Giddens Ko
Taiwanese writer and director
Ko Ching-teng (traditional Chinese: 柯景騰; simplified Chinese: 柯景腾; pinyin: Kē Jǐngténg; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa Kéng-thêng; born 25 August 1978), also known by his English name Giddens Ko, is a Taiwanese novelist and filmmaker. He has published more than 60 books, many of which have been adapted as films. He writes under the pseudonym of "Nine Knives" (九把刀; Jiǔ bǎ dāo; Kiú Pá To).
Early life and education
Ko was born on 25 August 1978 in Changhua County, Taiwan. He was the second of three sons to parents who owned a pharmacy.
Ko discovered his love of writing when he penned a story as part of his university application. He graduated from National Chiao Tung University with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in management science and earned a Master of Social Science (M.S.S.) from Tunghai University.
Career
Early period: establishing reputation as a novelist
He started writing fiction in 1999, and posted most of his first works on the Internet. Ko struggled through the first five years of his writing career, before branching out into multiple genres, namely horror, science fiction, and romance. He writes 5000 words daily, and at his peak writing pace published one book per month for 14 consecutive months.
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