Author Judy I. Lin had known for years that she wanted to one day create a fantasy story that drew from Chinese and Taiwanese mythology. Her dream has just been realized. via WMC's the_fbomb
Lin never felt like it was the right time, however, and for years stuck to writing contemporary, modern stories. Her dream has finally been realized inbestseller shortly after its release in March, and will be followed by its sequel,introduces readers to Ning, an ambitious tea maker who leaves her village to participate in a tea competition in the imperial city. The winner of the competition will be granted a favor by the princess — a chance Ning sees as her only shot to save her sister.
All of my writing has been influenced by my background. I’ve always wanted to write a Chinese culture-inspired fantasy, but it really wasn’t until I started this book in 2018 that I felt comfortable and confident about writing it. I did learn English while I was in Taiwan because I went to a bilingual kindergarten. But I wasn’t very confident in my speaking because it’s just hard to learn English when you’re in a place where everyone primarily speaks Mandarin. That’s also why I always felt more comfortable writing, because I’d had time to process and consider what I was saying rather than through speaking, which I was very hesitant about for a very long time. Writing was always my preferred way of communicating.
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