Hello, everyone!
I'm Dimsum, a Hmong writer who's been writing fantasy-genre longform content ever since elementary school. I was that kid selling her stapled paperback books or giving them away for free in class with anime drawings:joy: My family also moved a lot, so writing kept me company in my nomadic lifestyle (& different schools). My father and his side of the family tend to pride themselves with our Miao & Chinese-influenced beliefs whereas my mother and her side were closer to their Lao & Thai roots.
At 14, I completed my first original novel in a notebook, which was then passed around between friends to read. Afterward, I posted fanfics on Fanfiction.net and Soompi. I went back to posting original stories on Wattpad and, during my uni/college years---Royal Road.
Now, I'm here on Tapas with Celestial Promise, an Asian romance fantasy/xianxia series that centers on reincarnation, celestial beings, cultivation, and Hmong/Miao cultural elements. My writing style is mostly influenced by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang (author of the C-drama, Love Between Fairy and Devil), MXTX, Meatbun, & Hmong folktales.
For a short time, I was a teacher (which temporarily killed my drive for writing). But today, I'm a part-time streamer of various video games and a journalist, spotlighting AAPI voices/stories and other marginalized communities.