top of page

HE YANJU

He Yanju is the writer of the historical fantasy series, Once A Country Revered, set in a culture reminiscent of golden age Tang Dynasty. Raised in the sunny and humid tropics of Southeast Asia, Yanju devotes time to novels and dramas of all kinds, though anything horror-related is forever off the books.

Writing by the Water

BEHIND THE WORDS

Writing was never my dream, but I sure did day dream a lot about a particular fantastical world. Countless iterations, multiple beginnings, that ultimately had no impact on this world except for my spur-of-the-moment pleasure. 

​

The moment I got my first word processor (no, it wasn't Microsoft Word, but we were tricked into thinking Lotus would go far in life), I put those imaginings into words, again, for my own fun. Before I knew the concept of beta-readers, I let my secondary school friends (high school, for those of you in the US) read and shoot down my grammar. And this was all in the 1990s (yea, you know my age range now).

​

Despite progressing in a totally unrelated profession (I'm a clinical pharmacist still in my very first job), despite having nothing to do with the arts my entire life (other than enjoying performances), that fantastical world refused to go away. And I still love it. So one fine day when my mind wasn't being productive, I idly revisited that world, and a particular scene took my brain hostage and demanded to be written. And there you have it.

​

I hope all of you enjoy this world and its characters as much as I do.

bottom of page