Tien Lee (she/her)
LightNews LightNews
banner
authort-lee.bsky.social
Tien Lee (she/her)
@authort-lee.bsky.social
1.9K followers 730 following 640 posts
🌈 writer | preparing to query lit hisfic isekai | ✍🏼 lit magical realism WF | words in All My Relations, Light ‘Em Up, Reverent, etc. | tok/stagram @authort_lee
Posts Replies Media Videos
authort-lee.bsky.social
My MC and his wife coded
Angry Princess Bubblegum saying, “A kiss can’t bring somebody back from the brink of death.” A smug Marceline replying,” That’s not what you told me last night.”
November 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
No one panic, but I can see the light!!
waves of red and green northern lights shimmer in the sky directly over my area More of them against a darker sky
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
authort-lee.bsky.social
Balloon day means extra querying luck, right? 🙏🏼 Here’s my MC’s thoughts on gifts to help celebrate 🎉
The main character, split into his past florist self on the left and his current reincarnated noble, scholarly self on the right, is popping out of a book. Behind him are confetti, gifts on the left, and lanterns and a flower outline on the right. Above him, it says: Years of Red Tears, now querying. Below him is a quote that says: She needed to have her own tale to not be a supporting character in his. Since flowers must be watered and books must be read to keep their beauty alive, he would find the perfect story to gift her.
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
MARTYR! x THE NAMES but isekai

Max sees no future for himself until death reshapes him into a noble in an alternate ancient East Asia. As Yoon, he has it all: status, affection, & a prediction that his love is lethal. Is life worth living if it comes at others’ suffering?
#QuestPit #Q #A #LF #HF #F
This is a flowery graphic with post-reincarnation Yoon on the left and pre-reincarnation Max on the right, but turned at an angle with their character artworks facing each other. Above fancy robe-wearing Yoon there are lines that read: In the stillness of death, he immortalized her as his ever-loving, ever-living flower. It would be an eternity of affection. Above florist-uniformed Max are the lines: It wouldn't be so bad if this were the end, he thought... In their family, inconvenient things were silently buried. Especially death.
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
reincarnated Max showing up late for #unhingedpit because — between avoiding responsibilities, ignoring a deadly prophecy, and mourning [REDACTED] — he’s occupied with these refined thoughts
#Lit #HF #F #Q
My MMC in ancient East Asian-esque robes surrounded by memes. The first one is a webtoon scene with a shocked male character thinking, “Segs?! I- In other words, impregnate…?!” The second one is a hozier post that says “some of u aren't carrying a constant yearning for love that consumes u and that must be nice.” The third is a bear opening a door, wearing a shirt that says “LUST.” The fourth one is a tweet that says, “asian parents give u unmoanable names so u can focus on ur studies.” The last one is an Unhinged AO3 tags tweet that says, “listen. when you have the chance to f*ck a mythical being you take it.”
September 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
Late to #1stlinepit because of work obligations.. I’m taking my 30-minute break right now to support for a bit though! I hope we can all find each other over there 📸 👀 I’m authort_lee ☺️
In the middle is character art of my florist MMC, Max, holding flowers. In the background are flowers. On top of a long, horizontal torn piece of paper are my opening lines: Max didn’t care that he was bleeding. His fingers were oozing red from handling rose thorns, and it was still more pleasant than interacting with the talkative customer before him. Max was dying inside and out, internally aging and outwardly suppressing a yawn.
August 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
I hope it’s not too late to share my 📸 app handle for new friends and (maybe) #1stLinePit 😅 I’m authort_lee. Please lmk yours as well!
a screenshot of my 📸 app account
August 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
Slice-of-life Isekai x June Farrow x East Asian classics

🫂 love vs. fate
❤️‍🔥 the 1 you love vs. the 1 who loves you
🐉 Asian fairytales
🪭 sentimental man & decisive women
✒️ pen pals & soulmates
🩸 sins of the parents
🕰️ timeless societal pressures
📕 multi-POV
✏️ newly revised!
#PosterPit #Q #A #LF #HF #F
This Years of Red Tears movie poster features the MMC both in his past life as a present-day florist with flowers on the left and in his current life as an ancient noble holding a book on the right. He’s surrounded by wispy clouds featuring a faceless woman in the background. Near the top, there’s descriptive text that reads: “A modern-day failure turned aristocrat, an alternate East Asian past, a prophecy to harm others with his love, and an exploration of trauma and privilege. In the center are laurels ft. quotes that say “Masterful, lyrical prose,” beta #1, “dreamy,” #Revpit editor, “fascinating,” literary agent, and “breaks my heart,” beta #2. The pitch at the bottom: Love & success have eluded Max his entire short life. Being spontaneously reborn as an ancient noble should mean he could completely leave his self-doubt & troubled family behind. However, wealth & unconditional devotion from others come at a cost. To live how he wants with who he wants, he must wed a stranger & become the next foreign minister. All while ignoring a prophecy saying others will suffer bc of his affection. Querying this September
August 16, 2025 at 4:01 AM
authort-lee.bsky.social
Slice of Life Isekai x A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court but East Asian and character-driven

🪭 just a reincarnated boy trying not to get exploited
🧧 he’s forced on a carriage ride to be a minister’s heir
🧮 they whisper & calculate
🏮 he just wants to eat & mate
#A #Up #W #UnhingedPit
This is a graphic that says RedWIP’s Themes as Memes, querying later 2025 at the top. Below the text is a collection of images: 1. a tweet that says, “Marrying for money when you love money is still marrying for love.” 2. an edited scene from Diary of a Wimpy Kid with Greg leaving and saying, “I’m gonna let it linger,” while his concerned parents say, “Greg, nooo!” 3. a screenshot from a Kpop MV that says, “Rule Number 1. Don’t Cry, Be Rich” 4. a tweet that says, “Do you still love me if I've got reincarnated as takoyaki?” with a picture of a takoyaki that looks like it has a face 5. a meme of Mary Jane saying, “Tell me the truth. I’m..l'm ready to hear it,” and Peter Parker saying, “Self-awareness isn't enough, you also have to put in the work to change.” 6. A manwha scene with a doe-eyed Joseon era guy sitting suggestively in his inner garments with his chest exposed thinking “Did she…only want my body?”
March 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
REVERENT is out! 🌬️ Words to the Wind is a short story set in RedWIP’s East Asian fantasy world ft. divine Wind & forbidden love. I’ve grown so much since writing this piece & am grateful for the opportunity to be in this anthology alongside such great writers!
Delve into this collection today🔗👇🏼
A graphic with butterflies and flowers in the background. In the foreground is the cover for Reverent (ft. mirrored wings, swords, and angels) along with text that reads: Reverent an Anthology of Divinity is out now! A collection of pieces about divinity in all forms. Available through Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Ko-fi.
March 2, 2025 at 4:37 AM
authort-lee.bsky.social
Reasons I Want to Be an Author:

You don’t have to worry about snow blindness, or snow, when working from home.
a selfie of me struggling outside wearing a big white coat with a hood, a thick black beanie, and cheap sunglasses.
February 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
How does this connect to my story + Valentine’s Day? RedWIP features doomed crushes, a religious figure, and plenty of bad decisions that totally aren’t the MC’s fault ofc.

Here’s a snippet featuring mandarin ducks (a symbol of affection & fidelity) and three words to say instead of “I love you” 🦆
There is a graphic with a red background, a cherry blossom with red lanterns hanging from it, and a pair of mandarin ducks. In the center is a snippet that reads: At the separation between the inner yard and the outside, the gate that [redacted] couldn't pass without being seen, they gave their parting words and gifts. A forehead kiss and an "I'll return" from the hopeful young man. A recently finished handkerchief from the [redacted] garnished with a "Don't laugh." She had sewn and resewn an unidentifiable flower, colors aplenty and little form to show for it. No mandarins. Those were for true couples. Her efforts pricked him. There was perfection in her imperfect work, as in their three words for each other. RedWIP - Tien Lee
February 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
Happy Valentine’s Day! My workplace gave everyone these rubber ducks that we could customize, and this is what I did with mine.
A rubber duck version of the character from Fleabag with sharpie drawings on it that resemble an uneven bob haircut that makes it look like a pencil. It’s wearing a necklace and a blouse. The said character from Fleabag saying her iconic “I look like a pencil” line while sporting the haircut
February 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
For Max, who lived & loved vicariously through Asian classics, being reborn into an AU East Asia should’ve been a dream come true. But the original fairytales are grim. Living idyllically & loving freely will cost others their life according to his curse
#Questpit #W #Up #A
There is a graphic of red Asian lanterns hanging from a cherry blossom tree. There’s also text that says “you’re invited to support Red WIP anywhere, anytime forever and always in all universes. Querying later 2025.” In the center is a moodboard with two sides. On the left are modern things: Tampa at night with a glowing bridge, a young man in a plaid shirt leaning over a desk with a pencil in hand, and a thorny rose. On the right are ancient sights: a Japanese temple against a red sky, a woman in traditional Vietnamese clothing, and an Asian painting of a plant with red flowers.
February 12, 2025 at 5:31 AM
authort-lee.bsky.social
REVERENT is coming 2/28!

I’m honored to be part of this amazing anthology on divinity. Explore the cost of devotion with me in Words to the Wind! Wind is divine & love is forbidden in my short epistolary story that’s also an exclusive sneak peek at RedWIP’s extended universe 🌬️👀

Pre-order below ⬇️
This is a graphic that says Cover Reveal: eBook Pre-Orders Open, Paperback Available Upon Release. Curated by Quinton Li, Cover Art by Harvey Oliver Baxter. In the center are the eBook and paperback versions of Reverent’s cover featuring wings, two crossing swords, and two mirrored angels. On top of the covers are butterflies. In the background and the corners are leaves and flowers obscured by faded clouds.
February 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
Whale x Outlander

A failed scholar-turned-florist is suddenly reborn as a noble in an alternate ancient East Asia. Having no romance nor accomplishments in his 1st life, he now seeks simple love & comfort despite familial obligations & a curse to harm loved ones.
#A #WIP #Up #Spec #R #YouDeservepIt
This is a 2x3 moodboard. All pictures have lines that align together to help them flow more into each other and seem more connected. On the left are darker, warm-tinted modern scenes featuring a young man with his arms crossed in a field, a locked rusty door, and a street. On the right are lighter, cool-tinted ancient scenes featuring a young woman delicately embracing flowers, a closeup of a slightly ajar ancient paper door, and a traditional walled cityscape
January 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
If your New Year’s resolution was to read more or try something new, this is it! Reverent: an Anthology of Divinity ARCs have been sent out (but you can still apply by THIS SUNDAY to not miss out)! Support some amazing authors, read some divinely diverse pieces, and help make my new year 🩵
The graphic shows a beige background with blue illustrations. The top is a Classical style blue round archway. Beneath it floats an angel holding a blank banner and a quill. The angels sits on a branch with some leaves on it and has a cloth draped around half of their body, exposing one breast and one leg. Underneath them, in a darker blue shade, are the words REVERENT ANTHOLOGY, then in a slightly lighter blue shade ARCS RELEASED. Beneath that, in brown, it says CHECK YOUR INBOX/SPAM. At the bottom is the illustrated blue top of a classical pillar.
January 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
*Evil writer smiles as I add this song to my RedWIP playlist* 😈
Lyrics to Toxic by Meovv: I never read the signs, driving with no lights Baby, I've been blind over you Guess we'll never know when it's time to go Hell is not the same without you Together, we're so toxic But your love is something I can't lose They don't know you like I do Together, we're so toxic But my life is nothing without you
December 26, 2024 at 2:54 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
Winning a cat’s love is like winning the lottery, except you’re only rich in affection since you can’t move to actually work.
my friend's cat is sleeping on me as I lay on the couch in my holiday pjs with festive lights strung up in the background
December 24, 2024 at 10:50 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
My holiday season has been extra special thanks to the chosen family who opened their home to me. I wouldn’t be able to write, work, or even function without their endless generosity. Tysm to them & all who keep the lights shining & house warm for me in all senses. Wishing you all the best to come❄️
a surprise welcome package containing warm clothes, a mug, a hot chocolate set, a book, and ALL the love 💕 a surprise stocking with the letter ‘T’ on it
December 22, 2024 at 3:32 AM
authort-lee.bsky.social
I felt this
#writingcommunity
Scene from the show Ghosts where the main character, Sam, stands next to her husband and says, “The only way they're gonna publish this book…” “is if it has some sort of YA twist.”
December 13, 2024 at 6:01 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
Not complaining but my friends are so amazing and supportive that it’s making it hard for me to write my usually angsty content. And now I even have a festive idea brewing. Help 🥹
That one Glee meme but there’s a Santa hat badly photoshopped onto Sue and the quote has been changed to “I am going to create a story that is so jolly and wholesome”
November 19, 2024 at 2:17 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
East Asian Outlander x NOT Pervy Mushoku Tensei

🚩🚩:
🪭 born to lounge, forced to be an official
👦🏻 new world, same self-doubt
🩸 childhood trauma DOESN’T = more attractive
🌈 unexplored self-identity but he’d like a harem (until he doesn’t)
🥴 serial monogamists have issues too
#UnhingedPit #W #A #Up
This is a cork pinboard with 6 images pinned to it: 1. A YouTube comment that says: "they look more tired than sad" well after years of being sad you just kinda get tired of it all (frowning face) 2. A screenshot from The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror with a fortune teller lady ominously saying, “You will bring bad luck to everyone you love!” 3. A quote tweet of a Classical Chinese painting featuring a woman spying on a pair of embracing male lovers. The quote tweeter wrote “this diva.” 4. A scene from a webtoon where a guy is raising a hand to the person in the office cubical next to him and saying, “Can you please look away so I can continue with my beautiful fantasies?” 5. A meme of a short, weird penguin-looking thing labeled “me” next to a cool-looking woman with short black hair, a black cropped top, black shorts, and black stockings labeled “the girl I pulled by being goofy” 6. A tumblr post that says, “you’re weirdly obsessed with finding meaning,” and the reply to it that says, “what do you mean by this”
November 13, 2024 at 1:04 PM
authort-lee.bsky.social
Red moodboards for my upmarket East Asian isekai/reincarnation RedWIP 🪭🧮🏮
On the left are modern things: Tampa at night with a glowing bridge, a young man in a plaid shirt leaning over a desk with a pencil in hand, and a thorny rose. On the right are ancient sights: A Japanese temple at daybreak, a young woman in traditional Vietnamese clothes leaning over a table, and a painting of a tree branch with red flowers. The top row has two girls in hanboks holding hands as they walk down a street of traditional homes, a florist holding two bouquets, and a bride and groom in traditional wedding clothes kissing. In the middle row is a traditional scent pouch, herbal tea, and a painted red flower. The bottom row has flowers in front of an old building, a green floral hairpin, and a woman in black in front of more red flowers.
November 13, 2024 at 1:12 AM
authort-lee.bsky.social
A mock cover for my short story, Words to the Wind. Experience sentient air, amorous letters, and more once it’s out in #ReverentAnthology 🌬️✉️ Available to add on Goodreads/Storygraph now!
embroidered golden stems and blue flowers frame a parchment featuring a painted mountain landscape with a setting sun and a butterfly emerging out of the calligraphed words Words to the Wind
November 7, 2024 at 11:03 PM