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    Shelley Parker-Chan 陳碧絲‏ @shelleypchan Jan 20

    FAQ: A note on names in SWBTS! Early readers may have noticed that in the narrative (never the dialogue), Chinese characters are referred to by their surnames, rather than the conventional Chinese usage of [surname] [first name]. This may be jarring to some! So: why this choice?

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      2. Shelley Parker-Chan 陳碧絲‏ @shelleypchan Jan 20

        Bear in mind that (a) in trad publishing, it takes books YEARS to move from ms to query to sale to pub, (b) when I was querying SWBTS there were no big China-set (not secondary world) fantasies on the market, and (c) English-language fandom for cdramas didn't yet exist!

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      3. Shelley Parker-Chan 陳碧絲‏ @shelleypchan Jan 20

        In early drafts of SWBTS, I used traditional Chinese naming conventions. In typical fashion, my protagonist had six names that were used according to the situation: her original name, her brother's name, a nickname, a monk name, her self-chosen name, and a style name.

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      4. Shelley Parker-Chan 陳碧絲‏ @shelleypchan Jan 20

        As you can guess, feedback from people not used to Chinese names was that this was A Lot. But because I thought SWBTS deserved the chance to be trad published, I did what many diverse authors do to get their foot in the door: I made some compromises.

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      5. Shelley Parker-Chan 陳碧絲‏ @shelleypchan Jan 20

        It has been AMAZING to see that in the years since, the explosion of Chinese fandoms has meant more English-speaking readers are familiar with Chinese names, and are demonstrably hungry for authentic Chinese stories—either in translation, or written in English.

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      6. Shelley Parker-Chan 陳碧絲‏ @shelleypchan Jan 20

        But publishing is conservative, and change comes through establishing successful precedents. What I hope is that by having MADE the compromises that allowed SWBTS to reach a wide audience, it will contribute to a next generation of books that don't have to compromise at all 💛

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      2. Judy I. Lin (mostly not here)‏ @judyilin Jan 20
        Replying to @shelleypchan

        ugh names. they are a CHALLENGE, but i think in the end we just have to make choices. (because honestly people will complain no matter what is what i've learned ha)

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      3. Shelley Parker-Chan 陳碧絲‏ @shelleypchan Jan 20
        Replying to @judyilin

        Oh, you’re so right, Judy—it’s lose-lose 😂 All we can do is try our best!

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      2. Jenia (Женя)‏ @schenior Jan 20
        Replying to @shelleypchan

        Chinese 🤝 Russian Confusing the Anglos with our many names

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      3. Jenia (Женя)‏ @schenior Jan 20
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        I'm glad people are *finally* becoming more open to different naming conventions. I'm excited to see all the literature that comes next!

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      1. Cyra Noavek‏ @Greentreegrove Jan 21
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        Thank you for taking the time to explain your decision.

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