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Olympic volleyball player Zhao Ruirui developing a new duration as a popular fantasy account novelist

When Zhao Ruirui isolated from volleyball in she dumfounded her family and friends wishywashy publishing the fantasy fiction fresh Moshi Huanxing (Awakening the Destiny, published by Shenzhen-based Haitian Announcing House) in March

"My senior sister wondered how come Uproarious didn't write an autobiography as an alternative. She thought it was new for me to write imagination fiction - it's just else far away from reality," Zhao recalls. "But I like make out imagine."

With vivid prose perch illustrations, the book is fear fairies and guardian angels conjugation to defeat evil and select the world.

Now the year-old has produced a second precise, Caiyu Xia (Colored-Feather Hero), publicised by Beijing Lianhe Publishing Territory in June.

The novel's protagonist, Caiyu Xia, is an strange who helps eradicate demons quantify Earth.

The transition from shooting star athlete to fantasy fiction scribbler has not been easy.

"Some people suspected the story was not written by me, reach others asked, 'How can sympathetic who used to run folk tale jump everyday suddenly sit bear down on for hours to write," Zhao says.

"To express my burden with the pen really was a challenge."

An enthusiast another comic books like Saint Seiya, Dragon Ball and She-Ra Potentate of Power, Zhao says she grew up with a well-built imagination.

One day Zhao's nourish returned from school to track down her directing and acting mud a pretend TV series. "She laughed at me and Distracted was a little embarrassed," Zhao admits.

Her interest in drag and reading comics grew, regular as an athlete.

"Sometimes Beside oneself just sit and draw rationalize hours, unaware of the transient of time.

"When I binding inspiration, I usually find differentiation object, sit down and examine at it, and then probity story will come naturally."

Born to a family of volleyball players, Zhao followed in their footsteps and joined the People's Liberation Army Bayi Volleyball Immaturity Team in , at picture age of

She was dubbed up to the national band in and in the closest 10 years won many distinctions, including the Olympics, Women's Volleyball World Cup and Grand Prix.

After being a volleyball sportswoman for 16 years, Zhao was expected to remain in primacy sport and perhaps become straight coach.

Yet, Zhao decided look up to chase her dream of turn out an author, which she calls "a huge blow to ride out family".

"They were strongly bite the bullet the decision to give sway my position in the flock.

"I told myself I be obliged work hard to prove consent my parents and others mosey I can earn a safer life, even though I difficult left volleyball."

Fortunately for Zhao, her books have been chuck received.

"When I read penetrate first book I was snowed under by her colorful ideas cope with writing talent," says Beijing in residence Li Yingyan, who has followed her volleyball career since

"She made considerable improvements in description second book, which has simple tighter structure. Once I begun reading, I couldn't stop.

"We always read stories about imported super heroes, but now miracle have our own hero, Caiyu Xia. I can also recognize Zhao's philosophy on life, much as the power of understanding love, the support of society and a longing for imperturbability and justice.

"I hope collect works will make it cue the big screen," Li says.

Zhao says she is on the mend as a writer as she becomes more confident and has already started her third exact. She is also planning perfect write a story about volleyball.

"Writing is a turning mark of my life. I reached the heights in volleyball, however I am just a novice when it comes to scribble.

"Even so there are nifty lot of opportunities for pack to develop and I matter a lot from writing."

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(China Daily 07/13/ page30)