all right LET'S DO IT - THE CHINESE CULTURAL REFERENCES IN SHANG CHI - A THREAD

Disclaimer: I know this movie is supposed to be fantasy so I'm not checking for authenticity, I'm just picking stuff out for fun and educational purposes 1/?

the characters on the flag of the Ten Rings, read from top middle and clockwise, are 權力壮偉傑勢宏雄强威. Power, Strength, Strong, Great, Outstanding, Influence, Grand, Might, Strong, Authority. A little excessive tbh. WE GET IT, YOU'RE POWERFUL. 2/?

The characters are written in Seal Script, iconic to the Qin dynasty (China's first imperial one). Qin's defining color was also black, which means Wenwu established the Ten Rings about 2k years ago? But the helmets and armor in this battle remind me more of the Tang dynasty 3/?

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20 Oct

@Velinxi

YELLING as I finally get to reveal the cover for Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor, my middle grade adventure in the vein of Chinese Percy Jackson meets Yugioh!

SO MUCH LOVE TO KARYN LEE FOR THE COVER DESIGN AND @Velinxi FOR THE ILLUSTRATION!

Preorder: zacharyying.com

@sarahrmccabe

I SERIOUSLY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP THINKING ABOUT THIS COVER SINCE I GOT IT MONTHS AGO

THANKS SO MUCH TO MY EDITOR @sarahrmccabe AND HER TEAM AT S&S MCELDERRY FOR GETTING ME LITERALLY EVERYTHING I WANTED AND MORE 😭 I MEAN LOOK AT THIS QIN-DYNASTY-ACCURATE SEAL SCRIPT YING

As someone who writes stories deeply rooted in my Chinese heritage, I'm extremely grateful that my publishers have listened to my input and made my covers so culturally authentic. I gave S&S 22 PAGES of reference materials, and I'm glad they didn't just boot me out, LOL -

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16 Oct

The payment schedules in publishing are so weird, like my small advance for Iron Widow was split into 5 and I have no idea when my royalties will start coming so if I didn't have alternate income I'd be in poverty despite my book hitting the bestseller lists week after week 😣

OH to clarify, this was a 2 book advance that was split into 5, which I think is relatively normal..? I've definitely heard of people who've had 1 book advances split into 4 or 5 now though 😫

Since people appreciate transparency in this industry: #publishingpaidme 16k USD / 20k CAD for Iron Widow (per book in a 2 book deal), paid out over 2 years on signing, delivery, and publication. Pretty sure I've sold this many copies less than a month since release ;_;

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8 Oct

WHY DOES IT COST SO MUCH TO SPAY A CAT 😭😭

619 DOLLARS TO REMOVE KOKOCHIN'S UTERUS 😭

ok it was actually $519 for all the spaying stuff because there was also a $100 charge to clean her teeth, and then there was tax, but here's how the fees added up:

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1 Oct

@KaijuKombat

Oh my god @KaijuKombat, N/F/Ts aren't going to be a thing, STOP TRYING TO MAKE THEM A THING. You are grossly misrepresenting the Ultraman brand by associating with a pyramid scheme like that. Your success at this game is lower than the anatomy quality of your models.

What the hell are you doing making people buy N/F/Ts for access to a fighting game???

NO YOU'RE NOT, YOU ARE TRYING TO GLEEFULLY GRIFT PEOPLE

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