's both easier and harder than writing short fiction.

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'The Grace of Kings' draws on Western traditions as much as it does on Chinese traditions, though the bones of the story are drawn from the Chu-Han Contention period before the Han Dynasty.

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My translation work has been pretty separate from my fiction, as it was basically an accidental side project that turned into a separate and parallel career.

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Almost all of my stories can be understood to be elaborations on our drive to remake the world and our adjustments to the result.

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The way a story makes an argument is quite different from the way a persuasive essay does it. Emotional truth and the logic of metaphors dominate.

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I get to use fiction as a way to work out my thinking and to delight readers in the process. I can't think of any deal that's better for me, and I'm always so grateful that readers have indulged me as I argue with myself in my stories.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: Unknown

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