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Amber Chen | A Silkpunk Fantasy About an Aspiring Female Engineer
Author Guest / June 20, 2024

1–What is the title of your latest release? OF JADE AND DRAGONS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A silkpunk fantasy about an aspiring female engineer who must infiltrate the prestigious (and secretive) Engineers Guild disguised as a boy, in order to weed out her father’s murderer. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The book is based on Qing dynasty history, so I figured a tech-based fantasy world building on Qing dynasty aesthetic would be suitable! Also, I decided to create a nation made out of several small islands because I’m from a small island city myself and thought it’d be fun to develop a world centering tiny islands. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Of course! Us STEM girls would definitely hang out (and hopefully not create any trouble!) 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Innovative, headstrong, resilient 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? How cannons and cannonballs actually work! 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit as I draft, so my first drafts are usually pretty clean! 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Edamame 9–Describe…