HeyJaredThe Mung Bean Pod
A collection of thoughts from a 20-something independent author and illustrator about art and publishing as she works towards tradpub!
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Thoughts on being a diaspora artist (opens the original)
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Inadequacy, inaccuracy, and inauthenticityRecently, I posted a short video on Rednote, a Chinese social media app, that was me explaining the plot of my illustrated Chinese historically-inspired fantasy novella, To Sway A Soul, using my intermediate Mandarin.Shortly after posting, I got two long, unsolicited comments from a user about how overseas artists always butcher Chinese facial features and can never capture the true essence of the Chinese art style. They complained that we always blend E
Will pivoting alienate your audience? (opens the original)
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To survive publishing, authors should pivot. If your creative whims don’t make you, the ever-changing market inevitably will.I’ve seen the advice of pivoting thrown around a lot, but I haven’t seen anyone talk about how that works when you’ve already established a dedicated readership.I’ve been on the cusp of a big pivot for about a year now. Since jumpstarting my author career in 2021 as a 20-year-old, I’ve had a lot of growing up to do. My frontal lobe just developed (like last year), and the
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