I've been writing again.... yay! By which, I mean to say, I've been writing something that isn't the Tea Novel. It's a prequ...

ABSOLUTION releases today! Absolution  (Absolution, #2) is the culmination of Anna Tan’s Absolution series, young adult fantasy books set in...

The Absolution launch tour starts tomorrow! Which means that sales also start tomorrow! Get ready to click those buy buttons! ...

Of course, a whole blog series on The Tale of the Hostage Prince has to talk about its main protagonist by name at some point!  Yosua ayell...

I have a lot of conflicting feelings about Uncle Jeffett. On one hand, he’s obviously the Villain (or at least Antagonist) in this story, be...

The problem with setting the Absolution series in a magical Nusantara with no exact corresponding real-world time period is that pesky thing...

Chapter 2 excerpt Before I can get too comfortable, there’s a light rap on the door. I jump to my feet and pull it open. Ibu steps in.  “I d...

I’m tired, so I’m going to cannibalise part of my dissertation essay (EN5528 Assessment 2: Writer’s Journal) for this one, updated with the ...

Yosua’s story really grew from his relationship with Mikal, so I guess it’s fitting that we dedicate a post to talking about Mikal and Maha....

Kudus is the name that I gave to the God of Terang.  I’d initially just called him “God” all the way through, but as I was editing Amok , I ...

 Here’s a little lore from Terang! So, Terang is made up of three city-states: Maha, Suci, and Impian. And each of these city-states have th...

Harking back to the post on Emigration and Exile , the core of The Tale of the Hostage Prince is Yosua’s struggle with identity.  Mikal’s p...

The thing about moving is losing things. I'm pretty sure I saved a lot of references on this, but I don't know where they are anymor...