Henry Lien

cover for Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird by Henry Lien (the Art of Eastern Storytelling)

Highly recommend @henrylienauthor.bsky.social's book about Kishōtenketsu (the Japanese name for the classic 4 Act Eastern story structure).
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Henry's slim book is concise & entertaining.
Should be in every writer's toolkit!
#writing

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@henrylienauthor.bsky.social I also want to personally thank you for writing this book! I've been intrigued by this form for some time and your book is an excellent primer. I'd like to reference it in a upcoming class I'm going to be teaching on #solarpunk, if that's okay with you?

So sorry, just seeing this now. Thank you so much for your kind words! I’d be honored for you to reference it in class. Also, here is some related material for the book, including a theme song and a heartfelt performance in NY. henrylien.com/spring-summe...

Thank you for your kind words and for reading! Here are some related materials for the book, including a theme song and a video of a very personal appearance in NY. henrylien.com/spring-summe...

Just finished Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird by @henrylienauthor.bsky.social. What a nice little introduction to some Eastern storytelling traditions! I will definitely be looking at East and Southeast Asian works in translation with a different eye.

Aww shux, thank you! Heads up, there are exercises in the back for readers and writers. Also, a theme song and a video of a heartfelt performance I did in New York regarding the book. henrylien.com/spring-summe...

Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird

I preordered this, so I’ve had it for a minute, but today’s the day I get to start reading it! Can’t wait. Thanks to @henrylienauthor.bsky.social for writing it!!

I’m so happy it helped you name something you were already doing in your writing!

Get cozy on Thursday @ 6 @ North Figueroa Books w/ @cbleez.bsky.social @henrylienauthor.bsky.social Emily Skruskie & Sanjana Sekhar! Hosted by Dahlia de la Vega!

I talked about this with George R.R. Martin when he was my instructor at @clarionwest.bsky.social. He said to do all the research you want but close the notes when you are writing. That way, your memory serves as a natural filter to allow only the most relevant parts to bubble up and serve the story

Thank you for these lovely calligraphic embodiments of my fleeting words! I am delighted and honored.

@henrylienauthor.bsky.social again, asking authors when to stop worldbuilding so you don’t end up with a massive google doc of facts and no story

Our valiant moderator @henrylienauthor.bsky.social introducing himself

Sorry you couldn’t make it to the fab party but thanks so much for coming to the reading!!!

Photo of introvert in the wild courtesy Jasmina Tomic.

Aww, shux, thanks! Hope you’re enjoying the class. Are you going to do the WorldCon IRL and Virtual meetup on Friday?

Resources on this exist! I teach classes. @henrylienauthor.bsky.social does too (I'm in one rn!) & Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird is all about Eastern storytelling. @salesses.bsky.social's Craft in the Real World is about cultural craft. @karenyin.bsky.social has a style guide. EDUCATE THYSELF! 5/5

Saturday, Aug 16 · 10–11 AM, Book Nook Booth — Signing

Saturday, Aug 16 · 3–4 PM, Garden Lounge 3F — Autographs

Sunday, Aug 17 · 9–10 AM, Room 431-32 — Rules Were Made to Be Broken

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Friday, Aug 15 · 6–7 PM, Room 445-46 — Let’s Get Weirder Now

Friday, Aug 15 · 7:30 PM, Private Off-Site — musical cameo at Clarion West party

Saturday, Aug 16 · 9–9:30 AM, Room 429 — Reading (and song!)

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Friday, Aug 15 · 11:45 AM–12:45 PM, Hyatt Regency Lobby — Writing the Other Workshop Students and Alumni Meetup

Friday, Aug 15 · 2–4 PM, McMenamins Six Arms — Locus Magazine Hangout

Friday, Aug 15 · 4:30–5:30 PM, Room 430 — Tabletalk

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Thursday, Aug 14 · 4:30–5:30 PM, Room 322 — Introducing Spec Fic to Young Readers

Friday, Aug 15 · 9–10 AM, Room 345-46 — Stories Beyond Three Acts — Narrative Structures in East Asian Speculative Fiction

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BAIT FOR AN INTROVERT
This guy does a lot of public speaking but he’s actually an intense introvert. But you know what bait can tempt him out? Talking and singing about his @wwnorton.com book #SpringSummerAsteroidBird and paneling with fine writers at @seattlein2025.org. Sked ⬇️.
Love,
Him
#Worldcon

Thank you, kindly. FYI, there are exercises in the back. And a theme song!

Diverse Narrative Structures 2.0 [NEW DATE] Storytelling staples in the West, such as the three-act structure and themes of empowerment and change, are far from universal.

Author @henrylienauthor.bsky.social is hosting a writing workshop, built around his writing craft book SPRING SUMMER ASTEROID BIRD. Learn more here: events.humanitix.com/diverse-narr...

It’s going to be a wild ride!!!

Wonderful meeting up to write in person with some of my UCLA Writers’ Program students and prove that I’m not CGI. 4.5 hours flew by. Pic attached of profundities being written. Just too bad it was such an ugly location.
Love,
Henry
#UCLA #Malibu #Bruins #AmWriting #LALife #ClassOutside

I’m obsessed with it, too! I wish you beautiful adventures exploring your own ideas with it.

Excellent!! It’s going to be a deep dig!!!

I am excited for all of you to discover new ways to make your stories more themselves!

SEQUELS IN REBOOT DRAG

You know how sometimes a reboot covers the first movie but adds so much that you’re basically getting a sequel, too?

Well, I just did that with my popular @writingtheother.com
class about 4-act structure and circular/nested structures.

writingtheother.com/diverse-narr...