r/books • u/zenaldehyde AMA Author • Mar 12 '19
ama 11 AM I'm Zen Cho, author of Sorcerer to the Crown and The True Queen. AMA!
Hi Reddit! I'm Zen Cho, author of historical fantasy novel Sorcerer to the Crown, about England's first African Sorcerer Royal and all his many life problems. A standalone sequel, The True Queen, is out today. The book follows the fortunes of a young woman who has lost her memories due to a curse and must travel to distant Britain to break it. It features Malay witches, dapper dragon dandies, fake celestial fairies, fae politics and more! You can read True Queen without having read Sorcerer though it does contain spoilers for the first book.
I was born and raised in Malaysia but now live in the UK. In my free time I work as a corporate lawyer and take copious photos of food.
I'll be answering questions from around 4 pm GMT and will try to respond to everything I see before I go to bed tonight.
- https://zencho.org
- https://twitter.com/zenaldehyde
- https://www.facebook.com/zenaldehyde
- https://www.instagram.com/zenaldehyde/
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Ask me anything!
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u/Ilianat Mar 12 '19
My first introduction to your work was The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo, which I adored. Your description there of a not-very-good kiss as being mauled by an overly-enthusiastic lion is one that has stayed with me for a long time. Thank you for sharing your work. I love it.
As for a question: I love your use of language –of different Englishes*– in your fiction, and I wonder if you could share something about your experience writing in privileged dialects versus writing in those dialects that are seen as less prestigious.
*specially since you do it without explanation or apology!
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u/astroprojection Mar 12 '19
Do you have a favorite character or creature from any myth/folklore?
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u/rinosami Mar 12 '19
Does it affect you if you see a negative review of your book?
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u/Princejvstin Mar 12 '19
What do you think your legal training and education have taught you about writing fiction? Or have you had to unlearn things from that training to write novels?
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u/LadyLibertea Mar 12 '19
Do you have a favorite type of music that you listen to while you write, or a character theme song?
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u/leowr Mar 12 '19
How do you approach writing short stories differently from writing longer works?
Thanks for doing this AMA!
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u/ArcaneCowboy Mar 12 '19
<cries because this is on the "to read" list still>