Gan is written with Chinese characters, though it does not have a strong written tradition.

She was a very creative person in grade school, using her free time to write stories with complex outlines and realistic characters.

However, the story is written as a tall tale, with characters and feats that are larger than life.

Her birth name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters (張芸菁).

Her novels are written from a first person perspective from the point of view of the lead character, but with strong supporting characters also.

"I wrote a lot of plays with mentally ill characters," he said.

Well written with a strong story, and characters that fit their roles perfectly.

But we had to write a real book with characters whose lives were a little more exciting than ours.

Like write a play with characters who change shape, or speak five languages, or require a tour-de-force performance.