As you may have noticed, JP was down for few days. My webhost migrated to a new, faster server and broke a bunch of things. I think they are fixed. If you see anything odd, please let me know!
I haven’t given you a writing update in awhile:
I finished the first draft of a new YA tentatively titles “Fox Maiden.” It uses the folktale of Tamamo as a base. I’ve been revising Mameko’s second story, “Hotaru,” and my next project is to write her fourth (the third is awaiting revision).
Today, I plan on finishing the first draft of a new Middle Grade book that follows Yorimitsu in his tween years.
Finally, my editor is hard at work on my most ambitious project so far: “Stories from Old Japan: 177 Folktales and Legends from the Land of the Rising Sun.” I hope to release this book next year. I rewrote 177 Japanese and Ainu folktales to make them easier to read for casual readers.
Here is the cover candidate for the book. What do you think?
As for JP plans, I have a pair of articles about sex slavery in modern Japan (light topic eh?). I’ve been reading Japanese poetry and literature lately. Look for posts (eventually!) about what I find. I may start posting chapters from a story I’ve written. I will post these once a month. As you might have guessed, this story is based on Japanese fox stories.
I’ve been watching Kushigoto, Himeyasha, and other series on Funimation. I had to drop Crunchyroll because of its performance problems. I prefer Funimation’s offerings more anyway. What have you been watching this season?
