The Mung Bean Pod
Ireen C.A collection of thoughts from a 20-something independent author and illustrator about art and publishing.
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Doing one thing isn't enough anymore, apparently.
I recently read this Substack article called The end of the ‘career author’, which explores the seemingly recent decline of authors who make a living solely off of book deals and royalties—or rather, how they never really existed, and how i...
I died on sub and that's okay
“If you were to choose your husband, would that change things?” he asked.
Yuan Ling grew warm. She knew in a heartbeat that if she were to choose, she’d choose him. Foolishly and recklessly. It was a decision based on impulse, not on sense...
Losing passion as a creative & how to find it again
For all its flaws, my debut illustrated novel, The Herbwitch’s Apprentice (2021-2022), was a true passion project. I was genuinely so excited for it during the process of creating it; it was my first finished project that I could hold in my...
White authors writing East Asian-inspired books is like chinoiserie
Some months ago, I saw an exhibit of 17th-century French porcelain and other knick-knacks at the Getty Museum. On display were baubles that looked East Asian. There was a painted vase depicting vaguely Chinese architecture and clothing, tho...
Publishing is not a meritocracy
I went on submission in November of 2024 with a YA romantasy, False Scholars & Butterfly Curses, a cozier retelling of The Butterfly Lovers. (I talk a little about my mindset going into sub in the first article I wrote here in 2024, and I w...
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