Qingyu Studio

Complete: Short Stories That Will Blow You Away

I’m looking for short stories that really impress. Ideally, the titles should be long, like a whole sentence. For example, The Willow by the Palace Wall, The Day I Died, the Young Master I Loved Married a Bride, He Fell in Love with a Courtesan and Wanted to Support Her for Life, and If the Forest Had a Child…

Short Stories That Leave You Awestruck

Short but stunning novels, angsty, sweet, or historical in style. Around 10 to 80 chapters, or 20,000 to 100,000 words.

Angst, Short, Brutal, Painful

The kind that makes you sob so hard you can't catch your breath, perfect for reading in the middle of the night.

New Book, Let’s Review Each Other’s Work

Looking for books like Ascending Immortal Tower: Tales of Clouds and Smoke.

New Authors Reviewing One Another’s Work

Looking for books like Twin Stars in Ancient Times. It's good, I love it! New authors, let's review each other's books. Tell me when you've read mine, and I'll read yours too.

I'm a New Writer. How About We Review Each Other's Books?

Looking for books like "Dream in Another World".

Short Stories, Novellas, Anything Good!

Sweet or angsty, either is fine.

Looking for an Elegant Historical Chinese Romance Without Outlandish, Over-the-Top, or Brain-Dead Tropes

I want something with elegant, delicate writing. Not the kind that opens with someone getting disfigured or having their heart cut out. That's too melodramatic and clumsy. And no side characters like concubine-born daughters or female antagonists publicly attacking the heroine at banquets. People like that wouldn't survive three hours in ancient times unless they were faking their deaths. It's so unrealistic.

I'll Write Book Reviews for Free, for Over an Hour

I'd like something along the lines of "Three Kingdoms: The Abandoned Soldier's Journey". Please add this book to your bookshelf and ask the author for an update. It's rough being a newcomer; this is the only way to get noticed.

Unresolved Heartache + Bad Ending + So Tragic I Wake Up Crying at Midnight + Love Unrequited

Looking for books like Goodbye My Princess, the drama starring Chen Xingxu and Peng Xiaoran.

Any Novels Made up of Separate Little Stories?

Are there any novels made up of little self-contained stories, like "The Forgotten River Tea House" and "Strange Tales from Liaozhai"?

Books Full of Memorable Quotes

Books by authors with beautiful prose, where every line could be a blurb.

Wuxia, the Martial World, and the Imperial Court

Through a hundred battles, I roam the martial world with my flute held high; heroes brave the storm, and life and death weigh little. A pair of mandarin ducks endure the silkworm’s bitter toil, while a smile blooms beside a white horse’s saddle.

Bad Ending, Heartbreakingly Tragic, Regret for a Lifetime

Bad ending, female-lead story.

Wuxia Novels

Are there any set in a comprehensive martial arts world, or with a wuxia System?

Short Historical Romance Tragedies

Something so heartbreaking it hurts, but short enough to finish in one night.

The Aesthetic of a Legendary Bad Ending