Well-known martial art novel author Mr. Leung Yue Sang passed away. See this news item.
The great author Jin Yong humbly says, "I only followed him".
I have never read Mr. Leung's works, only watched some TV productions. Perhaps the TV series can't release the full power of the written works... I enjoy Mr. Jin Yong's stories much more.
"To be a great martial art author, you must know Chinese history". Indeed. The master writers should be able to provide history background so the reader can feel they are in that era. Go ahead, you can play with actual historical people too, but don't alter real history.
Martial art writing is not just about kung fu, which are mostly exaggeration anyway. Please also inject true heroism in characters like Kwok Jing!
Most modern martial-art TV productions are about tired theme of good clans with evil guys within vs evil clan with some good guys within, copied from Mr. Jin Yong's Smiling Wanderer. Be original!
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