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Author ABIGAIL HING WEN (Loveboat Taipei & The Vale) on Writing Books, Making Films, and Working in Tech
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NYT-bestselling author Abigail Hing Wen discusses writing the LOVEBOAT, TAIPEI trilogy, producing LOVE IN TAIPEI for Paramount+ (and Netflix), and directing her first short film THE VALE: ORIGINS (starring Lea Salonga), a prequel to her new middle-grade novel THE VALE. Lightning Round topics: favorite movies, superpowers, whether cereal is a soup, guilty pleasure dance songs, and fun trivia about the infamous door scene in the TITANIC movie!
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Chapters
1. Welcome to Stories Without Borders (00:00:00)
2. Introducing Bestselling Author Abigail Hing Wen (00:00:27)
3. Growing Up Asian-American in Ohio (00:01:34)
4. LOVEBOAT, TAIPEI: The Real Loveboat Experience (00:04:21)
5. Breaking Down Asian-American Stereotypes (00:05:42)
6. Journey to Becoming an Author (00:07:18)
7. From Book to Movie: LOVE IN TAIPEI (00:09:05)
8. Tech Thrillers and Silicon Valley: KISSES, CODES & CONSPIRACIES (00:10:10)
9. Writing THE VALE Novel and Directing the Short Film THE VALE: ORIGINS (00:15:47)
10. Craft of Writing: Process, Challenges, and Support Systems (00:19:08)
11. Building Bridges Through Storytelling (00:23:27)
12. Lightning Round Questions (00:24:59)
13. Advice to Your Younger Self (00:28:57)
14. SWB Spotlight: Little Lights Urban Ministry (00:29:20)
15. Final Thoughts and Supporting Authors (00:30:28)
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