A couple of days ago, I received a notice from my editor that the book would finally be going premium. The news was as much of a surprise to me as it is to you.
I know many of you might be very angry.
However—
Before you get mad at me for putting up a paywall, could you please take a minute and hear me out?
Let me explain things one by one. First, let's talk about my pen name.
1. About My Pen Name.
Many readers are curious why I chose the pen name Fei Yan, since it sounds like a girl's name.
To answer everyone at once, the name comes from a Song-dynasty poem: "Amidst falling petals, a person stands alone; in the light rain, a pair of swallows fly together."
It's a very lonely line from a Song-dynasty poem.
