The first thing I ever wrote
Shi Min Xie was a composition about a cat. I was six years old and in Primary One. I had no idea what the story we had read was about — I think…
April 2016
Pet Peeve: No! Don’t Tell Me The Spoilers!
In recent years, the term “Spoiler Alert” can be found in nearly every single review or recap of any episode, and for a while, it drove me insane. I didn’t…
This Is My Cat
Today, I am going to blog about my cat. Here she is: A photo posted by Shi Ting (@stisnice) on Feb 27, 2016 at 3:56am PST Her name is Shadow…
Why Steven Universe Is A Win For LGBTQ People, And For Diversity In General
A while ago, I saw lots of GIFs on Tumblr featuring this animated series. I was intrigued, so I hunkered down to watch all the episodes. And boy was I…
The Dragon King And His Grandson
“Halt! Who goes there?” the turtle guard tried to sound as menacing as possible. “Come on, Gui,” the 27th grandson of the Dragon King, Wei Long. “You know who I…
The Star Wars Rogue One Trailer Leaves Me Unimpressed
I have mixed feelings about the Star Wars Rogue One movie trailer. Yes, it went viral a few days — or was it a week or two ago? — and…
Why Sailor Moon Is Important To Me, And Should Be For You, Too
When I was a young girl, my dad tried to get me into comics. He bought Daredevil, Spider-Man, and tried to introduce me to the rest. There was also X-Men,…
Why Gravity Falls Is The Best Cartoon I’ve Seen In The Past Two Years
There have been few cartoons that have moved me as much as Gravity Falls, and I still keep thinking about it, months after the finale has aired. If you didn’t…
How I Got A Book Deal
I submitted a manuscript to a competition. The End. LOL JK. That isn’t all I did, but writing it down in one sentence like that showed how it all boiled…
How Dragonhearted came to be called, well, Dragonhearted
For the longest time, my book had no name. In fact, I went through most of the first draft without knowing what it was going to be called. Xin Long…