How To Write Better & Have Fun At The Same Time
Shi Min Xie One of the fairly common questions I get in real life from my friends (who are not English majors) is, “How to write better?” When I was asked this question,…
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The Red Pyramid — A Review
While I was at the library, I came across the first book of The Red Pyramid series — lucky me. It’s actually quite hard to grab ahold of anything that…
Power Rangers
One at work, my editor and I had this conversation. Me: My boyfriend says I should get an English name since no one can pronounce my Chinese name for shit.…
No Job? What Next?
Yesterday, my boss told me that I may not have a job by the end of July. The magazine I work for isn’t making money, we’re not generating online traffic…
Firefight by Brandon Sanderson — A Review
The problem with reviewing sequels is the one has to allude to the first book — in this case, it’s Steelheart. One of my favourite fantasy authors imagines a world…
I Can’t Stop Playing Smite Because I Get To Kick Butt As The Chinese Dragon King Of The East Sea
Okay, so if you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll realise that the posts have dried up… again. Sorry. Well, I don’t have an excuse apart from work, and…
The Card Turner — A Book Review
I’m familiar with Sachar’s work — I did read and love Holes, after all, so I picked up this book so see what else he’d been up to. It turns…
Sleeping Dogs — A Review
I actually spent most of 2013 playin’ this game, but I didn’t think of reviewing it till now ‘cause I’m a dork. Actually, I hesitated ‘cause it wasn’t really part…
The Truth About Viral Content Creation
A long time ago, after I graduated from university, I decided that I wanted to become a writer. I figured out quickly that no one would pay me to write…
The Book You Should Totally Be Reading Right Now — The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
Here’s a book I totally recommend — The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu: (Image from Ken Liu’s official website) Here’s a quick rundown of the plot: On the islands…