Janie Chang :: Chinese Family Stories :: Getting a Novel Published Blog

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Light at the end of the editing tunnel

Posted on Apr 30, 2013

Oh goody, proofreading! This joyous response to spelling, grammar and punctuation check can only come from someone who's been in the editing tunnel for weeks.

Author interview: Tom Carter

Posted on Apr 22, 2013

I am in awe of Tom Carter. He has made more of an effort to learn about China, all of China, than any Chinese person I`ve ever met.

CHINA: Portrait of a People by Tom Carter

Posted on Apr 22, 2013

Normally I review novels. You know, stories. But if a picture paints a thousand words, there`s several novels worth of stories in this book of photos from Tom Carter.

I Thought You’d Be Published by Now

Posted on Mar 28, 2013

"I thought you'd be published by now". Here's why I'm glad I'm not. Because it would mean that my publisher isn't putting much effort into my book.

Editing Begins ...

Posted on Feb 16, 2013

Blogging and social media take a back seat. Gotta get those revisions in to my editor by March 18!

CHINA: Portrait of a People

This book of photos made me break my rule about reviewing only novels. You know, stories. If you want stories about China, Tom Carter offers 800 of them, told with great humanity. <read more>

What you'll see on this website

A collection of family stories. My father came from a family with 36 generations of recorded genealogy . Some of these stories are hundreds of years old, from times when ghosts, dragons, and the supernatural were real.

A blog: featuring book reviews, author interviews, insights on family stories, and the saga of getting my first novel published.

Photo credit: water lilies by Ben Kong Photography