Tag: Fiction
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July 2026: Lestat, OpenCode and the art of resting
Reflecting on my medical leave and how I’m catching up on dramas, learning how to use OpenCode, and catching up with personal writing projects despite my body’s demands that I do nothing.
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Writing with AI isn’t always generating entire novels with a prompt
I’m often frustrated by the writing community’s misconceptions about AI in writing. I wish more writers were more open to AI’s potential in writing and stop crucifying those who dare to say they use AI.
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Reading Pu Songling’s “The Haunted House”
Pu Songling’s “Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio” are more than just ghost stories. They also serve as critiques of Qing Dynasty bureaucracy. With the help of an LLM “literature professor”, I explore the deeper insights of “The Haunted House”, one of the stories in the 300-year-old collection.
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Guide to writing fiction with AI
A guide to how I’m writing fiction with AI. It lists all my reflections, essays and more about this experiment.
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Fiction writing: What tasks will I outsource to AI?
Writing fiction with AI – most people think it’s letting AI generate the text, slapping it together into an e-book and publishing it. In this article I will show you that this is far from the truth, at least for me.
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What my AI fiction writing experiment taught me about my creative process
The experiment illuminated what gave me joy … and what didn’t.
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What if using AI to write fiction isn’t an evil act?
My quest for more nuanced discussions about the use of AI in fiction writing.
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3 Body Problem is a bit of a problem
The Netflix drama’s depiction of China is, well, problematic. Or is it? Chinese viewers weigh in. (If you’ve not watched the drama, please note that this issue is slightly spoilery.) 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
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Sad Stories of Asian People
On the literary West’s curious fascination with suffering Asians. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
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The Vigil at the Manor (Part 4/7)
In the world of the Silent, secrets can be found behind doors and words. A Distant Stars mosaic novel story. 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.
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The vigil at the manor (Part 3/7)
Mister Meadows finds out the truth. Miss Brahms skirts it. A Distant Stars mosaic novel story. 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.
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The Vigil at the Manor (Part 2/7)
Mister Meadows finds a clue that reveals more than it should. Part 2 of a seven-part short story in the Distant Stars mosaic novel. 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.
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The vigil at the Manor (Part 1/7)
The Silent are happy to serve. To be useful is to live well. A seven-part short story in the Distant Stars mosaic novel. 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.
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That Man
The Outerworlds formed the Federation because they had to. At least, that’s the “official” story. A Distant Stars tale. This story is exclusive for blog subscribers, so do subscribe to the blog to read the story :) 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.
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Distant Stars — story index
Distant Stars is a composite novel set in the distant future where humanity has fled to another part of the galaxy. But old habits die hard. Humanity is still at each other’s throats and have long forgotten why they need to work together. A roadmap for readers.
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I’m writing “Distant Stars”, a composite novel
It’s a collection of interlinked science fiction short stories set in the distant future in a galaxy far, far away. Why I’m excited about this unique literary format. 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.
Elizabeth Tai 