Xin Long Advertises For Dragonhearted
Shi Min Xie My name is Xin Long and this is a blog entry for an author who is too lazy to come up with one. She’s now yelling at me because she…
April 2016
5 Bookstores In Singapore That Bring Me Joy
I would never have gotten this far in life without books, and I’m so glad that stalwarts like Kinokuniya continue to exist here, and that many indie bookstores have popped…
I Don’t Like Giving Bad Book Reviews
As someone who has always been an avid reader of books, I dislike it when I come across a book that I don’t like, or that a book I have…
Book Review: Ready Player One
Meet Wade Watts, or Parzival, as he’s better known online. Like so many otakus, Parzival uses the OASIS game interface to escape poverty, his mean aunt, and a world ravaged…
Getting A Job In Which You Write Could Be Detrimental To You
I remember writing a grumpy, angsty post about how most writing advice is bullshit, but this bit of advice applies to me, as I’ve always thought that getting a job…
Book Review: Serpentine by Cindy Pon
I really wanted to like this book. As someone who is Chinese, it’s already hard enough getting my hands on a Chinese-inspired fantasy, and to see someone who looks like…
If Dragonhearted Were A Movie…
It would be animated, for sure. Yes, yes, I know. The book is being printed as I write this, but the narcissist in me couldn’t help but think about what…
Shu Ping Was Originally Supposed To Be A Malay Girl…
Before Shu Ping was Shu Ping, she was supposed to be Aisyah, this Malay girl. This was a conscious decision I made because I wanted to have a little more…
How do you find time to write?
While I was having lunch with a bookseller friend of mine, he asked me, “How do you find the time to write?” Writing is something that I do every day,…
Don’t haphazardly like or share posts on social media, kthx
Facebook is an echo chamber. Whatever you like and share is tracked, and, in turn, the social media network shows you more stuff you may like. You may end up…