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Amanda Sun

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after you finish writing the ink triology do you plan on making a new series that has to do with a different japanese mythology?
Amanda Sun Thanks for asking! I have a new book coming in 2016, but I'm afraid that's all I can divulge at the moment ^_^…moreThanks for asking! I have a new book coming in 2016, but I'm afraid that's all I can divulge at the moment ^_^(less)
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What made you pick writing a story focusing on the kami? What made the kami stick out apart from the other Japanese myths?
Amanda Sun When I was little I had a book of myths, and one of the stories was about Amaterasu and the cave. From that moment I was fascinated by the kami and th…moreWhen I was little I had a book of myths, and one of the stories was about Amaterasu and the cave. From that moment I was fascinated by the kami and the myths surrounding them.

I also learned that kanji were originally developed to communicate with the spirit world, and so I liked the connection between writing with ink and the power of the kami. The imperial family of Japan has always traditionally been descended from Amaterasu, so this was history-turned-myth that I could use in my books. :)(less)
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Average rating: 3.7 · 16,829 ratings · 2,675 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors
Ink (Paper Gods, #1)
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Rain (Paper Gods, #2)
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Heir to the Sky
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Storm (Paper Gods, #3)
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Shadow (Paper Gods, #0.5)
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Rise (Paper Gods #2.5)
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It’s summer in Japan, and the buzz of the cicadas cuts through the muggy heat that sticks to your skin. Thanks to a writer’s grant, I’m in Shizuoka, living in the setting of The Paper Gods as I finish the final draft of STORM. Every day is filled with details, wandering through Sunpu Park or the tunnels of Shizuoka Station, checking what kind of flowers and bush

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“How do you win when you're up against yourself?”
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“They tell you you'll forget how it used to be. You'll get used to it, that it's better to move on. They don't realize you can't. You're not the same person anymore.”
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“My heart was glass--easy to see through, simple to break.”
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Amanda’s Quotes

“Let life happen to you. Believe me: life is in the right, always.”
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“It has been said that civilization is twenty-four hours and two meals away from barbarism.”
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message 3: by Martha
Sep 09, 2014 12:19PM

Martha Sweeney Thanks for connecting! Looking forward to reading some of your books. :)


message 2: by Alida
May 14, 2014 03:36PM

Alida Han im writing a story thats loosely based on the japanese fairytale tale of the Bamboo cutter. Can you give me some advice on writing about the historical in the modern world. as you have proven to me every time i read rain. that you are a role model and expert in that writing genre. (<*^*>)


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Jul 02, 2013 12:39PM

Ms. MiLo Thanks for the add Amanda, looking forward to reading your books :)


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