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by David Yoon

I'm a New York Times bestselling author. I love discussing writing craft, stories, and culture. With you!

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AAPI Heritage Month + "Perfect Days" and the Japanese habit of celebrating the everyday

Drawing by me. hey, happy AAPI Heritage Month! I recently watched the fabulous Wim Wenders film Perfect Days, about a humble public toilet cleaner in Tokyo. On the one hand, it's a beautifully spare character study. On the other, it's a celebration of everyday life that is very typically Japanese. In this issue: My recent, life-giving school trip The beautiful meaning behind the Japanese obsession with everyday mundanity An inspiring quote about writing that will also conveniently let you off...

12 days ago • 4 min read

Artists Who Do Books, Ed Ruscha, 1976 Hi everyone! Always good to see you. :) Here's what's been on my mind lately: A.I., A.I.,A.I. The lingering trauma of the pandemic Finding & managing contentment Cooking, particularly sauces Electric guitar is fun My mom is acting like a kid in her old age Nicki's successful "skinny" social media diet I'll talk about these in future newsletters. For now, let's talk about... i'm going back to school Not my school, but Syosset High on Long Island, New York,...

26 days ago • 3 min read

stupid questions with no good answers Why do I have to slice my sliced bagels? Why do people say love is work? Why do we think we'll live forever, despite the evidence? What does it take to get a drink in this place? Should I stay or should I go now? Why does cheese pizza smell like feet, and why am I okay with that? Why do I vote for someone to vote for someone to vote for someone? Why do I need a watch for my phone for my tablet for my laptop? How can Wordle be so cruel sometimes? Why is...

about 2 months ago • 1 min read

I listened to a recent Hard Fork podcast about Google's AI debacle with Gemini, and decided to give ChatGPT a(nother) try for a fun bit of self-torment. Like a lot of people, I played with AI a bit (MidJourney, Bing, DallE, and ChatGPT) but stopped once the novelty wore off. AI is a magical solution in search of a problem. I hear it's useful for programming. How about for writing? To find out, I "asked" ChatGPT to summarize my novel City of Orange. (Putting "asked" in quotes because I hate...

2 months ago • 4 min read

my recent media diet Hi there! Hope your 2024 is off to a great start. Mine began with my first ever case of COVID, broken HVAC, busted water heater, sewage leak, and roof leak, all within a month. On the flip side, I'm surrounded by love and family and books and writing...and readers like you. ^_^ I'm finally able to get back to the ole D.Y.S.E.H.K. newsletter, so I figured I'd get things started again with a sampling of my recent media diet. I'd love to hear what you've been consuming, too!...

3 months ago • 4 min read
Me and Nicki at Castle Dunvegan, Scotland

------- by David Yoon ------- Back from vacation to answer even more your questions! Hi! Hope you all had a great summer. I did a lot of traveling! Above is me and Nicki at Castle Dunvegan in Scotland, for instance. Anyway, on to your fabulous questions! Jen: I would like to know more about Frankly In Love possibly being made into a movie!!! What's your favorite Korean meal? Ramen? Mine is Shin Ramen Black with an egg and cheese. The writers strike has put pretty much everything on pause, but...

8 months ago • 5 min read
Paperback copies of my novel City of Orange

------- by David Yoon ------- Welcome readers new and old! A warm hello to all the new subscribers from my recent City of Orange paperback giveaway. Thanks for being here! It means you really care. You might notice I'm trying out a different email service. This is because the Substack CEO seems to have issues that make me feel icky. A lot of you sent in great questions over the giveaway--too many for one newsletter! I'll answer a few for now, with some light editing for clarity. Megan: How do...

11 months ago • 4 min read
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