tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post668448762595565647..comments2024-03-21T02:24:43.249-04:00Comments on The Enchanted Inkpot: Fantasy, Ethnic Identity, and Monsters That Eat People's LiversAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01918754552937294606noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-26072153399860593532013-02-20T19:29:25.920-05:002013-02-20T19:29:25.920-05:00Thanks Cindy! Yeah, that whole "challenging o...Thanks Cindy! Yeah, that whole "challenging ourselves" thing is really essential. Creative growth! And that instrument is a piccolo, if you can believe it. I was my high school's first male flute & piccolo player in 20+ years. It was, um, challenging...Mike Junghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715701043715183095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-39480565605665061932013-02-19T18:54:08.018-05:002013-02-19T18:54:08.018-05:00fox spirits for the win! what
a fantastic post, mi...fox spirits for the win! what<br />a fantastic post, mike. thank you!<br />i love a novel that will challenge us<br />as a writer--that's the whole point, isn't it?<br />as we go?<br /><br />also, what instrument are you holding<br />in that adorable band foto?????cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175698109176599954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-70046063143053551922013-02-19T13:00:31.716-05:002013-02-19T13:00:31.716-05:00Hi Lee!! Nice to see you, sort of. You know what I...Hi Lee!! Nice to see you, sort of. You know what I mean... :)Mike Junghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715701043715183095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-87221337670698518632013-02-19T11:56:54.305-05:002013-02-19T11:56:54.305-05:00Another fan jumping in to say hi! Geeks rule in my...Another fan jumping in to say hi! Geeks rule in my book!cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-63162146249511419972013-02-18T14:39:28.275-05:002013-02-18T14:39:28.275-05:00I am not even on the same continent as Shaun Tan -...I am not even on the same continent as Shaun Tan - literally or metaphorically - but thanks so much, Keely! Yes, Luka's book report is still one of the highest high points of my publishing experience so far!Mike Junghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715701043715183095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-85008593726897219652013-02-18T14:38:26.065-05:002013-02-18T14:38:26.065-05:00Well Ellen, as you know, this post (and the book i...Well Ellen, as you know, this post (and the book it's about) would be impossible without the help of a certain ninja triad critique group. :)Mike Junghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715701043715183095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-26194819688309429342013-02-18T14:37:40.074-05:002013-02-18T14:37:40.074-05:00Thanks Mirka! That photo certainly does have an el...Thanks Mirka! That photo certainly does have an element of comedy. Dark, horrendous, scarred-for-life comedy... ;)Mike Junghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715701043715183095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-43662303354612011152013-02-18T13:30:02.787-05:002013-02-18T13:30:02.787-05:00I really need to employ a proof-reader for my post...I really need to employ a proof-reader for my posts *face palm.*Keelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919770744520555221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-68504988808242489382013-02-18T13:28:48.032-05:002013-02-18T13:28:48.032-05:00So great to have you back Mike! Your new book soun...So great to have you back Mike! Your new book sounds really intriguing I can't help but think when you write so close to the bone - it's got to make your work even stronger. And you're totally reminding me of Shaun Tan right now and his works that look at both his ancestral roots and his homeland.<br />Yeas, I;m thinking, 'The Arrival' - 'The Rabbits' - I cant' wait to read your new book Mike, and you know how much we enjoyed your last one!Keelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919770744520555221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-55356123795251932152013-02-18T12:31:02.883-05:002013-02-18T12:31:02.883-05:00YAY!!! Mike is back!!!! And you know how much I id...YAY!!! Mike is back!!!! And you know how much I identify with this post!! You go MIke!!!Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-863194260908654982013-02-18T12:19:06.731-05:002013-02-18T12:19:06.731-05:00It takes guts to go more “directly personal” in wh...It takes guts to go more “directly personal” in what you put out in public. Know that this reader appreciates your doing it here, and in your next book.<br />Everything we write is personal. But as you undertake this journey and go deeper, you are giving us a gift “beyond rubies.”<br />And that photo^ says so many things. For one, that Mike Jung is a born comedian. Not many would post and re-post a pictorial reminder of their most geeky years. Wait a minute, that’s all in your first book.<br />Go geek!<br />Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-65964600304818888732013-02-18T10:48:49.675-05:002013-02-18T10:48:49.675-05:00Thanks Katherine! It remains to be seen if I actua...Thanks Katherine! It remains to be seen if I actually CAN balance the wrenching/complicated stuff with the super funny stuff, but I'm trying. And yeah, the gumiho is a pretty spectacular mythological beast, with all sorts of fascinating psychological angles to it.Mike Junghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715701043715183095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-50213088876144764072013-02-18T10:46:48.638-05:002013-02-18T10:46:48.638-05:00Thanks Leah! Hopefully I'll prove worthy of yo...Thanks Leah! Hopefully I'll prove worthy of your confidence. I'm a big fan of Kang's stuff - I think of him first and foremost as a sportswriter, but he writes very intelligently on culture and society too.Mike Junghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715701043715183095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-79911632170356078142013-02-18T10:44:37.942-05:002013-02-18T10:44:37.942-05:00I'm really happy to be back Erin! Thanks for t...I'm really happy to be back Erin! Thanks for the kind words about GEEKS, and I do feel cautiously optimistic about the new book. We'll see if it comes together. :)Mike Junghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715701043715183095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-20000268688979127192013-02-18T10:20:44.696-05:002013-02-18T10:20:44.696-05:00Well now I can't wait to read this book. I am ...Well now I can't wait to read this book. I am so envious of writers who can balance wrenching/complicated stuff with humor (<----books not super funny). And that fox sounds FANTASTIC.katherine catmullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060204901478490767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-43142095299285849242013-02-18T09:55:56.056-05:002013-02-18T09:55:56.056-05:00> It also feels like I'm clawing open a bun...> It also feels like I'm clawing open a bunch of scabbed-over, decades-old wounds and pouring big, chunky handfuls of rock salt in them, which is, um, not entirely pleasant.<<br /><br />Wait, really? WHY NOT?<br /><br />Based on that sentence alone, I'm confident you can combine the deep stuff and the fun stuff. I can't wait! Very thought-provoking post, and now I will go click over to read Kang's article...Leah Cypesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11123736070369470635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-75382147229429066602013-02-18T09:35:33.916-05:002013-02-18T09:35:33.916-05:00We're so glad to have you back at the Inkpot M...We're so glad to have you back at the Inkpot Mike! And I have to say, you have made me very curious about your new book! I'm a huge fan of Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities, and I have no doubt that you will be able to explore these issues in a fun and entertaining fantasy novel. Can't wait to read more about that liver eating fox! Erin Cashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155324425606457077noreply@blogger.com