Wait to be Written explained
Wait to be Written |
Birth Date: | 1995 |
Birth Place: | Hong Kong |
Occupation: | writer |
Wait to be Written (; born 1995) is a female Hong Kongese web novelist known for writing sci-fi and fantasy fiction.
Biography
Wait to be Written was born in Hong Kong in 1995[1] and later graduated from university with a bachelor's degree in English.[2] [3] She became interested in Hong Kong literature during her university years, which inspired her in writing and her writing style is strongly influenced by renowned local writers, such as Liu Yichang and Dung Kai-cheung. She wrote and published her first novel, The Boy who loves Eason Chan's songs, on HKGolden and LIHKG in 2014. In 2017, she published Regret Amending Yorozuya, an urban fantasy novel which became viral on the internet and received positive reception from the netizens. A paperback version was published in the same year, and the first edition had already sold out during the annual Hong Kong Book Fair. The novel had also been adapted into a stageplay and radio drama by 57 Studio and CUHK Campus Radio respectively.[4] [5] Three more novels which share a similar setting with Regret Amending Yorozuya were published in 2018, 2019 and 2021, namely We Met For Our Sins,[6] Short Tour [7] and Trust Receiver's Office .[8]
Aside from writing web novels, Wait to be Written also served as an administrative executive for an acting company.
Bibliography
- Regret Amending Yorozuya (遺憾修正萬事屋; 2017)
- We Met For Our Sins (孽債府; 2018)
- Hanami (花見; 2019)
- Short Tour (時光短路; 2019)
- Atonement Psychology (人格試驗; 2020)
- Trust Receiver's Office (誠信破產管理局; 2021)
- Second Her Second Life (第二人妻; 2022)
- Fortūna (命運列車; 2022)
Notes and References
- News: 書與人生:理想離我們多遠? . 24 October 2018 . . 15 August 2022 . 15 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815075101/https://m.mingpao.com/pns/%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2/article/20181024/s00011/1540319492010/%E6%9B%B8%E8%88%87%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F-%E7%90%86%E6%83%B3%E9%9B%A2%E6%88%91%E5%80%91%E5%A4%9A%E9%81%A0 . live .
- Web site: 《誠信破產管理局 Trust Receiver's Office》 . Idea Publication. 15 August 2022 . 15 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815075103/https://www.ideapublication.com/products/trust-receiver%E2%80%99s-office . live .
- News: 書與人生:高登巴打 遺憾修成理想 . 24 October 2018 . . 蔡康琪 . 15 August 2022 . 15 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815075107/http://www.mingpaocanada.com/van/htm/News/20181024/HK-gfh2_er_r.htm . live .
- Web site: 「舞台劇花絮」 . 26 March 2018 . . . 15 August 2022 . 15 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815075101/https://m.facebook.com/login.php?next=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2FIdeaPublication.com.hk%2Fposts%2F1345829125547254&refsrc=deprecated&_rdr . live .
- Web site: 中大校園電台 X 理想很遠《遺憾修正萬事屋》廣播劇 第一晚:打領呔的胖子 . 25 December 2017 . . 15 August 2022 . 15 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815075100/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=-CWZXm2m2jY . live .
- News: 遺憾修正萬事屋 . 5 October 2018 . U Lifestyle . 生活小事宜 . 15 August 2022 . 15 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815075103/https://blog.ulifestyle.com.hk/article/akai0417/3437247 . live .
- News: 不負青春,珍惜韶光 . 19 October 2021 . . 15 August 2022 . 15 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815075106/http://www.takungpao.com.hk/life/238150/2021/1019/644751.html . live .
- News: 理想很遠 誠信破產管理局 . 3 September 2021 . . 15 August 2022 . 15 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815075106/https://opentalk.hk01.com/story/6131e608b940b7001e484fbe . live .