Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026After talking about #SpringSummerAsteroidBird @wwnorton.com at the @libraryofcongress.bsky.social 110
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Before talking about #SpringSummerAsteroidBird @wwnorton.com at the @libraryofcongress.bsky.social 000
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It’s meaningful for me as an immigrant to come visit for the 1st time the capital of the country that has given me so much, on its 250th bday. Also pretty cool to see my books, also about an immigrant, in the collection of the @libraryofcongress.bsky.social. Love, Henry #america250 #peasproutchen 030
Reposted by Henry LienElektra Hammond @untilmidnight.bsky.social · 24/09/2026At the Library of Congress, waiting for (@henrylienauthor.bsky.social) Henry Lien to give a talk on Eastern Story Telling. He's one of my favorite teachers. 111
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Apologies to Jesus, whom I love and admire very much. Love, Henry #SpringSummerAsteroidBird @wwnorton.com @librarycongress.bsky.social 001
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026THIS GUY LOOKS SO PLEASED BECAUSE . . . He just realized how his own story structure lessons in #SpringSummerAsteroidBird offer a raw, heartfelt, joyful way for him to tell this new story he is writing in the #PeasproutChen world. Also, Louisa’s oatmilk cappuccino is superb. Love, Henry #LifeIsSweet 040
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026THE PROBLEM WITH WRITING IN CAFES . . . is when they play the song you can’t not sing along with. 000
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026FREE. TICKET REQUIRED. ASTEROID INCLUDED. Come watch me use my sexy kung-fu poverty monk skills to defend the @librarycongress.bsky.social against an extinction-level event while talking about #SpringSummerAsteroidBird. Sept 24, 7 pm. Link below. Love, Sexy Kung-Fu Poverty Monk @wwnorton.com 100
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Hai there! Sorry for the noise, just rehearsing new #PeasproutChen song for my concert at @laworldcon.bsky.social Fri 08-28 9 am. Love, Henry #WorldCon 051
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026THE LIEN EXPERIENCE IN S T E R E O Hai!! I’m co-teaching a new photography class this October called “Expanding Your Photographer’s Eye” with my father, photographer Fong-Chi Lien. If you read the Getty Magazine article I previously posted, you’ll know him as The Artist Formerly Known as Dad. + 333
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026LIVE AND IN FULL 3D Hai, friends. I’ll be at @laworldcon.bsky.social in Anaheim later this month. Come by and say hai! Love, Henry 041
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026HOW TO FEED AND CARE FOR YOUR CALIFORNIAN Make him cooked kale salad with russet potato, carrot, sweet corn, and lo-cal champagne vinaigrette dressing and Korean radish miso soup with shiitake mushrooms and red pepper flakes for early lunch before he works on his book about Jungian dream analysis. 140
Reposted by Henry LienThe Human Journey Project @humanjourney.bsky.social · 23/07/2026What happens when we step outside the inherited architecture of Western storytelling? In SPRING, SUMMER, ASTEROID, BIRD Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social explores the textures, philosophies, and narrative instincts of Eastern story traditions. humanjourney.us/book-reviews... 132
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 12/07/2026THE BALCONY SCENE Thank you to the California Writers Club, Orange County branch for letting me talk about SPRING, SUMMER, ASTEROID, BIRD (@w.w.norton) . . . from a balcony! Love, Henry #AmWriting 040
Reposted by Henry LienAndrea @andreagoyan.bsky.social · 11/07/2026The LLFs have a new chat out with Henry Lien. We loved hanging out with Henry the first time he joined us and couldn't wait to have him back again. Henry shares some great story generating ideas he teaches his student. Episode below! @eeking.bsky.social @henrylienauthor.bsky.socialyoutu.beLong Lost Friends interview with author Henry Lien, Part 2YouTube video by MetaStellar 132
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 17/06/2026WHAT $44 OF AIRPORT FOOD LOOKS LIKE. Omg that was disgusting, especially the drink. Tasted like someone hosed down their lawnmower and bottled the run-off. At least the candy bar was good. Please send thoughts and prayers. Love, Henry 140
Reposted by Henry LienHenry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 13/06/2026See? This just proves my belief that Philip K. Dick was writing realist fiction. 0631
Reposted by Henry LienWholehearted Writers @wholeheartedwriter.bsky.social · 03/06/2026@henrylienauthor.bsky.social is an author & teacher who is joining us at Wholehearted Writers Mini-Retreat to discuss the radical four-act Eastern storytelling structure. If you’ve ever wondered about how stories, ya know, actually work, come join us: wholeheartedwriters.weebly.com/june-mini-re... 136
Reposted by Henry LienKelly Robson @kellyrobson.com · 29/05/2026Fantastic time reading @locusmag.bsky.social Awards Virtual readings tonight with @henrylienauthor.bsky.social. Henry is a delight, always. 181
Reposted by Henry LienSusan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 25/04/2026This brief list has my absolute MUST HAVE books for writers, gleaned over my 15 year career (some are old, some very new!). These work for any writer, but especially #solarpunk writers. Books on Writing Every Writer Should Have: bookshop.org/lists/books-... #writing @henrylienauthor.bsky.social 141
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 03/05/2026A LABYRINTH, NOT A LIBRARY Just got back from the members’ preview of the magnificent new David Geffen Galleries at LACMA. + 121
Reposted by Henry LienAndrea @andreagoyan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026@eeking.bsky.social and I had a fantastic time chatting with Henry Lien. I loved learning about the structural differences between Western three-act stories and Eastern four-act ones. #WritingCommunity #WritingTips @eeking.bsky.social @henrylienauthor.bsky.social @metastellar.bsky.socialyoutube.comLong Lost Friends interview with author Henry LienYouTube video by MetaStellar 183
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Hey, you. Yeah, you. You like watching an author work himself into a lather about #kishotenketsu and Eastern storytelling structures? Thot so, you look like the type. Well, then, here’s a hawt video for you. - Henry #SpringSummerAsteroidBird @wwnorton.com 021
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 25/04/2026COOL LECTURES + DRINKS - EXAMS = I got invited by @lecturesontap.bsky.social to do a lecture about my book #SpringSummerAsteroidBird (@wwnorton.com) and #kishotenketsu. + 231
Reposted by Henry LienClarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Congratulations to our amazing Clarion West alumni who are finalists for @locusmag.bsky.social Awards, plus too many instructors to name. Full list: locusmag.com/2026/04/2026.... @isabelcanas.bsky.social @nassos.bsky.social @somtoihezue.bsky.social @seraph76.bsky.social @henrylienauthor.bsky.social 0207
Reposted by Henry LienNaseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE IS AN IGNYTE FINALIST! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Congrats to all the finalists!! I spy @charliejane.bsky.social @wiswell.bsky.social @sarahgailey.bsky.social @samiraahmed.bsky.social @bogiperson.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @sentencebender.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social @henrylienauthor.bsky.social and many other really amazing people!!!! 4102
Reposted by Henry LienEffie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 13/04/2026hey @henrylienauthor.bsky.social congrats on the nonfic book nod on the Locus finalists list!!! 151
Reposted by Henry LienTiff Bartel @tiffbartel.com · 10/04/2026#RevPitWaiting I can't recommend @charliejane.bsky.social 's Never Say You Can't Survive (esp. right now) enough! @henrylienauthor.bsky.social 's Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird was very validating as someone incorporating this structure into my own work. 💖 1258
Reposted by Henry LienPJ Manney @pjmanney.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Act structures profoundly affect worldview, expectations and outcomes. What assumptions do we make about the world? Can we tell better stories? @henrylienauthor.bsky.social joins me and @laurafayeten.bsky.social on Love Letters to the Future to discuss 4 act Eastern story structure. 443
Reposted by Henry LienPJ Manney @pjmanney.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Humans are wired for story and that's what made us succeed as a social species. Join @henrylienauthor.bsky.social, @laurafayeten.bsky.social and me as we discuss how to tell better stories on Love Letters to the Future. Listen, subscribe, comment and join our community. 442
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 08/03/2026MY ARTIST IN THE GETTY MAGAZINE As some of you might know, I moonlight as an art dealer. I’m super proud that my artist Susan Hannon is featured in the @gettymuseum.bsky.social magazine. Link to full article in first comment. 130
Reposted by Henry LienDr. Amber A. Logan @amberalogan.bsky.social · 17/02/2026In honor of Lunar New Year, I reading this fantastic book on Eastern storytelling methods (highly recommend) and drinking a Vietnamese coffee/tea pour-over from @coppercowcoffee which is quite good, as well ☕️ #SpringSummerAsteroidBird #kishotenketsu @henrylienauthor.bsky.social #lny #chinesenewyear 121
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 16/02/2026HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR! @idinamenzel.bsky.social #PeasproutChen and I wish you a happy year of the fire horse! Love, Henry #lunarnewyear #yearofthehorse #DiverseBooks #reading 020
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 16/02/202610,000 YEARS OF STOMACH GAS! #PeasproutChen is infuriated to death that the #Olympics committee once again failed to include Wu Liu, the beautiful and deadly sport of kung fu figure skating, in #MilanoCortina. #DiverseBooks #HeatedRivalry Artwork: Alexandra Manukyan, Afu Chan, Caroline Jaltorossian 021
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 13/02/2026SOMETIMES THE ASTEROID IS SMALL (AND WET) My book about Eastern storytelling structures has been enjoying an interesting life. 110
Reposted by Henry LienBarbara A. Barnett @babarnett.bsky.social · 09/02/2026New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog: excerpts from a Q&A with author & Your Personal Odyssey guest lecturer @henrylienauthor.bsky.social, who talks about nonlinear storytelling & the relationship between unreliable narrators and linearity odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/q...odysseyworkshop.wordpress.comQ&A Excerpt: Henry LienHenry Lien was a 2025 guest lecturer for Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop. Henry is a graduate of Brown University, UCLA School of Law, and Clarion West Writers’ Workshop. He is the auth… 185
Reposted by Henry LienSusan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 05/02/2026and Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird by @henrylienauthor.bsky.social bookshop.org/a/102876/978...bookshop.orgSpring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird: The Art of Eastern StorytellingThe Art of Eastern Storytelling 111
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 21/01/2026“THIS IS YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM USING AN OLD PASSWORD.” This is my new mantra I came up with as a sort of self bio-hack. It’s been modestly life-changing. Love, Henry #biohack #neurology #rewiring 020
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 20/01/2026“IN DREAMS I WALK WITH YOU” 2 blocks from my house is a cemetery starring the remains of David Lynch. A year and a day after he left Earth, I went to thank the artist who taught me there is another world, but it’s not somewhere out there. It’s inside and it’s hidden in plain view. #DavidLynch 050
Reposted by Henry LienCarlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Gah, I forgot the link! Okay, NOW with excellent work written by @melissacaruso.bsky.social, @kjcharleswriter.com @exaggerated.bsky.social, @kerstinhall.bsky.social, @henrylienauthor.bsky.social, @elienyc.bsky.social, @ryannorth.ca, @edenroyce.bsky.social, @riverssolomon.bsky.social, as well as ...mygeekblasphemy.comAll My Favorite 2025 ReadsLast week, I posted a big long list of Everything I Read In 2025. This week, I’ll be discussing some of my favorites from that list, categorized—per usual—in super normal ways, like Favorite … 3287
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 01/01/2026HAPPY NEW YEAR NEWS Oh, hey, that’s nifty. @nextbigidea.bsky.social just selected #SpringSummerAsteroidBird (@wwnorton.com) as one of its six pix of 2025. Love, Henry nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/nex... 030
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 30/12/2025BATCH-DUMP! Ojai there, could you just hold this bag open for me while I dump a bunch of photos I forgot to post over the past year? Thnxurthebest. Love, Henry #SpringSummerAsteroidBird #PeasproutChen 120
Reposted by Henry LienAkira K @akirak.bsky.social · 18/12/2025I read 15 books this year - the most in a very long time - and: 2 were non-fiction (Gentle Writing Advice by @chuckwendig.bsky.social, and Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird by @henrylienauthor.bsky.social) 4 were by @tkingfisher.com (Nettle & Bone, Thornhedge, Swordheart, A Sorceress Comes to Call) 261
Reposted by Henry LienSusan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 05/12/2025I made a list on Bookshop! bookshop.org/lists/books-...bookshop.orgBooks on Writing Every Writer Should HaveCheckout out this list on Bookshop 011
Reposted by Henry LienSusan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 05/12/2025#4 Spring Summer Asteroid Bird by @henrylienauthor.bsky.social This is my new favorite writing book and would make an incredible gift for any #writer, new or veteran, because it expands Western storytellers' minds by showing another way (incl Kishōtenketsu structure). bookshop.org/a/102876/978...bookshop.orgSpring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird: The Art of Eastern StorytellingThe Art of Eastern Storytelling 241
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 16/12/2025I’m shaken by the shooting at my alma mater #BrownUniversity. Remembering my time at Brown by studying my textbook from Chinese class. One of the gifts that Brown gave me was my own culture. Thank you, #BrownUniversity. Love, Henry #EverTrue 061
Reposted by Henry LienP.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 27/11/2025If you’re reading non-fiction for awards consideration (or just want to read a really great book on Eastern storytelling) I highly recommend @henrylienauthor.bsky.social’s SPRING, SUMMER, ASTEROID, BIRD. Should be required reading for both writers and editors. 📚 2175
Reposted by Henry LienRenan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 25/11/2025A reminder that @henrylienauthor.bsky.social released this book in 2025 and it's a much needed read about exploring other structures for fiction. It's eligible as Best Related Work for the Hugos and Best Non-Fiction for the Locus. 22310
Henry Lien @henrylienauthor.bsky.social · 07/11/2025A READER IN KYOTO Reading Yukio Mishima’s startling “Kinkaku-ji” here at Kinkaku-ji. Too bad it’s so ugly here. What a dump. Love, Henry #Kyoto #Mishima #Kinkakuji 030
Reposted by Henry LienN. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Unneighbourly shenanigans, the fragile pride of a bourgeois villainess, colonial manners and high-society tedium - @henrylienauthor.bsky.social’s “The Lady’s Aquatic Gardening Society” in @asimovssfmag.bsky.social is more than screamingly funny. #colonialamerica #historicalfiction #feministlit 221
![Over a teal background with abstract bubbles and circles, the words, "Clarion West News: Clarion West alumni are honored as Locus Award finalists. Horror Novels - The Possession of Alba Diaz, Isabel Canas (CW'18) (Berkley; Solaris UK). First Novels - Sour Cherry, Natalia Theodoridou (CW'18) (Tin House; Wildfire UK) [F]. Novelette - "We Begin Where Infinity Ends," Somto Ihezue (CW'24) (Clarkesworld 2/25). Collection - Call and Response, Christopher Caldwell (CW'07) (Neon Hemlock). Nonfiction - Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird: The Art of Eastern Storytelling, Henry Lien (CW'12) (Norton)."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gmin4pa2u475w5ulhndqujw6/bafkreicilt5sjeyd4wxu4mgmpwigxkkvjppritwdhhxlgxmy2tmcqrxsp4)
