The Shape of Water — A Review
Shi Min Xie Let me preface this review by declaring one of my biases — I love Guillermo del Toro movies. I like anything that is weird or strange, so this inter-species romance…
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Akata Witch and Warrior — A Review
My editor, Daphne, recommended that I read Nnedi Okorador’s Akata Witch and Akata Warrior to help with writing my sequel. I had previously read Lagoon and Who Fears Death. After…
I review KFC’s Mozzarella Burger
Every once in a while, our fast food chains come up with some decadent menu item to make everyone in this food crazed nation go insane. But wait–Shi Min, this…
School for Good and Evil — A Review
I was looking for fantasy books for my students to read, and stumbled upon this while I was browsing through GoodReads. Basically, the story revolves around two girls, Sophie and…
I’m not doing Nanowrimo this year.
Nanowrimo. The very competition that got me into writing my first full length novel. And it was full of rubbish. Not Nanowrimo. My novel, I mean. Back in 2006, when…
Shui Gui — A Seventh Month Ghost Story
I am often inspired by Chinese festivals, and this story is no different. Although we have just celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Ghost Month is now over, I thought…
How to Sign Books for Children
Many of the people who buy my book are people I know, and some of the people I know come from where I work. Parents and children who support me…
How Much of Xin Long’s Chinese New Year Mirrors My Own?
One very common question I get is whether Xin Long is based on me. The short answer is no. We’re very different people. However, since Dragonhearted is based on Chinese…
The best Christmas present, ever.
It is the new year and this post is long overdue. For me Christmas doesn’t have that much meaning since I don’t quite celebrate it the so-called Christian way, but…
What I don’t understand about Pokemon
I am playing Pokemon Sun. I would like to write that this is the fist time I’ve touched the franchise since the 90’s, but that’s not true. I played Pokemmo,…