tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981664243653036268.post3195825243180315915..comments2023-05-12T15:43:13.657+08:00Comments on Alyssa Carlier | The Devil Orders Takeout: The World of Winner Takes All (i.e. China)Alyssa Carlierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995554896786109238noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981664243653036268.post-81728424102442042152015-02-22T10:26:33.468+08:002015-02-22T10:26:33.468+08:00Thanks! I actually came up with that [number]day i...Thanks! I actually came up with that [number]day idea when I was trying to find a substitute for Chinese New Year without saying 'New Year' or resorting to a sucky translation. So I decided to work with 'first newday', which sounds less awkward. (I hope.)<br /><br />Ahaha, that's okay :D I will probably meld a little more religion into the next draft. Thanks for the encouragement!Alyssa Carlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995554896786109238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981664243653036268.post-48057011137663275892015-02-22T05:24:21.786+08:002015-02-22T05:24:21.786+08:00Hi, great post!! I really love your answer to #7. ...Hi, great post!! I really love your answer to #7. You've given this a lot of thought, which is great. The Secondday, Thirdday thing is something I see a lot in fantasy novels instead of the usual day-names, but I've never read it in a dystopian.<br /><br />I would like to give advice on Chinese religion but unfortunately I don't know enough about it. Similarly, I don't know enough about Chinese history to know if you're lifting 'too much!' But what you've got sounds extremely interesting to me. Thanks for sharing!Ashana Lianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710938893525557551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981664243653036268.post-6611638374872372452015-02-21T15:17:22.010+08:002015-02-21T15:17:22.010+08:00You're welcome! I'm glad you like the worl...You're welcome! I'm glad you like the worldbuilding :DAlyssa Carlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995554896786109238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981664243653036268.post-33081698663323981672015-02-21T14:08:30.199+08:002015-02-21T14:08:30.199+08:00Thanks so much for joining in on the tag! So excit...Thanks so much for joining in on the tag! So exciting! and your story world sounds fantastic! Seems almost like a parallel of sorts :) Very coolAdriana Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355985960109448871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981664243653036268.post-69466088352404603162015-02-20T19:40:16.475+08:002015-02-20T19:40:16.475+08:00Yep, it's awesome! I tried to incorporate as m...Yep, it's awesome! I tried to incorporate as much of Chinese culture as possible, because I wanted to describe a realm like China without the Western world. So instead of just relying on skin descriptors or geographical location, I had to build it from the culture and let it seep through.Alyssa Carlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995554896786109238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981664243653036268.post-81786324218057936992015-02-20T19:13:12.919+08:002015-02-20T19:13:12.919+08:00Thank you so much for doing the link-up. It's ...Thank you so much for doing the link-up. It's so exiting that its going round. I love the sound of this world. I love anything dystopia... <br />I like it how you've got the Chinese culture going there. And how you really seem to know what your talking about. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049120879969639320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981664243653036268.post-2340884987079027892015-02-18T21:57:14.746+08:002015-02-18T21:57:14.746+08:00Thank you!! You definitely make a legit point ther...Thank you!! You definitely make a legit point there, but the fact of the matter is many fantasy books are still heavily Anglocentric, and such a jarring switch to a completely different set of moral values and cultural norms might feel strange. I'm still working on how to present them well to the reader. But this Anglocentric thing is one of the reasons I keep harping on "diversity in setting" whenever I mention representation.Alyssa Carlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995554896786109238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981664243653036268.post-53220102862961893552015-02-18T21:43:16.562+08:002015-02-18T21:43:16.562+08:00This sounds SO interesting, not to mention well-th...This sounds SO interesting, not to mention well-thought out! And I honestly don't see how there could be too much Chinese culture in it--I've read countless fantasy books that are basically set in a jazzed-up version of Scotland or Ireland. Personally, I think giving a made up world the feel of a certain country makes it seem more real. Great job! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177685866335675217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981664243653036268.post-10806708403480848532015-02-18T18:11:46.475+08:002015-02-18T18:11:46.475+08:00Indeed I did ;P I'll also be doing the Antagon...Indeed I did ;P I'll also be doing the Antagonist link-up, I think, despite the completely wrecked schedule of this blog. Yeah, I really tried to base a lot of Delennian culture on Chinese elements. Thanks for reading!Alyssa Carlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995554896786109238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981664243653036268.post-35678428042027167332015-02-18T17:39:28.131+08:002015-02-18T17:39:28.131+08:00You linked up! Yay! I love that you have taken par...You linked up! Yay! I love that you have taken parts of places you know/love and added them into your story. And I think its awesome that you are bringing lots of Chinese culture into it, because we don't really see a lot of that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981664243653036268.post-52444595295278250892015-02-18T16:18:41.411+08:002015-02-18T16:18:41.411+08:00I'm not even sure the historical parallels wer...I'm not even sure the historical parallels were intentional. I wanted elements of Chinese culture, but slowly everything just seeped in and I stared at the ms and told it, "You are totally China. Can I be penalised for plagiarising a country?"<br /><br />I'm pretty sure the obscure Confucian stuff is my fault, because I spent the last ten years in school being spoon-fed ancient proverbs and texts. Thanks so much for pointing out that I need to clarify :D (And, like, all of your other comments. You are insanely helpful.)<br /><br />There will most certainly be more! This Saturday, I'm doing a post on Chinese culture, and next Wednesday I'll post a snapshot of a character. :)Alyssa Carlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995554896786109238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981664243653036268.post-91583962662647439702015-02-18T14:49:31.131+08:002015-02-18T14:49:31.131+08:00I think it's so cool how you're making you...I think it's so cool how you're making your own historical parallel—I do not have that kind of patience for even modern-day writing, as you probably know. XD You'll have to forgive me, though; we haven't gotten to Confucius in my philosophy class just yet, so I'll have to do a little extra research to figure out what's what. At the same time, though, I say bring it on, because it's fun to bring in extra cultures and show parts of the real world that sometimes we never see. :) I loved getting this extra snapshot—tell me there will be more?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797485444727976121noreply@blogger.com